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3I SHOW DODGE CITY DAYS Where: Various locations in Dodge City, including a parade, bull-riding event, 5-day rodeo, car show, barbecue contests, longhorn cattle drive and more Contact Info: 620-227-3119 Cost: Depends on event. Most costs lowered if attendee has DC Days lapel pin Dates: July 28 - August 7, 2016 July 27 - August 6, 2017 This summer Dodge City will host Dodge City Days, the annual two-week long celebration that brings in thousands of people from across the country, for the 56th year. Dodge City Days has not only been the highlight of the year for Dodge City, but one of the premiere festivals in the entire state. Part of what has transformed Dodge City Days into a highly attended affair is the success of the Roundup Rodeo. This summer, Dodge City Days and Roundup are partnering for the rodeo’s 40th anniversary. “This ain’t our first rodeo” will be this year’s Dodge City Days theme. “We’re excited about this year, we have some new events, and we’re excited to partner with roundup,” Dodge City area Chamber of Commerce special events coordinator Abby Elliott said. “The Dodge City Days festival would not be what it is without Roundup Rodeo going on. The reason why Dodge City Days is the second largest festival in Kansas is because it’s a community festival partnered with the rodeo.” During last summer’s Dodge City Days, the rodeo had 700 entries and a total payout of $340,000. Both of those numbers are expected to increase this summer. In its first year in 1977, the rodeo was a non-profit organization that hosted 175 contestants. “The bigger rodeos are 75 to 100 years old, even the ones here in Kansas are much older than us but none of them have accelerated as fast in the stature as we have,” Dodge City Roundup president RC Trotter said. “It’s based on the people in Dodge City and the business community doing what it does to make us what we are.” The first event at the Roundup Arena will be the Dodge City Days kickoff concert at 8 p.m. July 30. While the rodeo is always heavily intertwined with the summer festival, Dodge City Days patrons will have plenty of other options. On July 30, the day will begin with the Dodge City Days western parade and the National Beef Smokin’ Saddles official BBQ contest at Wright Park. During the week, there will be concerts and shows throughout the town. The final weekend will begin with the classic car show on Aug. 6. Dodge City Days is scheduled to begin on July 28 and run through Aug. 7.

Where: Western State Bank Expo Center, 11333 U.S. Highway 283, Dodge City Dates: Oct. 13-15 Cost: Free admission Contact: 620-227-8082 Since 1953, the 3i Show has been promoting industry, implements, irrigation and manufacturing in western Kansas. “It was a traveling caravan with 10 local manufacturers,” 3i Show president Eddie Estes said. “They would drive to towns and set it in a location until it started to grow.” Members of the traveling caravan would load their products and display them on trucks in each town they stopped in. Since then it has now grown to become the largest exposition in the state of Kansas. Up until 2012, the show had continued to travel annually until it found a permanent home in Dodge City. “Before it came to Dodge City in 2012, the 3i Show hadn’t been in Dodge City since 1970,” Estes said. “It was set up in the Civic Center parking lot near the National Guard Armory.” The 3i Show is now located at the Western State Bank Expo Center. It had previously been a stand-alone show in Colby, Liberal, Pratt, Great Bend and Garden City before returning to Dodge City. “This will be the fifth year we hosted the show,” Estes said. “In 2015we had more than 1,000 companies represented from 33 states and Canada all through American distributors. “We expect that and more this coming year as it seems to grow every year. “We do everything we can to get the word out on agriculture, cattle and youths on the latest equipment and services. “Plus there is free parking.” Some of the features for the show are cattle handling equipment, crop protection information, farm machinery and equipment, trucks and truck equipment, consumer product demonstrations, high school ag career day, congressional forum, pickup truck ride and drive area, vintage Saturday, educational fun and a variety of food booths. To apply for exhibition or for further information, contact the 3i Show at 620-227-8082 or visit www.3ishow.com.

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BOOT HILL CASINO

Boot Hill Casino makes changes Where: 4000 W. Comanche Hours: Open 24 hours most days Cost: Entry is free, must be 21 Contact: 1-877-906-0777 There’s more to the Boot Hill Casino than just playing the odds. There’s a new spirit of cooperation between UWA and the casino. Boot Hill Casino is helping to sponsor the Beach Boys and Styx concerts as well as joining the arena by signing a 10-year naming rights agreement for the arena’s conference center. “It will be the Boot Hill Casino Conference Center,” Rabe said. “We’re excited about it. We want to be closely associated with our community, and we think this will help with that.” In conjunction with the naming rights, the casino will be expanding its recently started comedy series, keeping some small acts in the Longhorn Room, but moving bigger name acts to the conference center in the future. “Of course, the really big names, like Gabriel Iglesias and Jeff Foxworthy will remain in the main arena,” Rabe said. “We think this a good compromise with the arena and another way to promote more events for the community.” Rabe said the casino will continue its work with Wild West Fest, including the annual longhorn cattle drive from Boot Hill Museum to the Roundup Rodeo Arena. This year the cattle drive is Aug. 6. “We will also continue our association with Roundup Rodeo to help with the Kansas Professional Rodeo Association Finals,” Rabe said. “We enjoy bringing things to Dodge City and want to continue to do so.” Another big change to the casino is the arrival of Steven Tzul, a chef from Garden City who is running Firesides. “We’ve made a change to our special,” Rabe said. “We listen to our customers, who wanted a side with the prime rib special. “So, our new special is $14.99 for any type of steak — ribeye, prime rib, stuffed tenderloin, filet or strip — along with baked potato, salad bar and a drink.” The new chef will also be hosting ticketed events in the future. “We love being in Dodge City, and we want to be more a part of the community,” Rabe said. “We will continue to support the area the best we can, and we believe the area will support us.”


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WRIGHT PARK ZOO

Where: 71 N. Second Ave., Dodge City Summer Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday Off-Season Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Open all year except: Christmas and Thanksgiving Cost: free Contact: 620-225-8163 Stop by Wright Park Zoo to visit a baby bison and some new parrots. Born in early June, a female bison joined the zoo’s plains exhibit featuring bison and longhorn cattle.

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In early May, 18 birds, mostly parrots, arrived at the zoo from The Gabriel Foundation, a parrot sanctuary and welfare organization based in Denver. The new arrivals provide much-needed companionship for the two parrots that already call the zoo home — an African grey and a lovebird. Three additional African greys and two yellow-napped Amazons have joined the existing African grey. Five cockatiels and several parakeets have joined the lovebird, whose enclosure is located beside the red-tail hawks. A pair of macaws, one scarlet and one blue and gold, has taken up residence in the round enclosure beside the red golden pheasant. Finally, a pair of retired racing pigeons joined the baby and adult peacocks, pheasants, quail and doves in the aviary. The aviary is also home to hawks and a vulture, which were injured in the wild and rehabilitated. Other exhibits include a barn featuring pigs, miniature horses and miniature donkeys and a predator exhibit featuring two tigers, a cougar, two bobcats, a bear and two wolves. Next to the barn is the primate exhibit with capuchinmonkeys, lemurs, Japanese macaque and a marmoset. Dispensers with food are located around the duck pond for feeding ducks, turtles and catfish. “I think being a free zoo, it’s a fabulous resource for the community,” head zookeeper Emily Martin said. “This is especially great for little kids, to get them interested in wildlife and conservation. People can stop in whenever and watch the animals develop over time. We have people who stop by to check how the bison is growing. The same thing with our little lemur; she’s over a year old now. People have been coming to see her since she was teeny tiny.”

October 13, 14, 15, 2016 DODGE CITY, KANSAS

Western State Bank Expo Center ~ 11333 U.S. Highway 283

Since February 1946

Cattle Handling ~ Congressional Forums ~ Consumer Products Crop Protection ~ Farm Marchinery & Equipment ~ Health Programs ~ High School Ag Career Day ~ Ride & Drive Opportunities Trucks & Truck Equipment ~ Vintage Saturday and MUCH MORE!

