Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell is the largest in the state. When I first saw the NBR letters for the rodeo, I thought the B was for Burwell. But, it’s for Big. It’s big in many ways.

BURWELL — Nebraska’s Big Rodeo kicked off its 95th year on Wednesday night in Burwell. Though the rodeo tradition may be old in years, it never gets old in entertainment for the Chaffin family.

In addition to his trips to remote and (sometimes) exotic locations, Sartore has completed several memorable shoots in Nebraska. His photographs of Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River are ...

(KOLN) - The rodeo in Burwell has been taking place since 1921 ... “Saturday night will be the big night.” Turns out, the rodeo started small. “There were no grandstands, it was just ...

Cody Leach of Saskatchewan, Canada, spurs on the four horses leading his wagon Thursday in the first of three chuck wagon races at Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell. Leach is Neil Salmond’s son ...

the Garfield County community of Burwell is as calm as any rural Nebraska town of about 1,100. For one week in July, however, Nebraska’s Big Rodeo brings about 20,000 people through the area ...

Nebraska's Big Rodeo in Burwell brings spectators and competitors to the source. Burwell is the front door of the Nebraska Sand Hills, a geographical region marked by more than 19,000 square miles ...

Every July you start the clean up.” As you might imagine, the Burwell Rodeo is big for the area. “This is huge to our community,” Koenigsberg said. “You can’t talk to anyone in Burwell ...

The thunderstorms which produced winds in excess of 80 m.p.h. across Central Nebraska Thursday ripped part of the roof off the rodeo grandstand in Burwell, Nebraska."Nebraska's Big Rodeo" shared ...