Join NSHSF for our Two-Day Gateway to the Good Life Tour!
Join the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation from Wednesday, August 20 through Thursday, August 21, 2025, for a two-day tour of the Gateway to the Good Life region of the state.
The all-inclusive cost for two days is $753 per person for double occupancy, and $844 per person for single occupancy.
Tour Led by Dr Sara Crook
Dr. Sara Crook retired as Professor Emeritus in 2022 from Peru State College after teaching there for 38 years. She has been an avid promoter of Nebraska, its people, and its history through extensive involvement in numerous organizations including History Nebraska, Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation, Humanities Nebraska, Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission, Nebraska Sesquicentennial Foundation, and the Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission.
Her love of Nebraska led her to co-create for Peru State College a college credit tour program called “Trails and Tales” that ran numerous tours from 1996-2016. She has won several teaching awards including the Nebraska State College’s “Excellence in Teaching Award.” Now in retirement, Dr. Crook is eager to continue to share her love of our state through tours sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation.
Day One Attractions
- Depart from Lincoln
- Tour Rock Creek Station Historical Park
- Lunch at Black Crow Restaurant in Beatrice
- Tour Tecumseh Courthouse
- Tour Johnson County Historical Society
- Tour Falls City Library and Art Center
- Tour John Philip Falter Museum
- Cocktails at The Den in Grand Weaver Hotel
- Dinner at A&G Restaurant
- Stay at Grand Weaver Hotel
Day Two Attractions
- Tour Indian Cave State Park
- Tour Flatwater Folk Art Museum
- Tour Sage Museum
- Lunch at The Lyceum
- Shopping at Lone Tree Salon and/or tasting at Whiskey Run Creek Winery
- Visit Peru State College Campus
- Tour Kregel Windmill Museum
- Tour Nebraska City’s Veteran’s Memorial Building
- Tour Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Center
- Dinner at Lewis and Clark Center catered by local chef Jeanna Starvas of The Whispering Pines B&B
- Head back to Lincoln to Conclude the Day