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Rich62 Says: Everything looks different after a 5" snowfall. This one fell during January of 2011. Here are some photos taken around town.
Rich62 Says: BUILDING A BRAND NEW SCHOOL was a huge undertaking for a small town in the middle of an economic recession, but Gibbon did it!Click the photo to see more pics of this shiny new school, opened in August of 2009.
Rich62 Says: A BUSINESS IN GIBBON RESTORES OLD CARS. I MEAN REALLY OLD CARS.PHOTO # 2 SHOWS A REALLY OLD RV.CLICK THIS PHOTO TO SEE THE OTHER ONE.
GET SOME GOURMET POPCORN AT THE POP INN.
Rich62 Says: THERE ARE USUALLY ABOUT 25 FLAVORS OF GOURMET POPCORN AVAILABLE, AND YOU CAN TASTE SAMPLES FOR FREE BEFORE DECIDING! What more could you ask?For example, they have Bacon Cheddar, Bavarian Mint, S'Mores, and BBQ popcorn. Plus my personal favorite, Cheddar Dill.They have even...
Rich62 Says: MR. & MRS. MEIER HAVE TAKEN AN OLD HARDWARE STORE AND COVERTED IT INTO A BEAUTIFUL BALLROOM. Here dances and dance classes are held, as well as parties, reunions, and every kind of get-together you can imagine.
Rich62 Says: Gibbon, Nebraska has a nice, shady park in the middle of town. From highway 30 you would take the overpass northward and at the end of the overpass turn west. At the stop sign turn south and the park will be on your right. The park has a nice memorial marker honoring the...
THE SPORTSMAN: THE PLACE TO EAT IN GIBBON
Rich62 Says: IT IS THE MAIN EATING PLACE IN GIBBON and has been for years. Not fancy but good. Any of their steaks are good.
THE POP INN: Coffee, Cinnamon rolls, even gourmet popcorn
Rich62 Says: THEY FEATURE TURNOVERS AND CiNNAMON ROLLS to go with your coffee. Then you can take home a bag of gourmet popcorn (see "things to do" tips), or even some cotton candy or other treats.The folks who work there are very nice, you will enjoy meeting them.hours: Mon-Fri 8 to 5....
Arlene's Cafe: GREAT CINNAMON ROLLS
Rich62 Says: Arlene's has built a reputation for mouth-watering cinnamon rolls. It is a place where locals gather for coffee. favorite dish? Cinnamon rolls and coffee!
THE LITTLE TOWN WITH THE BIG PARADE
Rich62 Says: GIBBON, NEBRASKA IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SEE A SMALL-TOWN 4TH OF JULY PARADE. We went this year (2006) expecting it to be maybe a 15-minute parade. It lasted an hour! It was great fun. Here are five sample photos from the parade.
Rich62 Says: BE SURE TO USE THE OVERPASS. The Union Pacific sends 160 trains a day rolling through town.
Rich62 Says: Visit the Audubon Center at the Rowe Sanctuary south of Gibbon. From the Gibbon exit on Interstate 80, go 2 miles south, then two miles west on gravel.If you can visit during the last two weeks of March or the first week of April, you will see the migration of the Sandhill...
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Arlene's has built a reputation for mouth-watering cinnamon rolls. It is a place where locals gather for coffee. favorite dish? Cinnamon rolls and coffee!
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Gibbon is a little town of 1500 people that lies on Highway 30 about 15 miles east of Kearney. It also is just north of Interstate 80; take exit 285 and go north about three miles. Gibbon's main...
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