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Sioux Sundries - 28 oz Hamburger Sioux Sundries is the home of the "Coffeeburger," 28 ounces of lean ground beef, which was featured on CBS's Sunday Morning. Sioux Sundries has provided this creative "historical account" of America's largest hamburger.

Once upon a time, in the faraway village of Harrison, there was a food palace name Sioux Sundries. In this palace there lived a good and wise monarch of cooking, Queen Wasserburger. Outside of Harrison, in the wider kingdom of Sioux County, there lived a gentle giant, Rancher Coffee. Many stout-hearted men were employed by Rancher Coffee, but every day the men got very hungry and became very tired. The kind rancher tried everything he could to fill his hungry men, but try as he might, he couldn't satisfy them.


One day the enchanted jackelope of the Pine Ridge whispered into Rancher Coffee's ear, "Take your hard-working men to the palace of Queen Wasserburger." Rancher Coffee took his advice, and when he got there, he decreed, "Puny hamburgers will not do. Fix my hungry men the biggest and best burgers in the land."

So Queen Wasserburger did. Each burger weighed twenty-eight ounces, measured si inches across, and spilled out all around the regular-size buns. She topped them off with onion, pickle, lettuce, cheese, mustard and catsup ... an a bag of cholesterol-free chips.

Rancher Coffee and his men ate and ate and ate, but they were unable to finish the huge burgers. They thanked the queen and walked out filled with renewed energy. From that time forward, Rancher Coffee brought his men back to the palace every day to enjoy the giant burgers. News spread across the land, and the palace became famous for its giant "Coffee Burger." Rancher Coffee, the hard-working men, and Queen Wasserburger lived happily ever after.

Today the guest book at Sioux Sundries includes signatures from all fifty states and fourteen foreign countries. For an eatery in a town of nearly 400 located far from major population centers, that's quite an accomplishment. Plaques on the wall include the state tourism award and the Beef Backer Award from the Nebraska Beef Board. Sioux Sundries has been mentioned in USA Today,Stars and Stripes, and other publications and featured on Charles Kuralt's "Sunday Morning" CBS.

Located on a corner of the main street, Sioux Sundries doesn't look like a restaurant. It isn't. It's a store where you can buy toothpaste, shampoo, bag balm, duct tape, kitchen knives, toys, graduation presents, diapers, photo albums, key rings, magazines, rain bonnets, videos, romance novels (new and used), and short-order meals. It's an antique Stop-and Shop. If they don't have it, you don't need it!

The food can be found at the back in a tiny space large enough for five booths and a chrome-and- formica soda fountain counter. The Coffee Burger is excellent - well seasoned, flavorful, and not greasy. What is the secret of the burgers? The waitress claims it's the freshness of the meat and admitted the size may add some novelty. "There may be a bigger burger somewhere," she said, "but until we find it we're going to bill it as the largest!"


Hours: HOURS: Monday thru Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday

Address: P.O. Box 127
Harrison, NE 69346

Phone: 308-668-2577

Come visit us in Fort Robinson State Park, Nebraska

Fort Robinson State Park Camping

Fort Robinson SP Camping
Fort Robinson State Park's shady campground offers electrical hookup sites plus primitive sites. Conveniently located are modern restrooms, showers, water, dump station, picnic tables and shelters. Fort Robinson offers a nice campground for the horse lovers. Put your horse up for the night in one of the newly remodeled horse barns. With many miles of trails to ride through the beautiful Pine Ridge, this makes a great place to camp and enjoy the outdoors. Fort Robinson campground offers group camping with equestrian facilities. The campground is open year round with electricity. Showers and water will be shut down during the winter months.

All campers must register. Reservations are accepted for cabins, lodgerooms, horse stalls and campsites. Reservations are taken for 50% of the modern camping at Red Cloud and Soldier Creek campgrounds. Reservations are taken up to 1 year in advance of arrival day. Year to date reservations begin at 9 .m. CT, and 8 a.m. MT by phone, (402)471-1414, in person or over the Internet, www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/permits/reserve.asp .

Camping Facilities:
100 camping pads with electrical hookups*
25 non-pad sites without electricity
*20/30/50-amp. 1-year advance reservable campsites

Fort Robinson State Park Cabins

Fort Robinson SP Cabins
Fort Robinson SP CabinsFort Robinson State Park visitors can choose lodging from rooms in the 1909 enlisted men's quarters or "cabins" ranging from sleep 2 to 20 in the former officers quarters that date from 1874 to 1909. All "cabins" have kitchens, baths, living rooms and bedrooms. Cabins are furnished with blankets, towels, stoves, refrigerators, silverware and cooking utensils. Lodging is available from mid-April through mid-November.

The Lodge double or twin bed rooms; Cabins & Adobes that sleep 4 to 12 people; Brick officers Quarters that sleep 14 to 20 people; Comanche Hall handles 60 people for sleeping, cooking and dining (complete kitchen). The Buffalo Barracks Squad Room sleeps 20 with 20 cots ina large room, full kitchen, great pleace for youth groups & men or women's retreats. For all accommodations, linens are furnished, and some utensils, dishes and silverware are also provided, except in Lodge Rooms. You may also reserve a picnic shelter for your group or family reunion. Group and meeting facilities include Dodd Hall, Buffalo Soldier Barracks and the Mare Barn Annex. Dodd Hall and the Buffalo Soldier Barracks can seat up to 200 people and the mare Barn Annex seats up to 150 people. Don't forget asking about having the Fort Robinson Restaurant cater your next group or meeting event.

Reservations are taken up to 1 year in advance of arrival day. Year to date reservations begin at 9 .m. CT, and 8 a.m. MT by phone, (402)471-1414, in person or over the Internet, www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks/permits/reserve.asp .

Lodging Facilities:
35 cabins that may be reserved.
22 lodge rooms

Fort Robinson State Park Equestrian

Fort Robinson Equestrian Trails
Fort Robinson Equestrian TrailsFort Robinson is a horse lover's paradise with some 22,000 acres with many miles of trails and fire service roads to ride. Horses can be boarded in the barn at Fort Robinson for a few dollars a night. You will need to bring your own feed and hay. Fort Robinson also offers a nice campground for accommodating horses.

Fort Robinson State Park Visitors Centers

Fort Robinson Visitor Center
Fort Robinson Visitor CenterFort Robinson offers several facilities for fun and learning. The Nature Center has Park wildlife displays, hiking trail information, park souvenirs. The Activities Center provides a crafts center, olt-time photo booth, nature center, bicycle rental.

The Trailside Museum operated by the University of Nebraska, offers area natural and geologic historic displays, and the Fort Robinson Museum, operated by the State Historical Society, presents Fort Robinson's fascinating past and related historic sites and buildings throughout the park. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday; 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Summer Hours.

Park Area Attractions

Crawford 17

Chadron 6

Harrison 10

Park Area Events

Park Area Businesses

Crawford 21

Chadron 9

Harrison 8