Western Kansas Manufacturers Association 1700 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd. PO Box 1382 Dodge City, KS 67801 620-227-8082 877-405-2883 [email protected] www.3iShow.com

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BOOT HILL Named Top 10 MUSUEM

True Western Town in the Country

Where: 500 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City Contact Info: 620-227-8188 Cost: All-in-one adult admission: $30, All-in-one children admission: $22, General Admission $10, Senior discount $9, Children $8, 4 and younger free, Family of two adults with children $35, Long Branch Variety Show only $12, country-style dinner only $18 Summer Hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day): Monday-Sunday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; off-season hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Open all year except: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day

Boot Hill Museum day starts with Can Can dancing lessons and deputizing. Boot Hill gunfighters start their performances noon and 7 p.m. every day. A country-style meal is offered at 6 p.m., and the variety show begins at 7:30 p.m. The first building on the hill highlights people of the plains. “It outlines the early people who lived here — the different Native Americans — and chronicles when forts came to the area and the railroads,” director Lara Brehm said. “There’s a buffalo video that explains their demise, the cattle drives and the end of the cattle drives when they started farming. We have a Victorian clothing exhibit, which shows how lavish they lived for a short period of time. We have a ‘Gunsmoke’ exhibit, the Fort Dodge Jail and the remains of the cemetery.” “We have a firearms exhibit that’s undergoing facelift right now,” Brehm said. “We also have a school house, the Hardesty home, blacksmith shop and the Union Church.” Activities only available in the summer include an Old West photo parlor and an ice cream parlor. “They sell old-fashioned sodas and shakes and lunch,’ she said. “You can have a sarsaparilla, ice cream float or a painted lady made with red velvet cake, strawberries, raspberries, chocolate and ice cream.” In addition to interactive displays throughout the museum, the museum offers two new guided tours throughout the day. “There are two different programs that repeat,” she said. “A guide will take attendees through 45-minute tours on two different subjects. The first explores Native American history, early settlers, cattle trails and trains. The second explores commerce and businesses of Dodge City. Both will highlight Dodge City’s founding fathers who are less known than Wyatt Earp and Batt Masterson. People will get a real sense of who those men were.” Last year 80,000 people toured the complex. “We’re concentrating on education and having fun,” she said. “We want to make sure people remember their experience and know more about our area. We also remind people admission is free for Ford County residents.”

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DESTINATION DINING: DODGE CITY 2nd Avenue Lunch Co., American 509 N. Second Ave. 620-371-6644 Bad Habit, American 2303 W. Wyatt Earp 620-371-7233 Bella Italia, Italian 308 W. Wyatt Earp 620-225-1800 Billy Sims BBQ 2503 Central 620-371-6002 Boot Hill Casino Fireside Grill, American (Must be 21) 4000 W. Comanche 620-582-7777

Casa Alvarez Mexican 1701 W. Wyatt Earp 620-225-7164 Casey’s Cowtown, American 503 E. Trail 620-225-1176 Cup of Jones, coffeehouse 909 W. Wyatt Earp 620-789-5282 Dodge House Restaurant, American 2408 W. Wyatt Earp 620-225-9100 Don Hector, Mexican 208 S. Second Ave. 620-430-2313 El Charro, Mexican 1209 W. Wyatt Earp 620-225-0371

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Kate’s, Sports bar 305 E. Trail 620-225-9466 King Buffet, Asian 1005 W. Wyatt Earp 620-338-8618

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#3415 STEAM ENGINE RUNS Adults $30.00 Ages 3-11 $15.00

El Korita, Mexican 2001 W. Wyatt Earp 620-371-6008 Golden House, Asian 120 W. Wyatt Earp 620-337-9887 Golden Pancake House, American 2110 E. Wyatt Earp 620-227-6196 Green Bean Coffee Co., American 1701 N. 14th Ave. 620-371-6074 I Don’t Care Sports Bar & Grill, Sports bar 1510 W. Spruce 620-371-6061 Imperial Gardens, Asian 2409 Central 620-225-2288 Jaliscos, Mexican 2601 Central (in Village Swuare Mall) 620-227-0888

Diesel Engine runs Adults $15 Ages 3-11 $7.50

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Lotus Garden, Asian 1202 E. Wyatt Earp 620-227-7928 Lupita’s, Mexican 415 S. Second Ave. 620-225-4645 Osaki Sushi & Steakhouse, Asian 2100 W. Wyatt Earp 620-227-5235 Prime on the Nine, Fine dining 1800 Matt Down Lane 620-227-2736 Saigon Cafe Bistro, Asian 202 E. Frontview 620-2250682 Saracha’s, Asian 1510 W. Wyatt Earp 620-27-2400 Taco Palenque, Mexican 307 Military 620-225-3682 Tacos Jalisco, Mexican 412 E. Wyatt Earp 620-225-3101 Vallarta, Mexican 1301 W. Wyatt Earp 620-408-9747

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SIDE TRIPS: Long Branch Lagoon

Long Branch Lagoon is Dodge City’s new water park. The park has a wave pool, slides, a lazy river, a kid’s pool and an Olympicsize competition pool. The park is open summer from Memorial Day through Labor Day with a cost of $7. Season passes are available. Long Branch Lagoon is open — weather permitting —11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily and night swims 8-11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Gunslingers Wax Museum

Located inside the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame, the Gunslingers Wax Museum has life-size figures of famous Old West characters. Some of those on hand include Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Sitting Bull and Bat Masterson. Entry fees and hours are the same as the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame.

Tournament of Champions

United Wireless Arena Dodge City High School hosts the annual Tournament of Champions Basketball Tournament. The 2017 event will be Jan. 19-21. Participants in the 2017 event include host Dodge City, Newton, Derby, Junction City, SM South, Bishop Carroll, Wichita North and Holcomb. The tournament has four games each day.

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Trail of Fame

The Dodge City Trail of Fame, Inc. is a walking tour of the Old Dodge City National Historic District. The trail is marked with bronze sidewalk medallions and statuary to commemorate the many famous and infamous denizens of historic Dodge City. Medallions are dedicated to notable movie and television stars who have portrayed Dodge residents. Start your walking tour at the Dodge City Convention and Visitors Bureau Information Center on Wyatt Earp Boulevard near Boot Hill and Applebee’s. Trail maps are available at the visitor’s center. Free personal guided tours with Special U.S. Marshal Charlie Meade may be arranged for your group. For more info: Call the marshal at 620-253-9231 or contact the Dodge City Trail of Fame at 620-561-1925.

Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame

The Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame is the first one of its kind in the United States. Visitors can find photos and stories about Kansas’ best and brightest, early and present-day teachers. The Hall of Fame Gallery displays photos and stories of 390 teachers named to the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is open 10 a.m.5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays Memorial Day to Labor Day. After Labor Day, the Hall of Fame is open 1 to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12.

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Big Well Museum

Where: 315 S. Sycamore in Greensburg Hours: Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sundays. Cost: Admission is $8 per adult, $6 for seniors 60 and older and children 5 to 12. Children 4 and younger are admitted free. A family pass is $25. A group rate for 15 or more people is $5 each and for Kiowa County residents, admission is $4. Contact: Visit www.bigwell.org or call 620-723-4102.

Every week visitors from throughout the 50 states and usually a few foreign countries come to Greensburg to see the world’s largest hand dug well. “We’ve had people from the Middle East,” said Stacy Barnes, executive director of the Big Well Museum. “This year we’ve had people from Ireland, Denmark, Australia, the Philippines, Japan and that’s just this week.” Completed in 1888, the big well was 109 feet deep and 32 feet in diameter. The well, built for $45,000, held 48,000 gallons of water. “This was commonplace back then,” Barnes said. “If a town needed water, this is what they did.” The town of Greensburg used the well until 1932, and a year later, the state banned the use of open wells as public sources of water. In 1939, the original museum was built. “I often think if the men who built it could see it now, what would their reaction be?” Barnes said. Today visitors can walk 50 feet (84 steps) down the spiral staircase of the hole. The stairs no longer go to the bottom of the well but it is “still a long ways and quite an experience,” Barnes

said. “You’ll get your workout.” The steps now go two flights up to an indoor glass observation deck with a 360-degree view of Greensburg. The well survived the 2007 tornado but the museum had to be rebuilt. On May 26, 2012 during Memorial Day weekend, the Big Well Museum reopened.The circular wall around the big well now depicts the history of Greensburg from its early pioneers through the tornado. Debris has been collected in a glass case, video of weather forecasts from the night of the tornado play and there is a memorial with the names of the people who lost their lives to the tornado. People can also listen to audio stories from survivors of the tornado. A card catalog from the old library survived the tornado and is in the museum with the cards still in it. A pallasite meteor, the largest one in the world, discovered in 1896 by Eliza Kimberly, survived the tornado and is on display. Barnes quoted the tagline from a video of the well on the museum’s website. “It’s more than just a big hole.”

