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The Northeast Nebraska RC&D has five main priority areas. They are:
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 Tourism Promotion
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Welcome to Northeast Nebraska! There is much to do and see when visiting. The lakes, rivers, hunting and fishing opportunities, golf courses, museums, zoos, county fairs, historical sites are just a few things to enjoy. We'll do everything possible to make your visit a memorable one. We can suggest alternate routes, scenic drives, recreational fun ideas, historical sights and unique get-a-ways to make your travels in Northeast Nebraska more memorable. For more information or to receive a copy of area attraction brochures, contact the RC&D office.
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The Corps of Discovery Welcome Center
The Welcome Center is the perfect place to learn more about northeastern Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota. The location, nestled above the panoramic Missouri River Valley and on the Lewis and Clark Trail, is the ideal spot!
http://www.crofton-ne.com/discover.htm
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Wildflowers remain a strong theme to encourage visitor and resident appreciation of the natural beauty of Nebraska. The Northeast Nebraska RC&D Council has produced a series of four "wildflower" postcards to help celebrate and publicize this natural beauty found statewide.
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Dame's Rocket, introduced from Europe as an ornamental, has proven to be so successful that it is often used in roadside seedings. The brilliant lavendar flowers bloom in May and June and send off a sweet evening fragrance.
Photography by "NEBRASKAland Magazine", Nebraska Game and Parks Commision
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Gaillardia's daisy-like flowers are shades of yellow, bronze and scarlett, bloom summer to fall and are often used as cut flowers. Gaillardia is native to the northern Great Plains and the Midwest. This postcard also features a monarch butterfly.
Photography by Ann Norgard
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A bee gathering nectar from a sunflower is a common site in Nebraska. Most sunflowers, seen from border to border and across the Great Plains, bloom later in the season and color the grasslands as fall approaches.
Photography by Darin Epperly
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Canada Goldenrod is found statewide and blooms in August and September. It grows 2-4 feet tall and has small yellow flower heads arranged along the upper side of the branches, usually in a plume-shape. Nebraska's state flower, late goldenrod, is more robust and is larger.
Photography by "NEBRASKAland Magazine", Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
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The Northeast Nebraska RC&D has put together several package tours of the area. These one-day motor coach tours take participants to various places in Northeast Nebraska. A step-on guide is available for a small fee. To find out more about a tour, contact the RC&D.
Tour packages available include:
- Lewis and Clark Trail
- Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Pow-Wow
- Getting Acquainted with Cedar & Dixon County
- On the Trail in Northwest Knox County
- For Hospitality at it's Finest, Experience- Antelope County
- Cemeteries & Ghost Towns of Knox County
- Cedar County Churches
Other tours can be developed upon request.
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Nebraska Highway 14
The Highway 14 Association has been responsible for several successful projects in the past few years that have resulted in increased traffic along Highway 14. These projects have directly benefited the communities and businesses along the Highway 14 corridor. These activities include:
-The completion of the Standing Bear Bridge across the Missouri River linking Highway 14 in Nebraska to Highway 37 in South Dakota;
-Two full-color, three-fold brochures, printed in 1999 and 2003, which describe the attractions and communities along the Highway 14 corridor;
-Development of this website www.highway14.org that describes and encourages tourism for the Highway 14 corridor;
-Products On Parade In Nebraska (POP-IN) shopping extravaganzas along Nebraska Highway 14. Future dates include April 23 & 24, October 15 & 16. POP-IN promotes artisans, cottage industries and small businesses within the Highway 14 corridor. Watch for these upcoming events in the newspaper and website.
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