Why Sandhill Cranes Are Worth a Trip to Nebraska - WSJ -- The Crane Trust Nature and Visitor Center is just south of the I-80 Alda Exit # 305 on Hwy 26, which is Southwest of Grand Island about 11 miles. --- The Rowe Sanctuary is Southwest of the I-80 Gibbon exit #285 on Elm Island Road just south of the Platte River and west from Hwy 10c -- about 17 miles SE of Kearney, NE. -- Crane Viewing Tips + Area Maps for viewing Cranes feeding in the fields at -- www.SandhillCraneMigration.com