Destination Dining: Origins Coffeehouse, Coffee and Sandwiches 121 N. Main St., Haviland 620-862-7171

Cannonball Bar & Grill, American 403 E. Kansas Ave., Greensburg 620-723-2866

Kansan Pueblo Nuevo, Mexican 801 E. Kansas Ave., Greensburg 620-723-3057

Reggie’s Pizza, Pizza 114 Main St., Greensburg 620-723-2200

Asian Kitchen, Asian 101 S. Main St., Greensburg 620-723-9033

Crazy Mule Food & Diner 106 Main St., Greensburg 620-723-9025

Kook’s Meat & Deli, Sandwiches 101 S. Sycamore Drive, Greensburg 620-723-2121

Country Café, American 401 S. Main St. Mullinville 620-548-2568


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Side Trips: Kiowa County Museum

The soda fountain is open 2-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Friday and 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturdays. The Kiowa County Historical Museum, in the LEED platinum, energy efficient Kiowa County Commons, takes visitors through thecounty’s heritage of buffalo, Native American wars and early settlers through the 2007 tornado. There is information and artifacts about interesting characters from Kiowa County history like Eliza Kimberly who discovered the Brenham meteorites, stagecoach operator D.R. “Cannonball” Green, for whom the town of Greensburg is named. There is a working soda fountain that used to be part of Hunter’s Drug Store and survived the tornado.Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. TuesdaysFridays and 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Fromme-Birney Round Barn in Mullinville

The Fromme-Birney Round Barn of Mullinville is a massive 16-sided barn. Local carpenter William Campbell built the 50foot tall barn in 1912 for Henry Fromme, a German immigrant farmer. One of only 23 round barns known to have been built in Kansas, it spans nearly 70-feet from wall to wall and was built to accommodate 28 horses. Hours: The barn is open daily to the public Cost: no admission fee.

Twilight Theatre

The $3.5 million Twilight Theatre with a digital projector, surround sound and custom stage lighting. Billed as the “Premier Southwest Kansas destination for film and performing arts,”the 400-seat auditorium includes a 58 by 27.5 feet movie screen, the largest screen between Wichita and Denver. A bar is featured at PG 13- and R-rated movies. Cost: Tickets are $5 and $7. For more info., Call: Visit www.twilighttheatre.org or call 620-723-1092.

5.4.7 Arts Center

The arts center was the first LEED platinum building in Kansas and the first in the nation built by students – Studio 804, a graduate architectural program at the University of Kansas. A metal sculpture on the lawn evokes the destruction on the day from which the center takes its names. Artists’ work is periodically featured, art classes are offered and summer weekly art classes are given to children. The children’s’ classes are free but donations are welcome. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays and during the summer from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. Cost: Admission is free except at classes and events. For more info., Call: 620-7232600 or visit 547artscenter.org.

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Where: 512 S.E. 25th Ave., Pratt Hours/Dates: 8-5 Monday-Friday, also 9-4 June-August Cost: Free Contact: 620-672-0776 One can see numerous displays, dioramas and exhibits of Kansas-native birds, fish, mammals and reptiles at the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Education Center. Best of all, it’s free. The emphasis of this center is to help people discover the wildlife of Kansas. The facility’s winter diorama provides a glimpse of how wildlife deal with the snow and cold of Kansas winters. Another area — the grassland display — depicts the three grasslands (short, mixed and tall) of Kansas and wildlife common to each region, including two rare black-footed ferrets. The nearby raptor exhibit features owls, hawks, falcons and the strangely named kites, all featuring hooked beaks and razorsharp talons. In all, more than 128 species of birds and their eggs can be found here. Mounted big game heads are on display in the hallway featuring a large bison, antelope and elk. The wetland wall display includes information and pictures about Cheyenne Bottoms, one of the five most important wetlands in North America. One of the most popular areas is the Aquarium Room. It contains 12 400- to 600-gallon aquariums. Each displays fish species native to Kansas or that have been successfully introduced to the state. They include crappie, sunfish, catfish, walleye and members of the bass family. Large snapping turtles are also on display and a new darter exhibit is under development. On the east wall are two panels — the first featuring the early history of the Pratt Fish Hatchery, the second featuring details on the program of rearing catfish from egg to fully-

grown fish. There’s also a working model of the incubating trough developed by Seth Way, a longtime superintendent of Kansas’ first fish hatchery. Tours of the hatchery are available by prior arrangement. Call 620-672-5911. Throughout the aquatic room are drawings of native fish by Joseph R. Tomelleri. Another display room features KDWPT law enforcement equipment and confiscated illegal hunting and fishing equipment.

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Miss Kansas Pageant

Where: Pratt Community College Hours/date: Schedule varies, June 5-10, 2017 Cost: $15 for preliminaries, $45 for final (2016 prices) Contact: Visit misskansas.org

Pratt has been home to the Miss Kansas Pageant for more than 60 years and is one of the smallest communities in the country to host a state preliminary to the Miss America Pageant. Make plans to visit Pratt the first full week of June in 2017. Take in everything, including the competitions, Pratt’s biggest parade, special programs and the Miss Kansas’ Outstanding Teen Pageant that occurs during the same week, or choose the activities that interest you. Three nights of performances offer a real variety show: singing, dancing, instrumental music, beautiful gowns and flashy swimsuits, woven together by entertainers who represent some of the best talent of previous pageants. Each contestant chooses a platform of service to focus on prior to the pageant, and they will speak briefly about that from the stage, as well as answer questions for which they have not prepared. Thirty-six young women competed in June for the opportunity to represent Kansas at the Miss American Pageant in September and promote the organization and its goals for the coming year. Kansans may see the new titleholder, Kendall Schoenekase, at events around the state, or speaking to students in their schools. Judges considered her to best exemplify the four points of the crown: service, style, scholarship and success. Paige Kauffman will have a more limited year of service as Miss Kansas’ Outstanding Teen. If pageant visitors pay attention, they will notice the dozens of volunteers, both from Pratt and from across the state, who make the whole thing work for the week and sustain itself year to year. They may just see the results of the hundreds of hours behind the scenes. They may see results of the pageant in their own communities, as local titleholders promote causes that are important to them: awareness of the dangers of texting and driving, service to veterans, speaking out against bullying at school, raising funds for cancer research. They are as many platforms as there are contestants. Pageant Week is an economic boon to hotels and restaurants, but more importantly, a chance to showcase Pratt as a friendly community with unique shopping opportunities and good facilities.

