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Lake Mac Guide 2021 Lake McConaughy and Keith County Area Travel Guide State hook and line record There are fish and then there are trophy fish! ilovelakemac.com World spearfishing record Lake McConaughy walleye 80 guest rooms, fitness center, indoor pool, meeting space, outdoor patios and much more. 206 Pony Express Lane • Ogallala, NE 308-284-6080 www.ihg.com Come check us out! 2 3 CATTLE DRIVE AT OGALLALA’S FRONT STREET. Nebraska’s Finest Western and Historical Attraction Livery Barn Cafe Crystal Palace Revue & Shoot Out Prime Rib, Steaks, Nebraska’s longest-running summer theatre Walleye, Mountain Oysters, Call for times and prices* Buffalo Burgers, Memorial Day thru Mid-August Daily Specials ~ Reservations Recommended ~ *Advance payment or deposit required for parties of six or more. Event Center General Store 1800’s Style Saloon Free Cowboy Museum Open 7 Days a Week A Taste of the Old (check our website or Facebook page for hours as summer & winter hours vary) West At Its Best! 519 East 1st Street • Ogallala, Nebraska • 308-284-6000 www.ogallalafrontstreet.com • [email protected] 4 SOAP BOX DERBY TRACK – Ogallala is the site of a soap nually at Akron, Ohio. Local and out-of-state racers compete box derby track, one of just more than two dozen in the United each year in stock, super stock and master divisions. The first States. The track, which is lighted for night racing, hosts sev- race event for 2021 is scheduled for April 24. For more infor- eral races each year, one of which is a qualifier for the All- mation, see the Calendar of Events, which is located on page American Soap Box Derby national championships, held an- 6. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY FOR OGALLALA/KEITH COUNTY Monday thru Friday Serving Breakfast 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Serving Lunch 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 620 East 1st St. • Ogallala 112 North Spruce St Phone (308) 284-2822 Ogallala Ne 69153 Email: [email protected] 308-284-6922 Main Street Meats Mead Lumber Matt & Laura Payne See us for all your Hours: Tues.-Fri. 9 to 6 • Sat. 9 to 4 building materials! Sun. 10 to 2 (Closed Monday) 806 West 1st Street 308-284-2354 Ogallala, NE 69153 1325 West 1st Street 308-284-1177 Ogallala, NE [email protected] Modern Western Deja Vu Furnishings Inspired Clothing We Buy and Sell New, Near New, Gently Used, Antique and Hand-Painted Cassie Knoop, Owner Furniture and Accessories. 102 N Spruce St. Deja Vu, L.L.C. 1014 West 1st St. Ogallala, NE 69153 Ogallala, NE 69153 308-284-7020 Owner: Ken Pohlman [email protected] Contact Ken or Amy (308) 280-0993 or (308) 280-0992 5 2021 CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR VISITOR INFORMATION, CONTACT 1-800-658-4390 EXPLOREKEITHCOUNTY.COM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH Tournament, Rose McCormick at 308-778-7216. Eagle viewing at Lake Ogallala. December through March. June 19: Junior Fishing Tournament, hosted by Youth Out- Contact Nate Nielsen at 308-284-2332 for more information. doors Nebraska. Shawn Rubek 402-699-3297. JANUARY JULY Jan. 16-17: Gun show at the Keith County Fairgrounds. July 3: Demolition derby at the Keith County Fairgrounds. Skip Fricke at 402-276-1391. Troy Malone 308-289-4991. July: Haythorn’s Ranch Rodeo. Contact 308-355-4000. FEBRUARY July 19-20: Hobie Tropical Dreams Regatta. Bill McBride Feb. 20-21: Brule Gun Show in the Brule Activity Center. 308-284-2800. Contact 308-233-2501 or 308-464-0246. July 31: 32nd annual Kites and Castles sand castle build- Feb. 27-28: Oregon Trail Home Show at the Keith County ing contest and kite flying event. Chamber at 308-284-4066. Fairgrounds. Adam Peters at 308-289-0151. July 31 through Aug. 1: Ogallala Round-Up Rodeo. Steve Kraus at 308-289-0285. MARCH Crane migration near Lewellen. Contact the Ogallala/Keith AUGUST County Chamber of Commerce at 308-284-4066. Aug. 4-8: Keith County Fair. Dave Baltzell at 308-289-2605. Aug. 7: Brule Day. BJ Van Velson at 308-287-2149. APRIL April 24: Season-opening races at Wild West Soap Box SEPTEMBER Derby. Dave Barrett at 308-289-1464. Sept. 3-5: Hobie Mac Attack Regatta. Bill McBride at 308- 284-2400. MAY Sept. 4-6: Paxton Labor Day Celebration. May 1: Catfish Classic. Darrell Morrow at 308-778-5879. Sept. 11-12: Brule Gun Show in the Brule Activity Center. May 9-23: Meadowlark Hill Lilac Collection, 14 miles south- Contact 308-233-2501 or 308-464-0246. east of Ogallala, 308-284-2524. Sept. 16-18: 37th annual Indian Summer Rendezvous, May 22-23: Shut Up & Fish Tournament. Chad Vogl at 308- Keith County festival at Ogallala. Chamber at 308-284-4066. 355-2321. May 27-July 8: Chamber’s Thursday Sounds on the Square NOVEMBER at Rendezvous Square at Ogallala. Music starts at 6 p.m. each Nov. 20: Ogallala’s annual Arts and Craft Show. Chamber Thursday through July 8. Contact the chamber at 308-284- at 308-284-4066. 