The Nebraska150 Celebration’s largest project, “Truckin’ Through Nebraska: A Mobile Children’s Museum,” has closed out its 42-community, 26-week tour of the state - logging close to 34,000 visitors, 6,000 miles and claiming the number one spot on the 2017 Nebraska Tourism Commission Digital Passport Program.
    The tour included a stop in Chase County.
    The Mobile Children’s Museum received 1,688 Digital Passport Stamps, the most of 80 stops included the program. Total booklet stamp counts won’t be released for a few weeks.
    First Lady Susanne Shore said, “It was our privilege to bring this experience to so many of Nebraska’s children. It took hundreds of amazing volunteers across the state working alongside us in their communities to make this program successful. I want to thank our generous sponsors for believing in our vision of uniting our state through a shared fun, educational experience for our kids. They put a lot of faith in us and I hope we exceeded their expectations.”
    Nebraska Passport Program Manager Erin Wirth said, “Passport participants loved visiting ‘Truckin’ Through Nebraska.’ I heard over and over how much fun families had completing the activities and learning about Nebraska. As one traveler said, ‘This was a wonderful Passport stop. My kids loved the experience this unique museum provided. What a wonderful way to celebrate 150 years of Nebraska history!’”

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