Destination Dining: Dragon’s Den, Chinese, 713 E. First St. 620-672-7563

Playa Azul, Mexican 1413 E. First St. 620-672-1217

Rick’s Restaurant, American 1805 E. First St. 620-672-5900

Humble Pie, pizza 720 E. First St. 620-672-6800

Uptown Café, American 202 S. Main St. 620-672-6116 El Dos De Oros, Mexican 722 S. Main St. 620-672-6106

Chapeau, bar and grill 701 N. Main St. 620-672-2012 Legends Pub and Grille, American 109 S. Park St. 620-672-5456

Storm Cellar Pub and Grub, American 701 E. First St. 620-933-2525

Woody’s Sports Bar, steaks, burgers 418 S. Main St. 620-672-7744

Famous Servateria, cafeteria 1123 E. First St. 620-672-5341

El Trancazo, Mexican 703 N. Main St. 620-508-6307

Blue Moon Coffee House, breakfast, sandwiches 210 S. Main St. 620-508-6232

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Pratt County Historical Society Museum The Pratt County Historical Society Museum has an array of artifacts covering the history of Pratt and Pratt County. From the earliest county settlers and the development of cities, the museum is a depository of historical items covering everyday life including a replica of an old time Main Street, farm life, World War II and the Pratt Army Air Field, and the Miss Kansas Pageant, conducted in Pratt since 1955. An excellent museum is about to get better. In summer 2016, a new display of more than 800 Native American artifacts plus 200 spear and arrow points and scraping stones will open. It is one of the finest collections of Native American artifacts in the state, Charmaine Swanepoel, museum curator, said. The artifacts belonged to Pratt native Jon Hartman, who started collecting when he was 8 and spent the next 60 years gathering artifacts, mostly in the Southwest. He also collected some items in Pratt County and purchased an entire collection of Alaskan Native American artifacts. Many of the items are from the pre-reservation era. He went on many archaeological digs and collected from other collectors, garage sales and flea markets. His collection includes a lot of pottery, with one piece more than 1,000 years old, clothing with intricate beadwork, weapons, headdresses, toys and the list goes on and on. When Hartman

died in 2014, he wanted the entire collection to remain in Pratt. A corner of the museum has been remodeled with ample display cases, special lighting and a new security system. Even with the new space, the Hartman collection is so big it cannot be shown all at once. Items on display will be rotated to give visitors a chance to see the collection over a period of time. In the main part of the museum, period rooms offer a peek into life as it once was. There is a schoolroom with a teacher and pupils and a judge presiding over a courtroom. Imagine having a tooth pulled in an old-fashioned dentist’s office or ordering a soda in an old-time drugstore. Ask “Central” to connect the wires so you can use that new-fangled device, a telephone.

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SIDE TRIPS: The Vernon Filley Art Museum

The Vernon Filley Art Museum showcases a large permanent collection of Emily Filley and her late husband, as well as visiting shows by artists of regional, national and international recognition in a state-of-the art facility. Located at 421 S. Jackson, it is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays. General admission is $4. Visit vernonfilleyartmuseum.org

B-29 Bombers on the Prairie Museum,

B-29 Bombers on the Prairie Museum, at the Pratt Regional Airport north of town on U.S. Highway 281, commemorates the Pratt Army Airfield, which existed during World War II to test the new bombers rolling off the assembly line in Wichita. A museum is being developed in the old parachute building, which is open on Sunday afternoons during the summer or by appointment. Visit prattveteransmemorial.org

Green Sports Complex

Green Sports Complex is where baseball and softball happens in Pratt, with a tournament scheduled almost every weekend during the summer. It’s also the home field for Pratt High sports, with three softball fields and one baseball field. Besides that, it’s a beautiful park. Located on East Sixth Street, the easiest way to find it is to turn south on Fincham Road at the Wal-Mart corner. When the road ends, turn west and you’re there.

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The Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway, a 77-mile byway, showcases two of the world’s most important wetlands— the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge and Cheyenne Bottoms. More than 60,000 acres of wetlands host millions of migrating birds each year. Sandhill cranes, pelicans, bald eagles, whooping cranes, plovers, sandpipers, avocets, ducks and geese fill these wetlands with a living spectacle of color, motion and sound. No wonder this region has been named one of the Eight Wonders of Kansas. The byway offers far more than beautiful wetlands and birds. Along your trek, you’ll see native limestone buildings, underground

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tunnels, beautifully crafted metal street banners, WPA art and bridges, one of the nation’s last independent flour mills, historic sites along the Santa Fe Trail and a raptor rehabilitation center. The Wetlands & Wildlife Scenic Byway takes visitors through Barton, Reno and Stafford counties in central Kansas and showcases the huge wetlands of North America’s Central Flyway. Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, and the Nature Conservancy Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge are the natural jewels of this byway. These giant marshes provide opportunities for bird and wildlife watching and hiking. The seasons along this byway are both subtle and spectacular. In April, tens of thousands of birds cover the wetlands with color, motion and sound. Snowy plover and kildeer build hundreds of nests in the banks along Quivira’s Wildlife Drive every summer.

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Joan’s Café, American 454 Martin Ave. Highway 50 620-234-6958

Pueblo Nuevo 806 E. First St. 620-549-3366

Paul’s Deli, deli 309 S. Main St. 620-234-5239,

Sandwich Shop 434 N. Highway 281 620-234-5408

The Refuge Bar & Grill 205 S. Main St. 620-268-5032 Elroys Pizza 115 S. Main St. 620-234-5408 The Gathering Place, American 105 N. Main St. 620-234-5400

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MCPHERSON OPERA HOUSE Where: 221 S. Main St., McPherson Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and one hour before each show Cost: $5 per person for guided tour, $3 per person for self-guided tour or for groups of six or more; show costs vary Contact: 620-241-1952 When the McPherson Opera House was built in 1889, it was designed with growth in mind. Though McPherson boasted a population of only 2,500 people, the Opera House was built with a capacity of 900, as well as to provide space for other businesses. Now, the Opera House continues to entertain residents and visitors alike. Its 478-seat auditorium is outfitted with state-ofthe-art sounds, lights and video projection, and the interior features an accurate recreation of Lindsborg artist G. N. Malm’s 1913 decorative stencils, as well as the mural he painted over the proscenium arch. The Opera House hosts many shows each year, from community theater productions to small ensemble musicians to magic shows and tribute artists. Performers say they enjoy the Opera House’s intimate space, allowing a greater connection with the audience. A current show schedule and pricing can be found at the Opera House’s website, http://www. mcphersonoperahouse.org. In addition to the Opera House proper, the building houses a variety of local businesses and groups. The Visual Arts Alliance of McPherson’s gallery calls the Opera House home, featuring

the artwork of local artists that can be purchased. The Mary Anderson Arts Center has spaces set aside for art classes in the building’s basement.


KANSAS COSMOSPHERE There is no place in the world like the Cosmosphere. And it’s just a short road trip away! The Cosmosphere is home to a collection of U.S. space artifacts second only to the Smithsonian and features the largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian space artifacts in the world. Guests know the minute they walk in the lobby and look up at the Blackbird SR-71 suspended above them that they are in for a most unusual experience. The Apollo XIII Command Capsule Odyssey, the Liberty Bell 7* and Gemini X are also all part of the Cosmosphere collection, making the Cosmosphere one of the few places where participants can see flown artifacts from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. Through its unique collection, the Cosmosphere tells the story of the space race, of humankind’s resilience in the face of failure, and of the unending quest to unravel the mystery of the stars. The story begins with the age of modern rocketry and its role in WWII

MCPHERSON COUNTY AREA and the Cold War years. Through the exhibits that tell that story, visitors of all ages can connect to critical teaching moments. Not only do visitors enjoy lessons learned from history, but they can also engage in the fun of live science demonstrations in Dr. Goddard’s Lab; experience incredible views of the universe in the newly remodeled, state-of-the-art Justice Planetarium, and see world-class documentaries and feature films in the Carey Digital Dome Theater. Children and families can participate in special hands-on activities planned by Cosmosphere Science Education staff on Space Out Saturdays (typically the third Saturday of the month). Innovator’s Workshop programs for children have a new theme each month. There is also a story time and even a tour of the Hall of Space designed specifically to meet the needs of young visitors. For help planning your Cosmosphere experience, visit cosmo. org or call us at 1-800-397-0330. The Cosmosphere is ASTC affiliated and honors most ASTC memberships. Active duty military families up to five people are admitted free of charge to the museum through the Blue Star program (Memorial Day through Labor Day). Regular military discounts apply to other pricing. Cosmosphere honors AAA Members, Kansas Farm Bureau members and active members of the Cosmosphere. *The Liberty Bell 7 is currently on loan for a special three-year exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

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lindsborg Where: Lindsborg is 20 miles south of the crossroads of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135 — 14 miles north of McPherson. Hours: Varies Cost: Varies Contact: 1-888-227-2227 Lindsborg, “Little Sweden,” was settled in1869 by a group of Swedish immigrants from the Varmlandprovince of Sweden led by Pastor Olof Olsson. Today, 30 percent of the population is of Swedish heritage. Downtown Lindsborg features shops that specialize in Swedish souvenirs and dala horses. Lindsborg is notable for various festivals that celebrate Swedish culture. Lindsborg’s Swedish Pavilion was originally built as an international exposition building for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, which was purchased by W.W. Thomas, U.S. Minister to Sweden and Norway at the fair and moved to Bethany College as a memorial to his friend Dr. Rev. Carl Aaron Swensson, the founder of Bethany College. It was moved to the McPherson County Old

