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McCook
the Capital of the Buffalo Commons
McCook, located in the Republican River
valley of southwest Nebraska, is the
Capital of the Buffalo Commons. It’s a
place where families have lived and
thrived for generations, as evidenced by
the successful transition of eateries,
farms, ranches and other businesses. It’s
a place where families share a “secret”
fishing hole, the opening of Mule Deer
season is a holiday and improving
scores at Heritage Hills Golf Course is a
badge of honor. It is also a place where
in 1905, a family took a chance on an in-
novative architect and built the only
Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in
Nebraska.
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McCook is a small town with a creative
soul. Sculptures have places of promi-
nence in the community and area artists
display their works in galleries. Live
music is certainly alive with concerts in
the Norris Park Band Shell, listening
room events and weekly summer perform-
ances at the marina at Hugh Butler Lake.
Through summer festivals, such as the Buf-
falo Commons Storytelling Festival, Red Wil-
low County Fair and Heritage Days, McCook
shares the history and rural lifestyle of our
region.
The “foodie” in you will not be disappointed
when you visit McCook. The “Go To” places
for the locals include a from-scratch bakery
that also serves lunch, an Italian restaurant
and deli that will make you question where
you are (it’s that good!) and a brew pub with
brick oven pizza located in a renovated rail-
road ice house. Enjoy the perks of being in
cattle country with steak houses that feature
Nebraska beef, aged to perfection, or a drive-
in that still has carhops, grinds their own ham-
burger and cuts their own fries. Hungry yet?
Get off the interstate and discover all of the
great things that make McCook the Capital
of the Buffalo Commons. For more informa-
tion, or to request an activity guide, go to
www.VisitMcCook.com.