Golf in Oakland

Oakland in Burt County carries a strong Swedish heritage that distinguishes it from the Irish, Czech, and German settlements that dominate nearby Nebraska counties. The Swedish identity is celebrated annually and shapes the community's cultural character in ways still visible in the architectural and social fabric. Oakland sits along Logan Creek in the Elkhorn River watershed, in well-farmed eastern Nebraska farmland north of Fremont. Oakland Golf Club provides a traditional nine-hole layout for a community that maintains its distinct Scandinavian character. Oakland's Burt County Fair and the Swedish American Museum in nearby Osceola help keep the Scandinavian heritage visible in a region where it might otherwise fade. Oakland Golf Club persists as a nine-hole community institution in a county seat that takes its cultural identity seriously.