MAXWELL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Where: 2565 Pueblo Road, outside Canton Hours: Open seven days a week; dates and times for tours vary Cost: Free to visit. Tours cost $8 for adults, $5 for children. Reservations are required for tours. Contact: 620-628-4455

MCPHERSON COUNTY AREA Mill Museum in Lindsborg in 1969. The Sundstrom Conference Center has an art deco-inspired interior with marble inlays. It is available for a myriad events like weddings, conferences and reunions. A completely redesigned first floor contains an elegant entrance foyer, a 3,500 square foot banquet hall and dance floor, catering and staging kitchen, state-ofthe-art audio/visual equipment, and restrooms capable of handing large groups. Lindsborg’s downtown also offers a variety of specialty boutiques and gift stores. The Hemslöjd is Swedish for handicraft. Browse the gift shop or tour the workshop that overflows with traditional, unusual and practical Swedish gifts, crafts and housewares. The herd of Wild Dala Horses roaming through Lindsborg is one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs. The traditional Dala shape provides the base for the creatively painted Wild Dala horses that stand outside various businesses that celebrate Lindsborg’s Swedish-American history. The Wild Dalas of Lindsborg Official Guide will help you to locate the herd, available at the Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau at 104 E. Lincoln St. or at the Certified Travel Information Center at 118 N. Main St. In addition to the Wild Dala horses, Lindsborg offers a selfguided public art tour. The 100 and 200 blocks of South Main Street and the 100 block of North Main Street host 47 works of art. For a list of inside artworks, go to the Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau website at http://kslindsborg2.civicplus. com under to “Attractions,” “Art,” and then “Public Art.” Located just six miles north of Canton, Maxwell Wildlife Refuge is a wonder to behold, from the majestic bison and elk herds that roam its plains to the spring and fall wildflowers that add color to the prairie. The refuge includes more than 2,200 acres of prairie habitat. Its most well-known feature is the bison herd, which can be seen up-close during the refuge’s bison tours, which can be scheduled year-round. In the spring, baby bison can be seen among the adults as well in a new tour series established in 2016. An elk herd roams the plains as well as various birds, depending on the season. The refuge is open to visitors free of charge every day, though morning is best to see wildlife. Tours are also available to see the bison, elk, and spring and fall wildflowers. Every November, the refuge thins the bison herd with its annual Buffalo Auction, with the 38th auction marked in 2016. Between 30 and 100 bison are auctioned each year. The event tends to be cold, so be sure to bundle up. Bison burgers can also be purchased during the auction, showing off the animals’ popular use as a leaner option to traditional hamburger. Another fun event is the Mountain Man Rendezvous, which takes place the first full weekend of October. School groups and history buffs alike come to see what life was like in the days of the mountain men, around the early 1800s. Visitors to the refuge can also visit McPherson State Fishing Lake, which lies on the refuge’s west border. Bass, catfish and panfish are in plentiful supply, and nearby. Basic camping and day-use facilities include picnic tables, grills and piers.

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Where: 4.3 miles northwest of Lindsborg Contact: 888-227-2227 Cost: 0 Hours/Date: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Just outside Lindsborg, a castle perches atop a 300foot promontory, overlooking the Smoky Valley as Spanish conquistadors may have when they first explored Kansas. Coronado Heights is said to be the vantage point from which Francisco Vasquez de Coronado surveyed the terrain. Various relics, such as chain mail, Spanish coins, a bridle and lead bars have been discovered in the area. The castle, though not of that era, is a monument to the age of explorers. It was built in 1936 through the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that put unemployed people to work on public projects. The castle, built from Dakota limestone, is listed on the National and Kansas State Registers of Historic Places. It is also one of the 8 Geography Wonders of Kansas. Near the castle are picnic areas and a restroom. Sumac, yucca, spiderwort, butterfly milkweed, sand hill plum and gooseberries are among the plants in the area, and lizards can be found. There is also a 3.2-mile mountain bike trail with two loops around the base of Coronado Heights Park. The Smoky Valley Historical Association has completed a fundraising campaign to maintain and improve the site. It raised $150,000 through donations and grants to replace the castle’s observation deck and support timbers, which are old and have suffered some vandalism through the years. Work began this year on the improvements to the site. Work includes replacing wood support beams in the castle, replacing the second-floor observation deck and overall making both the castle and restrooms more accessible to people with disabilities. Though the castle is safe, it is in need of repairs. The upper deck is beginning to crack and sag, and the support timbers have been in place for 80 years. Even with the renovations underway, the site is still open for visitors to site see, hike and bike the trails or picnic the day away. For more information on the association or to donate, visit http://www.smokyvalleyhistory.org/


kANOPOLIS STATE PARK Located on the Prairie Trails Scenic Byway, Kanopolis State Park lies within the picturesque rolling hills, bluffs and woods of the scenic Smoky Hills. The Kanopolis Dam impounds the Smoky Hill River. It was completed in February 1948 as a flood control and water conservation project by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. It has a total shoreline of about 135 miles. The resulting Kanopolis State Park is the first state park in Kansas completed in 1948. The park covers more than 22,000 acres. From the towering Dakota sandstone bluffs to the caves and crevices of Horsethief Canyon, the park and surrounding area offer all kinds of recreational activities to be enjoyed by visitors. Kanopolis offers complete facilities including a marina, cabin rentals, horse rentals, beaches, picnic areas, trails and wildlife sites. The park includes 30 miles of trails for hikers, bikers and horseback riders. The 3,500-acre lake is open to anglers, boaters and

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Where: Northwest of Marquette along Kansas Highway 141 Hours/Date: 6 a.m.-11 p.m. with quiet hours from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. Cost: $5 Contact: 785-546-2565 swimmers, while another 11,000 acres of wildlife area is available for hunters, with 5,000 acres encompassing the Smoky Hill Wildlife Area where special hunts offer more opportunities for outdoorsmen. Mushroom Rock State Park shows off the power of nature with the formation of the sandstone spheres balanced on sandstone pedestals. Through the power of erosion, the rocks are naturally situated in the unique positions they sport today. Near the Smoky Hill River nestles the Faris Caves. Carved out by the hands of early settlers, these temporary dwellings served as milk houses, school houses and living quarters until more hospitable quarters could be fashioned. Horsethief Canyon provides a look at an active prairie dog town. On warm sunny days, the critters can be seen bobbing about their day. Wildlife is bountiful. In the winter, bald eagles and ospreys can be spotted, with plenty of flora and fauna available all year round.

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SIDE TRIPS: Kanopolis Lake Drive-In Theater

During the summer months, the Kanopolis Lake Drive-In Theater hosts movies. Ages 4 and younger get in for free. Admission for ages 5 to 12 is $5, and admission for 13 and older is $8.

McPherson Museum

1111 E. Kansas Avenue, McPherson The museum houses items of local history, from fossils to meteorites to synthetic diamonds. It also houses the McPherson Travel Center, which has information on city, county and state attractions.

McPherson Murals

McPherson is home to six murals honoring local history and features. These include a commemoration of the McPherson basketball team that took the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics; a Veterans Memorial mural on the side of the American Legion building; and a mural for Central Christian College. A full list can be found at http://www.mcpcity.com/516/Murals.

