Plantation House

(pictured on right)



Elgin is known as "Vetch Capital" of the nation
for seed production of this soil-building legume.

It has a City Park and Centennial Garden featuring
a bronze sculpture of noted artist, Herb Mignery.

Elgin is also home of Plantation House, a century-old
southern style mansion of 26 rooms. Currently the
Plantation is a bed and breakfast,
owned by Leonard Orlowski.
You can contact him at (402) 843-2287 or 843-6242.

We celebrated Vetch Days on June 28-29-30th in 2010 and the Fall Festival Craft and Hobby Fair is scheduled for the Saturday October 4th at the St. Boniface Auditorium and Church Basement.

Elgin borders on ranch and cattle country.

For more information, call the Elgin City Hall at (402) 843-5822 or The Elgin Review at (402) 843-5500.

Other tourist spots within a 60 miles radius of Elgin include:
Flobert Springs...a natural phenomenon formed when a large hill sank northeast of Elgin.
Park Cemetery...Herb Mignery sculpture in the local cemetery 10 miles west of Elgin on Highway 70.

Sandhills Hide-A-Way Guest House...Ellis & Lois Schrunk (402) 843-2245

Sandhill Seasons Guest Ranch & Hunting Lodge....Mike and Mary Alice Dwyer, (402) 386-5457

Headquarters Ranch (Stone House)....west of Elgin, open by appt. only, call Bonnie Olson (308) 654-3326

St. Bonaventure Catholic Church (Pearl of the Plains)..southeast of Elgin, in Raeville

St. John's Lodge and Hunting Acres
Sunnybrook Social Center
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park
Grove Lake
Neligh Mills State Historical Site
Pierson Wildlife Museum in Neligh


Elgin also has a very active Elgin Chamber of Commerce/Community Club. Gary Arehart is the current President for 2010.