001 Old Hwy 61, Lemoyne, NE 69146

Mestas Lot at Lake McConaughy is a 12.74 +/- acre lot centrally located just north of Arthur Bay and Martin Bay on the north side of beautiful Lake McConaughy, with access via a private road. The property has some great views of the lake and multiple potential building sites. This property is in a terrific location for the simple fact that is close to everything!Mestas Lot at Lake McConaughy is 12.74 +/- acres (surveyed) of native grass with views of Lake Mcconaughy. There is a chance that the buyer of this property will have the opportunity to purchase the adjacent 12.67 +/- acre lot located directly south if they desire to have more land. There is private road access and electrical service to the property. Buyer is required to enter into a shared road agreement on this property and will receive a copy of the covenants. Lake McConaughy, the recreational jewel of western Nebraska, is the largest lake in the state with over 100 miles of shoreline, 35,700 surface acres of water, 24 miles long, 4 miles wide, and is famous for its white sand beaches. Each year, thousands of boaters, campers and outdoor enthusiasts make the Lake McConaughy area their destination for fun! In addition to Lake McConaughy which is fed by the North Platte River, you have Lake Ogallala at 320 surface acres "the little lake" nestled below Kingsley Dam (the 2nd largest earthen dam in the world). These two bodies of water provide endless opportunities for anglers of any skill level, young and old. The vast variety of fish you can catch between these two lakes include; Walleye, White Bass, Stripers, Wipers, Catfish, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Rainbow & Brown Trout. Lake McConaughy can accommodate virtually every type of watercraft you can imagine. Lake McConaughy and the North Platte River Valley also provide tremendous opportunities for hunters. This area is famous for duck and goose hunting. In addition to waterfowl hunting there is small game, varmints, White Tailed Deer, Mule Deer, and Pronghorn in the area. Mestas Lot at Lake McConaughy is currently native grass. All appurtenant Water Rights associated with this property will transfer to the Buyer at Closing. Any Mineral Rights currently owned by the Seller on this property will transfer to the Buyer at Closing. N/A Weather Highlights Summer High:the July high is around 90 degrees Winter Low:the January low is 15 Rain:averages 20 inches of rain a year Snow:averages 30 inches of snow a year "Geography is often destiny. It has always been so with Ogallala, a town that came into existence at the junction of the major routes of the transcontinental migrations and of the cattle trails north from Texas." The Haythorn family homesteaded in the Lemoyne, NE area in 1884, some of the first to settle in the beautiful sandhills near the North Platte River. From 1870 to 1885, Ogallala was the "gateway of the Northern Plains". Hard-bitten Wyoming and Montana cattlemen met in Ogallala's hotel and saloons with Texas cattle kings and bargained over cattle prices. Gold flowed freely across the table, liquor across the bar, and occasionally blood across the floor as a bullet brought some unlucky cowhand to his death on the floorboards of Tuck's Saloon. The first non-native visitors to this area were the trappers from St. Louis. Next came the pioneers who followed the Oregon Trail. To protect them, the government established forts at intervals along the trail. Then came the Union Pacific Railroad. It is assumed that Ogallala had its beginning about 1867. Settlers started to follow the railroad west, and the cattlemen started driving their cattle to Ogallala to be shipped east or to be sold to Montana and Wyoming ranchers. Ogallala's early history was unspectacular, promising to be nothing but a section house and water tank for the railroad. Then, in the spring of 1868, three men appeared to set the destiny of Ogallala. These men were the Lonergan brothers and Louis Aufdengarten. The Lonergan brothers cam