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Destination Dining: CANTON Canton Grocery Store & Deli 216 N. Main St. 620-628-4721 Sodas ‘N’ Suds, ice cream and hamburgers 116 S. Main St. 620-350-8006 Three Sisters Tea & Treasures, parties and dinners by reservation 105 N. Main St. 620-628-4484

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Brick House Grill, sandwiches and pizza 201 Harrison St. 785-227-3200 Courtyard Bakery, Baked goods 125 N. Main St. 785-227-3007 Farley’s Bar and Grill, American specialty foods 101 N. Main St. 785-212-6030 Jalisco’s Mexican Restaurant, Mexican 107 N. Main St. 785-227-8987 The Old Grind, breakfast, pastries and coffee 113 N. Main St. 785-212-6077 The Ol Stuga, hamburgers and sandwiches 119 S. Main St. 785-227-8762 Scott’s Hometown Foods, deli and catering 215 Harrison St. 785-227-2296 Swedish Country Inn, Swedish 112 W. Lincoln St. 785-227-2985

Swedish Crown, Swedish and American foods 121 N. Main St. 785-227-8422 The White Peacock, tea and coffee 124 S. Main St. 785-212-6108

MARQUETTE

City Sundries, sandwiches and soda fountain 104 N. Washington St. 785-546-2234 Orozco’s Portales Café, Mexican 117 N. Kansas St., Kanopolis 785-472-4226 Ranch House, bar and grill 109 N. Washington St. 785-212-1646

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Cake Lady at The Well, baked good, drinks and sandwiches 101 N. Main St. 620-241-1840 Craft Coffee Parlor, coffee 120 N. Main St. 620-755-5212 Imperial Garden Express, Chinese 1362 N. Main St. 620-241-3688 JD’s Kwik Burger, hamburgers and sandwiches 629 W. Kansas Ave. 620-241-4545 Main Street Deli, specialty sandwiches, soup and baked goods 108 S. Main St 620-241-1888 Mr. B’s Family Restaurant, family dining 1101 W. Kansas Ave. 620-241-7812

Woodies Smokehouse, barbecue 206 S. Centennial Drive 620-245-5820

MARION

Carlson’s Deli, bakery items, salads, Champs fried chicken, lunchmeat and cheese 1121 E. Main St. 620-382-2985 Cindy’s Family Café, oldfashioned diner favorites, breakfast all day 211 E. Main St. 620-382-2400 Cazadores Mexican Restaurant, Mexican food 214 E. Main St. 620-382-2175 Nuttin Butt Good BBQ, Wood smoked barbecue 708 N. Cedar St. 620-382-5769

Wagon Wheel Express, burgers, sandwiches, ice cream, pie 202 W. Main St. 620-382-3544 Willy J’s 9th Lane, burgers, chicken strips, alcohol 131 S. Thorpe St. 620-382-2630

PEABODY

Coneburg Inn, sandwiches, full bar, live music 904 Peabody Avenue 620-983-2010 Peabody Sausage House, variety of meats, home of Grannie’s Homemade Mustard 105 W. 9th St. 620-983-2160 Pop’s Diner, burgers, diner fare 115 N Walnut St. 620-983-2307

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1 Brick St. Festival 2 Dyck Arboretum 3 Coutts Museum of Art 4 El Dorado Lake 5 Kansas Oil Museum 6 Greater Andover Days 7 Mennonite Heritage & Ag. Museum 8 Taste of Newton 9 Bethel College Fall Festival 10 Kauffman Museum 11 Maxwell Wildlife Refuge 12 Kanopolis Lake 13 Downtown Lindsborg 14 Coronado Heights 15 Peabody 16 Marion 17 McPherson Opera House 18 Wright Park Zoo 19 3i Show 20 Boot Hill Casino & Resort 21 Boot Hill Museum 22 Bombers on the Prairie Museum 23 Kansas Wildlife & Parks Dept. 24 Miss Kansas Pageant 25 Big Well Museum 26 Stafford County Museum 27 Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 28 Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge 29 Kansas Star Casino 30 Bartlett Arboretum 31 Sedgwick County Zoo 32 Tanganyika Wildlife Park 33 Exploration Place 34 Botanica Gardens 35 Wichita Art Museum 36 Old Cowtown Museum 37 Mid-America All-Indian Center 38 Cosmosphere 39 Pratt County Historical Museum

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the state’s register. Marion’s Director of Economic Development Randy Collett explained visitors can catch every building on a tour of the community. “Tours of our community may be narrated by a guide, if desired. Let us know your interests, and we can make up an itinerary for you including history, arts, camping, fishing, hunting, or perhaps a touch of everything,” Collett said. “An all-day tour, half day or just a couple of hours, we are very flexible and hope to make your day more enjoyable.” The driving tour includes the Marion County Courthouse, Hill School Building, Elgin Hotel and the Presbyterian church. Sites on the Marion Historical Home Tour are also available at http://marionks.net/docs/ hometour.pdf. The Marion County Courthouse was constructed in 1907 and features a Romanesque revival clock tower and stone carvings. The Hill School Building, built in 1873, is the oldest building in Kansas that is still in continuous educational use. Another favorite is the 1886 Elgin Hotel, which was originally a 42-room hotel with an 80-guest dining room, is currently being restored. The Presbyterian church was constructed in 1872 and is now Marion Museum. Other sites include the 1884 fountain in Central Park, which has been a focus of the community since the first settlers came to the area, and the monument honoring the workmen who built Marion County Lake as a WPA project in the 1930s, which located at the lake.

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Peabody Where: Walnut Street, Peabody Hours: year-round Cost: free Contact: Peabody City Hall, 620-983-2714 Morgan Marler, owner of Flint Hills Gypsies in downtown Peabody, explained that her shop’s age is showing — which is good for business. The antique store’s location was built in the 1880s on historic Walnut Street. Many visitors stop to browse the antiques, but quickly notice the quality of each building’s restoration. “I love being in this building because we have huge, high ceilings, windows across the front in all different shades of purple so when the sun streams through, it’s so beautiful,” Marler said. “Most customers are really taken by the high ceilings and how well that antique feel is kept. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This building has much more character than anything built new.” Now, historic buildings are an everyday setting for young families moving to Peabody, thanks to efforts from a group of business owners. The Peabody Main Street Association was organized in the 1980s as one of the first in Kansas. Since then, the group has invested millions of dollars in the downtown district, Marler said. Hopefully, these efforts will pay off soon with incentives for new business owners coming to town. “We have five buildings we’re willing to give away to people who present us with a business plan that meets the needs in our community. When we first acquired them, the buildings were deteriorating and roofs leaking, so we repaired them with a grant and as a contingency of that grant, we can’t sell them for several years. We’ll give them

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away after the owners pay insurance and taxes for five years,” Marler said. “With the new roofs, these buildings will be useful for another 100 years.” Marler explained that most travelers swing by Peabody for a quick look, yet many young families are coming to stay. “Peabody was a really booming town with the railroad 100 years ago, and now, it’s just a cool, funky community. A lot of young people in their 20s and 30s are moving back,” Marler said. “A lot of other small towns have pretty rough deterioration, so we’ve really fought to keep our downtown looking good. We’re a close-knit community, and we’re all focused on keeping this town alive.”

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KAUFfMAN MUSEUM

Where: 27th and North Main Street, North Newton Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Closed on Mondays and major holidays. Cost: $4 for adults, $2 for children 6-16, free for children younger than 6 Contact: 316-283-1612 or [email protected] The Kauffman Museum is a Natural and Cultural History museum, just off of Interstate 135, on the Bethel College campus. The focus of the museum is to tell the story of 1870s

Mennonite settlers who immigrated from Europe to south central Kansas. “The comment that we get most, from both local visitors who have never been here and out-of-town visitors,” Director of the Kauffman Museum Annette LeZotte said, “is how surprised they are by the museum and by the uniqueness of not only our collection, but the way we narrate the story of the early immigrants to south central Kansas.” According to LeZotte, the long walk up the sidewalk to the museum’s entrance will take viewers by a reconstructed piece of prairie. “The goal of that,” LeZotte said, “is to show the visitor what it would be like to drop into a wild prairie landscape.” Once inside, LeZotte said the building is split into two sections that explore the natural environment that was here. Plants and animals that early immigrants encountered, as well as a small selection of Native American artifacts and information about the native peoples that inhabited the region constitute one half of the museum, LeZotte said. “The rest of the museum tells the story of the things that immigrants brought with them to south central Kansas, but also references the objects they lived with in Russia and Europe,” LeZotte said. “It goes on to tell how life went on in later years when they began to farm and cultivate the land.” Because the museum’s Carl’s Camp is currently in full swing, there are not currently any special exhibits at the museum, but from Aug. 16 to May 28, 2017, the museum will feature a Special Exhibition titled “Memory Matters: Works by Gesine Janzen.” “Memory Matters,” which explores the independence yet interconnectedness of time and memory is designed to be an interweaving of cultural artifacts and contemporary art. While the exhibit is open, photographs, etchings and mixedmedia installations by Janzen will share space with decorative arts, textiles, architectural fragments and documents drawn from Kauffman Museum’s permanent collection, in order to examine themes of historical and artistic consciousness.

