Byway Membership Benefits
Joint marketing opportunities with othe communities located along the Byway.
Involvement in designated tourism grants issued by the state only for the Scenic Byways.
Participate in association’s activities and events featured along the Byway.
Representation in tourism decisions made at the State Level.
Joint website featuring community events along the Byway. Special listing on state website for byways.
Networking with other members & businesses.
Updates on activities happening along Byway route.
Become a member
We encourage you to join our organization by offering four different levels called Trailblazers (Reblaze the Trail).
Pioneer Trailblazer $50
Dream Weaver Trailblazer $75
Pathfinder Trailblazer $100
and Destination Trailblazer $150
Payments can be completed online with the application form scanned and emailed to judyjeancoe@gmail.com. Or payments can be mailed along with the application found below.
Increased membership will offer the Byway opportunities to assist member communities with their various projects.
Membership Application
County/City Trailblazers
Members of the Heritage Highway Association
City of Deshler
Deshler, NE
Website: www.deshlernebraska.com
Email: citydeshler@gpcom.net
Address: 305 E. Bryson Avenue – P.O. Box 189, Deshler, NE 68340
City of Nelson
Nelson, NE
Website: www.cityofnelson.com
Phone: 402-225-4401
Email: cityofnelson@gmail.com
Address: 580 S. Main Street – Box 327, Nelson, NE 68961
Franklin County
Franklin County is a county in the southern part of Nebraska. Its county seat town is Franklin. The county was formed in 1867 and organized in 1871. It was named after Benjamin Franklin.
Website: www.franklincountyne.gov
Email: clerk@franklin.nacone.org
Phone: 308-425-6202
Address: 405 15th Ave. Box 146, Franklin, NE 68939
Gage County
Gage County is home to 14 communities, and proudly boasts regionally and nationally recognized attractions, including the Homestead National Monument of America.
Website: www.visitbeatrice.com
Phone: 402-223-2338
Address: 218 N 5th Street, Beatrice, NE 68310
Nuckolls County
Nuckolls County was formed in 1860 and later organized in 1871. It was named after Stephen F. Nuckolls, an early pioneer in this area. Its county seat town is Nelson.
Website: www.nuckollscountyne.gov
Phone: 402-225-4361
Email: clerk@nuckolls.nacone.org
Address: 150 S Main – P.O. Box 366, Nelson, NE 68961
Jefferson County
Franklin County is a county in the southern part of Nebraska. Its county seat town is Franklin. The county was formed in 1867 and organized in 1871. It was named after Benjamin Franklin.
Website: www.visitoregontrail.org
Email: jcvc@diodecom.net
Phone: 402-729-3000
Address: 518 E Street – P.O. Box 274, Fairbury, NE 68352
Thayer County
Thayer County is the crossroads of old, the Oregon Trail, and new, US Highway 81, that connects Interstate 80 in Nebraska and Interstate 70 in Kansas.
Website: www.visitthayercounty.com
Phone: 402-768-6126
Address: 225 North 4th Street, Hebron, NE 68370
Johnson County
Johnson County was the Crossroads of Seven Historic Trails during the early years. Tecumseh is the home of the First Rural Mail Delivery in Nebraska.
Website: www.lasr.net/ne/joco
Phone: 402-335-0745
Email: judyjeancoe@gmail.com
Address: P.O. Box 59, Tecumseh, NE 68450
Nemaha County
In 1855 Nemaha County was formally founded with Brownville as its county seat. In 1883 it was moved to Auburn. The Nebraska State Fair was held in the county at Brownville in 1870-1871. In 1974 the Cooper Nuclear Station was commissioned south of Brownville..
Website: www.enjoynemahacounty.org
Phone: 402-414-0448
Email: nemahacountyvc@gmail.com
Address: 1824 N Street – Suite 201, Auburn, NE 68305
Pawnee County
Whether you like to stay on the highway or get off the beaten path, Pawnee County is the place for you to find unexplored treasures.
Website: www.pawneecountynebraska.com
Email: my.blue.heaven@windstream.net
Phone: 402-852-2444
Address: 405 15th Ave. Box 146, Franklin, NE 68939
Red Willow County
Red Willow County was formed in 1873. It was named after the Red Willow Creek. The name is reported to be a mistranslation of the Dakota Indian name Chanshasha Wakpala, which literally means Red Dogwood Creek. The Dakota referred to the creek as such because of an abundance of the red dogwood shrub that grew along the creek banks. Its stem and branches are deep red in color, and it is favored in basket making.
Website: www.co.red-willow.ne.us
Phone: 308-345-1552
Address: 502 Norris Avenue, McCook, NE 69001
Dundy County
Trailblazers
Members of the Heritage Highway Association
Deer Creek Sodbusters
Sterling, NE
Our organization is dedicated to the Preservation of the History of Southeast Nebraska. Our Annual Antique Machinery
Show is held the Second Sunday in August – 4 ½ miles south of Sterling.
Phone: 402-239-2307
Email: sodbuster@diodecom.net
Address: 72973 610 Avenue Sterling, NE 68443
Merchants of Brownville
Brownville, NE
Website: www.brownville-ne.com
Phone: 402-825-1240
Email: marylauber2002@yahoo.com
Address: P.O. Box 68 Brownville, NE 68321
The National Willa Cather Center
Red Cloud, NE
In 2017, the National Willa Cather Center opened as an arts and cultural center that serves as a living memorial to
renowned writer, Willa Cather. Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska, the Center provides
almost 20,000 square feet of space that includes a public museum, archive, research center, classroom, bookstore, art
gallery, and performing arts center. The Center occupies Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block,” an 1887 structure that was
fully restored and given new life as the National Willa Cather Center.
Website: www.willacather.org
Phone: 402-746-2653
Email: aolson@willacather.org
Address: 413 Webster Street Red Cloud, NE 68970
Webster County Historical Museum
Red Cloud, NE
OPEN: April 1-October 30, 1:00-5:00 p.m. every day, except Mondays and Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day & July 4 th .
Housed in a beautiful mansion and two other buildings, you will find Webster County heritage in displays and exhibits. A
Genealogy department is also available.
Phone: 402-746-2444
Email: wchmdirector@gpcom.net
Address: 721 w. 4 th Avenue, PO Box 464 Red Cloud, NE 68970
Red Cloud B&B at the Kaley House
Red Cloud, NE
Phone: 402-746-8300
Email: redcloudbb@eaglecom.net
Address: 909 N. Sewad Street P.O. Box 228 Red Cloud, NE 68970
Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center
Wymore NE
Phone: 402-432-3656
Email: gcolgrove@neb.rr.com
Address: 307 S. 7 th Street – P.O. Box 253 Wymore, Ne 68466