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Spend a day riding a horse on the DeGroff Ranch, a real "working" ranch. Phone: 308-547-2460.

Sandhills Guest Ranch Bed & Breakfast, is in the North Central Nebraska Sandhills. A working Mother cow ranch, along the scenic North Loup River. Open all year round, (except for Christmas) to allow you to enjoy tanking, tubing, canoeing, hiking, bird watching and star gazing. Excellent hunting of deer, pheasants, prairie chickens, ducks, geese and doves. Hunting allowed only during state of Nebraska hunting season. Tours offered of the scenic Sandhills, and history of Outlaws like Doc Middleton and Kide Wade. Doc ran a Saloon in Brewster in the late 1800's. Had the Pony Boy Gang. Bring your horse and help with branding, cattle drives and other ranch activities. See fossils that are over three million years old. Sandhill water, you have to taste it, from a windmill. It's the best in the world. Home-cooked meals, meeting room, hot tub. Lots of Sandhills hospitality, with your hosts, Beverly and Lee DeGroff, HC 63, Box 13, Brewster, Nebraska 68821. Phone: 308-547-2460 Email: docslineshack@neb-sandhills.net

Cowboy Trail - a spectacular railroad corridor turned into a 321 mile biking trail, running from Norfolk to Chadron. Highway 20 serves as a companion for most of the trail.

Brewster Fall Festival - held every year on the second weekend of September. The Fall Festival coincides with the first day of grouse and prairie chicken season. The event also features a barbecue open to the public, lots of games for children in the park, and more. For more information, contact Hans Christensen at (308) 547-0230 or Marge Lloyd at (308) 547-0420

Willow Lake - Located 30 miles northwest of Brewster. Well known for its ice fishing and its outstanding perch.

Uncle Buck's Lodge - A 14,000 square foot western lodge, overlooking the scenic North Loup River. Historic antique decor, private baths, home-style cooking with genuine western hospitality. 8 rooms and 1 large bunk room. Full service restaurant and bar. Activities include wagon rides, hunting, archery and muzzle loading, upland and waterfowl, hiking, tanking, tubing, family reunions, weddings, birdwatching, eco tours wild edible meal or just relaxing around the fireplace with a good book. For futher information, call Marilyn Rhoades or Tracy Bradley. Phone: 800-239-9190 or 308-547-2210 Email: unclebucks@neb-sandhills.net Web: www.unclebuckslodge.com.

Uncle Buck's Western Adventures - We are a 10,000 acre working cow/calf ranch which has been family owned since 1881. Come ride the range and take part in our western world. Spring and Fall round-ups, brandings, checking fences, calving, roping and riding. All part of our cowboy way of life. We do take time out for campfire cookouts, wagon rides, storytelling and excitement at our Western bar on a Saturday nite. Ask for Justin or Tracy Bradley Phone: 800-239-9190 or 308-547-2210 Email: unclebucks@neb-sandhills.net Web: www.unclebuckslodge.com.

Miles of driving and walking through Nebraska's Sandhills - whether you are a photographer, bird watcher, animal lover or just want to get back to nature, the Sandhills have something for you.

Canoe the Dismal, Middle Loup, North Loup or Calamus Rivers. Rated some of the best canoeing rivers in the world!

Enjoy the beauty of Halsey National Forest and Nursery - 90,000 acres of gently rolling sandhills interspersed with 22,000 acres of man-planted trees. There are approximately 300 miles of sandy trails and camping is available at three separate campgrounds located throughout the forest. All campgrounds feature toilets and water.

Bessey Campground is the largest and has RV pads, including electrical hookups, as well as areas for tent camping. Picnic shelters, year-round bathrooms and shower facilities, tennis courts, a softball diamond and an RV dump station are also in this campground. The campground swimming pool is open the last part of May through mid August.
Whitetail Campground, located next to the Dismal River, features two new vault toilets, two hand pump wells, several fire rings, horse coral, and a canoe launching area.
Natick Campground features a hand pump well, a vault toilet, horse coral, and several picnic tables.

Fort Hartsuff - This restored 1870s frontier fort is located 50 miles from Brewster, in Elyria, Neb., on a paved road where you can experience living history most summer weekends and holidays. The fort offers a picnic area for your enjoyment and is open year-round for self-guided tours. For special tours by appointment, contact Roye Lindsay, Park Superintendent, Route 1, Burwell, Neb., 68823 or call 308-346-4715. Nebraska State Park entry permit required.

Nebraska's Big Rodeo - held 43 miles from Brewster, in Burwell, Neb., during the last weekend in July. Each performance of the annual rodeo offers professional rodeo (6 rodeo events), chuck wagon races, wild horse races, junior steer riding, one-armed bandit, bull riding, dinner bell derby, and world champion clowns, bucking stock, and contestants.

Hunting - local game includes deer, pheasant, prairie chickens, ducks and geese. For more information about Nebraska game season and permits, visit the Nebraska Game and Parks site.

Calamus Dam and Fish Hatchery, 40 miles from Brewster in Taylor. The Calamus lake area offers:

Restaurants and meeting facilities

6 boat ramps with sand beaches

36 miles of public shoreline

6 miles of fish habitat area

5,182 surface acres of water (when full)

Campgrounds

Calamus fish hatchery tours

4 miles of water sports area

Wildlife area and habitat

Hunting, fishing, and water sports

Nebraska sandhills scenery

National Country Music Festival - 41 miles from Brewster in Ainsworth, Neb. Held during the second full weekend in August every year.

There are numerous ranch rodeos, county fairs and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeos in the area.

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