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TASTE OF NEWTON/ FALL FESTIVAL Where: Taste of Newton: Main Street, downtown Newton Bethel College Fall Festival: Bethel College Campus, 300 E. 27th Street, North Newton When: Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Hours: Taste of Newton: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday Bethel College Fall Festival: various times Friday-Sunday Cost: Free Contact: Taste of Newton: 316-283-2560 or www.newtonchamberks.org Bethel College Fall Festival: Call: 316-284-5251 or www.bethelks.edu One of the biggest weekends for Newton and North Newton happens each fall with the Bethel College Fall Festival and Taste of Newton. The fun starts on Thursday night, with several blocks of Main Street shut down and lined with food vendors and areas for entertainment. Pam Stevens, executive director of the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, said the evening brings together between 3,000 and 5,000 people who sample various items from food booths set up by local nonprofit groups, civic clubs, service organizations, churches and restaurants. “It’s a good fundraiser for lots of nonprofits in our community,” Stevens said. “It’s always a great family event for Newton.” Stevens noted Taste of Newton will celebrate its 30th year in

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2016, having grown tremendously from the few food booths along with industrial machines displayed downtown when it first started. From 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 29, more than 50 vendors will sell a wide variety of items from the standard fair foods, such as walking tacos, roasted corn and funnel cakes to barbecue, brats and smoked pork chops. Bierocks, verenika and peppernuts and some of the traditional German selections, and American, Chinese and Mexican options abound. Melody Spurney, Convention & Visitors Bureau coordinator, said musical performances and dancers highlight Taste of Newton. “There’s a huge street party and then the fun moves to (Bethel College’s) campus for the rest of the weekend,” Spurney said. “Bethel College Fall Festival is an alumni get-together weekend... this is a big deal for reunions, lots of people plan things around the Fall Festival.” Traditionally, the Fall Festival begins with a convocation on Friday evening, followed by a Saturday packed full of activities. Saturday’s options include a breakfast, an outdoor festival featuring German and Mennonite food, activities for kids, booths showcasing community organizations, musical performances and artists. “It’s a regional draw and it’s especially popular for people who grew up here,” Spurney said. “Lots of Newton High School class reunions are planned in conjunction with Bethel Fall Fest. Bethel is gorgeous in the fall.” Saturday night brings tailgating and Bethel’s homecoming football game. A Fall Fest worship service is on Sunday morning at Bethel College Mennonite Church. The final performance of the college’s fall stage production concludes the weekend.

HESSTON Harvest The Good Life

Dyck Arboretum Convention Center 18-Hole Golf Course Concert Series Hesston College 200 Sq. Acres of Parks & Recreation www.hesstonks.org 620-327-4102


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DYCK ARBORETUM

When people want to get away from the daily grind, they get back to nature and the simple life in a weekend away from the city. If that approach sounds appealing to you, but you’d rather not venture too far from civilization, Dyck Arboretum could provide just the fix you need. Just south of the Hesston College Campus, the 13-acre facility is one of the largest native plant gardens in the region, featuring more than 1,000 varieties of native and adaptable trees, shrubs, wildflowers and grasses and took inspiration from the Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine. While education coordinator Brad Guhr noted the arboretum gets a lot of traffic from Hesston College students and residents from nearby Schowalter Villa, he believes there is something for everyone. “We feature a lot of different plant communities of which we feature native plants of Kansas, so mostly prairie species, promoted in a horticultural way,” Guhr said. “I would say definitely check out what we showcase with regard for landscaping with native plants. I think that has been done well here and those native plants take a while to establish.” Education, recreation and relaxation are some of the biggest draws of Dyck Arboretum, Guhr said. Aside from native prairie displays, the arboretum also has wooded areas visitors can take inspiration and landscaping tips from. Special events are conducted throughout the year, including the Prairie Window Concert Series and the FloraKansas (or Great Plains Plant Bazaar). “We’re one of just a few places in the state that showcase native plants of the prairie in horticultural and ornamental ways. We’re also the only place in the state featuring the largest array of native plants at our two plant sales,” Guhr said. Dyck Arboretum hosts the bazaar twice a year, in the fall and the spring, with the next sale set for Sept. 8-11. “I think that it is a rich experience for people to know about their Kansas natural history and you can experience that here at the arboretum to some extent,” Guhr said. “You can experience it physically as you walk the paths and see some of the prairie landscape that would’ve been here.” Where: 177 W. Hickory St., Hesston Hours: Self-guided tours are welcome during daylight (sunrise to sunset). The visitor center is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays year-round (except from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1) and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays from May 1-Oct. 15. Cost: $1 for children 12 and younger, $2 for adults Contact: 620-327-8127, www.dyckarboretum.org

mennonite heritage museum Where: The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, 200 N Poplar, Goessel Hours/Date: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through September. Noon-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays in March, April, October and November. Cost: $4 ages 13 and up, $2 ages 7 to 12 Contact: 620-367-8200, www.goesselmuseum.com GOESSEL — Ben Schmidt spots a pair of boys, the eldest a kindergarten student, and approaches them with a grin. “You guys want to see something cool?” he asks. Schmidt, the curator for The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum, leads those boys and their father down a hallway of The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum to a nondescript door. Everyone walks through, into another period of history. The museum tells the story of a group of Low-German-speaking Mennonites who emigrated from Russia in 1874 and settled near present-day Goessel. The pioneer room is one of the more striking examples. “How many people are in your family?” Ben asks. “Imagine if all of your family, and other families, were all living in this room.” The room is a replica of houses built by the Santa Fe Railroad to provide temporary shelter and housing for Mennonite immigrants upon their arrival in Kansas in 1874. The original buildings were 18 feet by 200 feet and housed about 33 families. The Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum was founded in 1974 to preserve the memory of Mennonite immigrants who left the steppes of Russia for religious freedom in 1874 and chose to settle on the Kansas prairie. The museum is more than one room however — it is an entire campus. The Agricultural part of the Museum features artifacts in the Turkey Red Wheat Palace that related to the progression of mechanization in farming from the 1800s to the mid-1960s. There is an entire small village to visit — a one-room schoolhouse, a prep school, the Friesen house, the Krause House and the Schroeder Barn are all a part. And then there’s the Turkey Red Wheat Palace, filled with old farm equipment and a large Liberty Bell made entirely of wheat. Exhibits in the Immigrant House include 30 showcases, which contain personal items of Mennonite pioneer families. The Mennonites maintained many of the customs from the Netherlands and Prussia even during the 50 years in Russia. The museum will host the 2016 Country Threshing Days Aug. 5-7. During that festival, traditional Prussian foods will be served and old farm equipment will be in operation. Admission is charged for the festival.

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SIDE TRIPS: Warkentin House

211 E. First St., Newton The former home of Bernhard and Wilhelmina Warkentin, built in 1887 that is now operating as a historic house museum. The Warkentins were instrumental in bringing Turkey Red Wheat and Mennonites to Kansas. For more info., call: 316-283-3113

Carriage Factory Art Gallery

128 E. Sixth St., Newton Traces its history back to 1883, when John Jacob (J.J.) Krehbiel founded a carriage factory on the site where the gallery is now located. Members of the Newton Fine Arts Association began restoring the building in 1993, creating an art gallery. In addition to rotating exhibits that feature regional art for sale, the gallery includes a consignment sales gallery of local artists, a gift shop, and a collection of paintings for sale by Albert H. Krehbiel.