4066. JUNE DECEMBER June 5-6: Nebraska Walleye Association tournament. Dave Dec. 2: Christmas Parade of Lights and other Christmas Nadgwick at 402-657-8189. activites. Chamber at 308-284-4066. June 5-6: 17th annual Ogallala Drovers Invitational Golf Tournament. Contact the chamber at 308-284-4066 or sign ADDITIONS up online at visitogallala.com. To add your event to the 2022 Calendar of Events, contact June 12: 17th annual Terry McCormick Memorial Walleye the Keith County Chamber of Commerce at 308-284-4066. Outdoor Power Equip. Yamaha Outboards ATVs & UTVs Skeeter Fishing Boats Kawasaki Mercury Boat Engines & Yamaha PWC Sales Service Family: Skeeter, Sea-Doo, Can-Am & Bennington Parra-Meraz Kim & Maria Eichner 1210 Ogallala Beach Road • Ogallala, NE 69153 ~ Family Restaurant ~ 308-284-4852 / 800-286-4852 112 Prospector Dr. • Ogallala, NE 69153 www.eichners.net (308) 284-2066 6 THINGS TO SEE AND DO Ash Hollow State Historical Park Goodall Rec Center, Ogallala Parks and Diamonds Grounds open year-around from 8 Indoor pool open mid September through Western Diamonds Sports Complex a.m. until 5 p.m. Nebraska Game & Parks mid May. Features a hot tub, infrared sauna, is a lighted complex consisting of four Park Entry Permit required. Museum indoor pool, weight training and exercise softball and baseball fields and two AYSO open Friday through Sunday from Me- equipment, and indoor walking track. All- regulation soccer fields. morial Day weekend through Labor Day weather outdoor basketball court. Splash A 1.8-mile hiking and biking trail runs weekend, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission pad. Located at 505 W. G St. Keyless entry through the complex and playground is $2 for adults and $1 for children under available for weight and exercise equipment equipment is available. WDSC hosts sev- 12. room only. eral youth baseball and softball tourna- Boot Hill ments each year. Authentic cowboy cemetery from Kathleeen Lute Public The American Legion Field is a lighted Ogallala’s pioneer days. Located at West Library, Ogallala complex with a concession stand and 10th & Parkhill Drive (four blocks west of Located at 610 W. A St. Fully accredited bleacher seating. Spruce at West 10th). library with computer and Internet access. There are four lighted tennis courts New facility, opened in 2020. at Glines/Nye Park, West 10th and B Cornhusker Lanes Bowling Alley streets. East Highway 30 in Ogallala, 16 lanes, Lake Mac Water The city parks have numerous picnic Brunswick equipment, open bowling. Interpretive/Visitor Center shelters. Located south of Kingsley Dam. Features Four parks have playground equip- Eagle Viewing Center educational look at Platte River water use. ment. Williams Park, located in north At Lake Ogallala below Kingsley Dam. Ogallala, has a disc golf course. Meadowlark Hill Lilac Collection Tri-Trails Historic Park includes mark- Front Street One of the largest lilac collections in the ers from historic cattle trails, including the Free cowboy museum. Crystal Palace world. Open second and third weeks in May. Great Western, Chisholm and Oregon, Revue Dance Hall Show (family show – Located 14 southeast of Ogallala. Phone and also marks the Pony Express Trail. reservations required). Phone 308-284- 308-284-2524. 6000. Petrified Wood & Art Gallery Little Church at Keystone Located at 418 E. First St. A museum Figure Four Traditions Free admission. For a tour, phone 308- of natural history specializing in ancient Ranch tours (20 minimum), wagon 726-2281 or 308-726-2006. woods and fossils collected by Howard rides and gift store at the historic and Harvey Kenfield. Gift shop. Haythorn Ranch 17 miles north of Mansion on the Hill Ogallala. 1887 residence, West 10th & Spruce. Prairie Theatre Open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Ad- 202 North Spruce St., (308) 284-2728. Golf mission is $2 for adults and $1 for children Vintage 1930s-style theater showing Bayside Golf, south side Lake Mc- (ages 5-12). movies on two screens. Conaughy, Gate 18, 18-hole course. Men’s yardage 6,500. Restaurant and Ole’s Big Game Lounge lounge, pro shop, cart rental, driving At Paxton, 200 mounted big game tro- Wild West Soap Box Derby range, chipping green, patio homes and phies. Nebraska’s most famous watering One of only 24 tracks in the nation, cabin rentals. Phone: 308-287-4653. hole. the Wild West Soap Box Derby track at West Wind Golf Club, 18-hole golf Ogallala hosts a national championship course, east on Prospector Road, east Outdoor Pool, Ogallala qualifier and local rally races in the spring of Travel Centers of America, Men’s yard- Open June 1 through Aug.
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