On one of my visits in southern Siouxland I stopped by to visit the nearby community of Blair, NE. A small community with a pretty downtown. It’s just down the road from the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge and is maybe 10-12 miles from Missouri Valley.
Downtown’s main street remains busy in Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
The Washington County seat is located in Blair and it has a rather impressive courthouse just off of the downtown area. It has a population just under 10,000 and seems to be a fairly thriving community with a lot of harvest trucks passing through the downtown area as farmers finished their fall harvests of corn and soybeans.
Washington County Courthouse in Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
A statue of a Union Soldier on a monument to those who served during the Civil War stands in front of the Washington County Courthouse in Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
I kind of figure with prediction of snow coming and colder temps my forays out may slow a bit, but I am still hopeful to do more exploration around Siouxland during the winter months. I may just not be walking as much when I am out.
Jerry Mennenga
Sioux City, Iowa
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- A refurbished older building looking for tenants in downtown Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
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- Refurbished older buildings in downtown Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
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- Shadow play off of a main downtown street in Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
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- A downtown main street in Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
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- A Halloween scene still on display in a downtown window in Blair, NE Thursday Nov. 2, 2017. (Photo by Jerry L Mennenga)
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