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 Published On Mar 15, 2024

“The Relic Hunter”
Pete Peters was a young boy when he first visited an old trail outpost called Alkali Station. It was a stopping point on the Oregon Trail and though it was just a grassy pasture, the wagon ruts and the outline of the old post remained visible …as they still are today. Over Pete’s lifetime, he saw the Overland Trail evolve into the interstate highway system that still moves people from east to west and back again. Over the years, Pete amassed a collection of bottles, guns, arrowheads, and other things travelers left along the trail. We dig into the historic trail’s history with a man who’s spent his entire life living near it.

“Rockin’ Down the Highway“
If you feel the need. The need for speed. We are profiling the life of Nebraska businessman “Speedy” Bill Smith of Speedway Motors and taking a tour of the museum he founded - The Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. We’ll see some of the fastest cars in the world and feature a selection of the more notable artifacts in the museum’s 28,000 piece collection.

“The Ultimate Husker Fan”
Steve Harley may be the ultimate Husker fan. Since 1969, he's created a scrapbook for every season of Husker football. That's 700 pounds of memories.

“The KISS Collector”
There are fans, and then there are super fans. Dennis Michalski of York has loved the rock band KISS since he was a child. Now, as a father and grandfather, his home is covered in KISS memorabilia. From KISS clothing to lunch boxes, leather jackets, guitars and even a KISS toothbrush, Dennis keeps collecting anything that has to do with his favorite band. He loves KISS music and he lives for KISS memorabilia.

“Too Many Things”
If you're a collector of extraordinary things, deciding what to keep and what to throw away is a challenge. But for a woman living in Omaha's Old Market, it was easy – she just kept it all. And now the hard decisions are in her daughter's hands.

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