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Home of the Ogallala Round-Up Rodeo, a 100+ year tradition!
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Make a trip to Boot Hill, Ogallala's legendary Texas Trail era cemetery.
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Lake McConaughy earns the nickname "Big Mac."
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The best days end at Lake Mac.
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Visit Keith County in winter to see the bald eagles that gather near the Kingsley Hydroplant.
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Fisherman's Paradise
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Welcome to Ogallala for the End of the Trail Western Festival May 20-21!

The best of the best roughstock rodeo competitors are coming to Ogallala, Nebraska May 20-21 for the End of the Trail Western Festival, an incredible PRCA-sanctioned rodeo event!

The event includes a Calcutta, Celebrity Bartending at Driftwood Ogallala, refreshment garden, General Store, a free Youth School with Tom Reeves’ “Wild Horses Building Champions” May 18-19 and more.

It’s all happening here in the Cowboy Capitol so don’t miss out! Order tickets online at www.KeithCountyFair.com.

Watch pro cowboys like Brody Cress Professional Saddle Bronc Rider, (shown above) currently ranked #3 WORLD in saddle bronc riding. Cress is originally from Hillsdale, WY. Also attending: Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, ranks #14 WORLD in Saddle Bronc Riding. Orin Larsen of Inglis, Manitoba, is #15 WORLD in Bareback Riding. Tanner Aus, who hails from Granite Falls, MN, is #9 WORLD Bareback Riding. Dawson Hay of Wildwood, Alberta, is currently ranked #15 WORLD in Saddle Bronc Riding. Many more pro-rodeo competitors are coming to Ogallala to try their luck.