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City / State:
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Hastings, NE
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Event Name:
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Event Type:
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Seasonal Walk
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Event ID:
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84174 2009/Y1239
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Distance - Trail Ratings:
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5 / 10 km - 1
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Description:
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— The 10 km trail will take walkers along The Pioneer Spirit Trail around Lake Hastings and through the City of Hastings visiting historic sites and parks throughout town...the Hastings Museum grounds, Libs Park, Heartwell Park, and Hastings College.
— The 5 km trail will take walkers through the City of Hastings to the original Kool-Aid production building, the beautiful Burlington Depot (still operating as an Amtrak stop).
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Amenities:
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Strollers: Easy | Wheelchairs: Easy | Pets: Yes | Restrooms: Yes
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Special Classifications:
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America's Gardens, Cemetery Stroll, Courthouses, Europe in the USA, Firehouses, Historic Churches, Museums, Railroad Heritage, Veteran Memorials
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Start Times:
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Location:
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Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History
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Start Point / Driving Directions:
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1330 N. Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE 68902; (402) 461-2399
http://www.hastingsmuseum.org/index.htm
Walk only during daylight hours. SUMMER Hours [May 25-Sep 7]: Sun: Noon-6:00 p.m.; Mon-Thurs: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Fri-Sat: 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. WINTER Hours [Sep 8-Dec 31]: Sun: Noon-6:00 p.m.; Mon: Closed; Tues-Thurs: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Fri-Sat: 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. CLOSED: Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
From I-80 in Nebraska: Take Exit 312 to merge onto US South 281/US 34 toward Hastings. Drive approximately 16 miles. Turn left at traffic light onto 14th Street [Casey General Store and McDonalds on the left]. Turn right onto Hastings Avenue. Make first right turn into parking lot and drive straight ahead into the parking area by the Hastings Museum. Entrance to the Museum is up the ramp; doors on the right. Request walk box from the reception desk.
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Awards & Fees:
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A Award
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Comments:
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Hastings is a city in and the county seat of Adams County. The population was 24,064 at the 2000 census. Hastings is home to Hastings College, a four-year liberal arts college founded in 1882. It is known as the town where Kool-Aid was invented by Edwin Perkins in 1927, and celebrates that event with Kool-Aid Days the second weekend of every August. Hastings is also home to Fisher Fountain, and during World War II operated the largest Naval Ammunition Depot in the United States. Hastings is also the birthplace of Neal Hefti and former University of Nebraska football coach and Congressman Tom Osborne.
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Host Club:
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Heartland Walkers
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Contact:
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Nancy C Stenger (402) 834-0338
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Website:
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www.ava.org/clubs/HeartlandWalkers/hastings.htm
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E-Mail Contact:
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walkvirginia@erols.com
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