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St. James Marketplace Located two miles east of the Wynot spur, on the north side of Highway 12 in the oldest village in Cedar County, settled in 1856. Call (402)357-3330. Email: St. James Marketplace or, visit our web site at St. James Marketplace Contact Mary Rose Pinkelman.
Historic Sts. Phillip and James schoolhouse on the National Register of Historic Places, includes a restored old-time classroom, a farmers markeet with home-grown food and handcrafted products from area farms and rural artisans. School, 4-H, FFA, and youth group tour start April 1, 2005. Our admission is, $2.00 for students-teachers and adults are free.
The highlight of our tour is our restored classroom, complete with chalkboards, old fashioned desks and memorabilia that is restored exactly as this school would have looked eight decades ago. We allow teachers who wish to do so, to teach their calss in our classroom as a special experience for students and the teacher as well. We'll even provide the teacher with an old-fashioned dress to wear. We'll provide a knick-knack for a memory of their visit as well as popcorn or some other treat. You can customize your tour or visit to fit you educational needs. Experience some of the Good Life at St. James, Nebraska.
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Kreycik Riverview Elk and Buffalo Ranch, Niobrara, NE Located west of Niobrara off Highway 12. Go across the Niobrara River bridge and turn south at the Kreycik sign, following the road 7.6 miles to our ranch at the base of a sweeping, scenic hill along the Niobrara River valley. Call (402)857-3850, Email Kreycik Riverview Ranch, or visit our website Kreycik Ranch. Contact Chris Kreycik.
Covered wagon tours for schools of our elk and buffalo pastures begin April 15, 2005, or as soon as the weatther turns warm and dry. We charge $3.00 per student and $5.00 for adult sponsors-but, two adults are admitted free.
The tours include two hours in the covered wagon with discussion of our operation and great opportunities to observe and even feed elk, buffalo and fallow deer. We talk about the animals, their heritage on the land and some of the products that the animals give us. It is an experience in the outdoors, with wildlikfe, on the farm and about our heritage on the land. Bring your students in the footsteps of the Lewis and Clark expedition that walked up the Niobrara River to our vicinity.
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Prairie Blossom Trails, Fordyce, NE Located three miles south of Highway 81 and 12 junction, turn east off Highway 81 three quarters of a mile and one third mile south. Call (402)357-3702. Contact Pat and Julie Steffen. We raise unique Scottish Highland cattle on beautiful prairie pastures. We also market grassfed beef.
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Marv and Ev's Farm, Fordyce, NE Located four miles east of the Highway 81 and 12 junction and seven tenths of a mile south off Highway 12. Call (402)357-2150. Contact Marvin and Evelyn Lange. Certified Organic farm with dairy, guineas, chickens, turkeys, goats and calves.
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Bruns Dairy, Bloomfield, NE Located six miles west of Bloomfield on 538 Ave., just 100 yards couth of the highway on the east side of the road. Call (402)373-4906. Contact Kelly and Cindy Bruns. We have a grass based dairy with Jersey cross cows and a New Zealand style outdoor milking parlor in our pasture.
