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Ready to explore the great state of Nebraska this summer? Join The Nebraska Passport program from the Nebraska Tourism Commission for a chance to visit Nebraska’s hidden gems AND win fantastic prizes.

The Passport includes 80 unique stops and adventures throughout Nebraska and you collect stamps at each stop for a chance at great prizes. Simply request your FREE 2017 passport online, pick it up at a participating stop or download the ‘NE Passports’ app (Google Play & Apple App store) to start collecting stamps.

Before September 30, 2017, simply mail-in your passport or submit through the app to earn your prizes. These prizes are amazing!

Here are the prizes if you collect:

• 10 stamps = Official 2017 Nebraska Passport t-shirt
• 20 Stamps = Official Nebraska 150 ceramic mug
• 40 Stamps = Bakers Chocolate Gift Box
• 60 Stamps = 2017 Nebraska Tourism Calendar
• 80 Stamps = Passport Gift Box with jacket, car decal and a sampling of products from the 2017 Passport stops.
• Collect all 8 stops in one of the 10 themed tours = $15 in Nebraska Lottery coupons.

Note – One prize entry sheet per person. Families may submit one prize entry sheet for multiple people and receive up to 4 t-shirts per household, but will not receive multiples of the other prizes.

There are additional prize drawings for all participants who turn in prize entry sheets with at least one stamp:

• 4 people win Nebraska weekend trips ($500 value each)
• 300 people win $1 Nebraska Lottery scratch tickets

Grand Prize drawing is Omaha Steaks quarter of beef and chest freezer and you are automatically entered to win if you reach all 80 stops.

Bonus opportunities to win with the digital app. After you receive your digital stamp at select Passport stops, you will have opportunity to answer trivia questions about the stops. For every correct answer, you will receive one entry into a drawing to win one of 20 prizes from the 2017 Passport stops.

The Passport booklet includes descriptions and directions to the 80 Passport stops. There are no age limits to participate and there is no fee! This is a fun program to get to know the amazing places in Nebraska and a great way to help plan summer adventures with the family!

Here are the participating stops for 2017:

THRILLS & CHILLS Tour

• Arrow Hotel (Broken Bow)
• Fort Cody Trading Post (North Platte)
• Fort Sidney Museum and Post Commander’s Home (Sidney)
• Historic Argo Hotel (Crofton)
• Klown Doll Museum (Plainview)
• Museum of Shadows (Elmwood)
• The Speakeasy (Holdrege)
• Trails and Rails Museum/BCHS (Kearney)

HIDDEN TREASURE Tour

• Brownville Historic District (Brownville, Stamps at Flatwater Folk Art Museum & Whiskey Run Creek Vineyard & Winery)
• Chez Bubba Café (Goehner)
• Chili Dawg’s Foods of Fire (Blair)
• Clayton Museum of Ancient History at York College (York)
• Gibbons Honey Farms (Crawford)
• G.W. Frank Museum of History and Culture (Kearney)
• Pawnee City Historical Society & Museum (Pawnee City)
• Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed (Lincoln)

ART FOR THE HEART Tour

• Artists’ Cooperative Gallery (Omaha)
• Cedar Creek Pottery (Beatrice)
• Main Street Studios & Gallery (Elkhorn)
• Pender Quilt Tour (Pender, stamp at Main Street Thriftique)
• Postscript (Ashland)
• Prairie Arts Center (North Platte)
• Robin’s Nest (Springfield)
• Studio K Art Gallery (Grand Island)

HELLO SUNSHINE Tour

• Ash Hollow State Historical Park (Lewellen)
• Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center (Wood River)
• Fort Robinson State Park (Crawford)
• Niobrara State Park (Niobrara)
• North Fork Outfitting (Norfolk)
• Ponderosa Cyclery + Tour (Omaha)
• Red Willow State Recreation Area (McCook)
• Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area (Gering)

A WARM WELCOME Tour

• Aurora Downtown Square (Aurora, stamps at The Renaissance Fine Art and Photography Studio & Aurora Floral)
• Fairbury Downtown Square (Fairbury, stamp at Stagecoach Mall Antiques/Main Street Coffee House)
• Ord Downtown Square (Ord, stamp at The Golden Husk Theater)
• Our Corner Cottage Gifts (Wahoo)
• Polish Heritage Center (Ashton)
• Rustic & Red (Cozad)
• Seward Downtown Square (Seward, stamps at Red Path Gallery & Tasting Room & Chapters Books & Gifts)
• Tecumseh Downtown Square (Tecumseh, stamp at Johnson Country Museum)

CELEBRATE NEBRASKA 150 Tour

• Legacy of the Plains Museum (Gering)
• Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center (Chadron)
• National Willa Cather Center (Red Cloud)
• NE 150 Mobile Museum (various locations)
• Nebraska History Museum (Lincoln)
• Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District (Halsey)
• Nebraska State Capitol (Lincoln)
• Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer (Grand Island)

A LITTLE ME TIME Tour

• A Little Inspiration (Geneva)
• Chapman Swifts Coffee House (Kearney)
• Citta’ Deli (McCook)
• Double L Country Store and Café (Harrisburg)
• Lauritzen Gardens (Omaha)
• Positively You Boutique (Central City)
• Smith Falls State Park (Valentine)
• Something Special by Marilyn (Atkinson)

GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD TIMES Tour

• 17 Ranch Winery (Lewellen)
• The Chocolate Bar (Grand Island)
• Glacial Till Tasting Room (Ashland)
• Infusion Brewing Company (Omaha)
• Junto Wine (Seward)
• Legends of Clatonia (Clatonia)
• Odyssey (Hastings)
• The Tangled Tumbleweed (Scottsbluff)

UNIQUELY NEBRASKA Tour

• Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park (Royal)
• Bakers Candies Inc. (Greenwood)
• Carhenge (Alliance)
• Father Flanagan’s Historic Home (Boys Town)
• Happy Jack Chalk Mine (Scotia)
• University of Nebraska State Museum — Morrill Hall (Lincoln)
• Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse (Paxton)
• Runza Restaurant (Lincoln)

BE A KID AGAIN Tour

• Dusty Trails, LLC (North Platte)
• eCreamery Ice Cream & Gelato (Omaha)
• Edgerton Explorit Center (Aurora)
• Front Street Steakhouse and Crystal Palace Saloon (Ogallala)
• Horn T Zoo (Monroe)
• Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard (Nebraska City)
• TTM Toys (Nebraska City)
• UNL Dairy Store (Lincoln)

View more information about this program on the 2017 Nebraska Passport website.

Are you planning to participate in the 2017 Nebraska Passport Program? What stops are you excited to visit?

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