Beck’s Farm

7620 S. Anderson Road, Newton Beck’s is a pick-your-own peach farm at 7620 S. Anderson Road, south and west of Newton. The farm is open through Sept. 3. For more info., call: 316-282-2325


Blue Sky Sculpture

North Kansas Avenue, Newton Named one of the Eight Wonders of Kansas Art by the Kansas Sampler Foundation, the Blue Sky Sculpture is on North Kansas Avenue by Centennial Park in Newton. It was designed by local artists Phil Epp and Conrad Snider.

Kansas Learning Center for Health

505 Main St., Halstead The home of Valeda, the transparent woman, the Kansas Learning Center for Health, 505 Main St. in Halstead, is a destination for school field trips and a health museum with a gift shop. For more info., call: 1-800-798-2124

Harvey County Historical Museum

203 N. Main Street, Newton The Harvey County Historical Museum is housed in the 1904 Carnegie Library and is a repository for records and objects that tell the story of Harvey County’s people.

Grace Hill Winery

6310 S. Grace Hill Road, Whitewater Offers wine tasting and tours of the vineyard, winery and cellar to see the journey from vine to wine. Tours begin at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays, with an additional tour at 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tours usually last 20-30 minutes For more info., call: 316-799-2511

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Destination Dining: NEWTON

Casa Fiesta, Mexican 1607 N. Main St. 316-283-7690

701 Café, sandwiches 701 N. Main St. 316-804-4573 Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, Mexican 217 W. Broadway 316-283-6026 Back Alley Pizza 125 W. Sixth St. (Inside Norm’s Coffee Bar) 316-804-4924 The Breadbasket, Prussian, Mennonite 219 N. Main St. 316-283-3811

Charlie’s Restaurant, Truck stop fare 200 Manchester 316-283-0790 China Inn, Chinese 411 N. Main St. 316-283-6295 Chong’s, Chinese, American 1816 N. Main St. 316-283-8250 CJ’s Pancake House, American diner 1525 E. First St. 316-283-5653

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El Toro Café, Mexican 121 W. Fifth St. 316-283-4044 Genova Italian Restaurant 1021 Washington Road 316-587-8099 Great Wall, Chinese 2305 S. Kansas, Ave., Suite 102 316-283-6668 Le J’s Bar-B-Q 601 S.E. 36th St., Suite 108 316-283-0802 Lupe’s Carryout, Mexican 1305 Washington Road 316-283-5502 Moxie Grill, bar and grill 1420 Old Main St. 316-212-1668 facebook.com/moxienewton Nena’s Mexican Carry Out 1728 N. Main St. 316-251-1801 Panda Hibachi Grill & Sushi 427 S.E. 10th St. 316-804-7700 Play-Mor Lanes Grill, Burgers, diner 1115 Washington Road 316-283-0095

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Prairie Harvest, American 601 N. Main St. 316-283-6623

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Yummy’s Asian Cuisine 512 N. Main 316-804-7157

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The Barn, steaks, burgers and sandwiches 307 W. Dean St. Burton, Kansas 620-463-8506

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Al’s Place, burgers and American 221 Main St. 316-835-5035 D’Angelo’s Pizzeria 247 Main St. 316-835-3598 Golden Harvest, family-style restaurant 240 Main St. 316-835-2500

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Panda Kitchen, Chinese 4 Leonard Court Hesston, Kansas 620-327-4029 El Cerrito, Mexican 606 E. Lincoln Blvd. Hesston, Kansas 620-327-0503 The Water’s Edge, American 703 S. Main St. 620-327-4099

SEDGWICK

Cy’s Hoof and Horn, steakhouse 425 N. Commercial Ave. 316-227-5329

WALTON

Whistle Stop Café, American 106 Main St. Walton, KS 620-837-3136

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El Dorado LAke

Where: Northeast of El Dorado When: Year Round When: Day Permit $5; Annual Pass $25 Contact: 316-321-7180 or ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks/Locations/El-Dorado The El Dorado Lake offers a relaxing get-away whether for a day or a weekend. The lake spans 8,000 acres and is within El Dorado State Park. It offers a variety of activities. For boaters, there are 10 boat ramps placed throughout the lake. There also is Shady Creek Marina, which offers a variety of services, including on-dcok gas pumps, and fish cleaning facilities. Dock rentals also are available at the marina for a fee. There also is fishing at the lake. Channel catfish is one of the most popular angling species found in the lake. The lake is stocked with a variety of sport fish, including walleye, large and smallmouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie and blue gill. Other species include flathead catfish, white crappie, white bass, black bullhead, drum and carp. For those wanting to swim, there is 98 miles of shoreline, offering plenty of places for wading on the beaches. There also are two beaches – Bluestem point and Walnut River. They offer large, sandy areas and have playground equipment and picnic tables. Off of the water, there is an archery range and hunting lands available at the state park. The archery range includes an adult and children’s area with targets ranging from five yards out to 50 yards. To hunt, the park offers about 4,000 acres of land at the north end of the lake. There also are several hiking trails at the state park, including an AFA trail that is open year round, as well as equestrian trails at Boulder Bluff. For those wanting to stay overnight, there are a number of campsites available, both with and without camper hookups, as well as cabins. L E A R N

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of Mennonite immigrants who helped make Kansas the breadbasket of the nation through eight buildings in a village-like setting. Open March – April & October – November: Noon – 4 p.m., Tues. – Sat. May – September: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tues. – Sat.

200 N. Poplar, Goessel, Kansas

For more information, visit: www.goesselmuseum.com or call 620-367-8200

The Kansas oil museum

The Kansas Oil Museum offers a variety of learning experiences, attracting visitors from across the country. Inside the museum, visitors will experience the story of the Kansas Flint Hills, Butler County and the science of oil exploration and production. Visitors also can go outside and walk through the 10-acre exhibit of the early oil boom days. The outdoor exhibit includes oil field equipment that has been restored and operates during special events and tours. In addition, there is an historic oil boom town on the grounds, furnished as if the town’s inhabitants had never moved on. These towns operated as divisions of the oil companies and were under the authority of company officials. Self-guided tours through the galleries and grounds are available during regular hours; docent-led tours may be scheduled in advance by phone or using their website. The museum added two signature events this year, which they hope to make annual events. “Since our name change (from the Butler County Historical Society to Kansas Oil Museum) there have been a lot of questions about the historical society,” said Museum Director Warren Martin. “We are trying to get two signature events. The first was the Rock Fest, which was about oil and natural gas. Country Heavy Metal is geared toward Butler County History, early settlers and the agricultural community.” The museum also includes interactive exhibits, the Oil & Gas Legacy Gallery, as well as the Gusher Gift Shoppe, as well as special exhibits throughout the year such as the Geology Exhibit “Life on the Rocks” in May of this year and a music exhibit in June through August and others. They also host a number of events throughout the year. This year’s events include: a monthly free family fun day, which is on the third Saturday of each month; a history and a science camp during the summer months; a Blood and Oil Murder Mystery on Aug. 25, 2016; Historic Bus Tour on Aug. 27, 2016; Dodge Charger Weekend Sept. 17-18, 2016; Ghost Town Historic Bus Tour Sept. 22, 2016; Family Fun Day Trick or Treat Boom Town Oct. 15; a WWII Re-enactment on Nov. 5, 2016 and an old-fashioned Christmas Dec. 2, 2016.

Where: 383 E. Central Ave., El Dorado Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays (Summer Hours) Cost: Admission is $4 for Adults, $3 for Senior Citizens, $2 for ages 6-18, 5 and younger are free, and there are tour rates available Contact: Kansasoilmuseum.org or call 316-321-9333

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Coutts Museum of Art Where: 110 N Main St., El Dorado Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; Noon-4pm Saturdays Cost: No Admission Cost; Donations are accepted Contact: 316-321-1212 For those looking for a cool way to spend a day during a visit to El Dorado, the Coutts Museum of Art, in downtown El Dorado, offers a variety of art exhibits for people to see. The museum is a regional destination art museum housing more than 1,500 works of art in an historic downtown building. The collection, which celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2015, includes Art of the American West, contemporary American, European and regional Kansas art. In addition to its permanent exhibits, there also are several traveling exhibits that come to the museum throughout the year. The museum also hosts a variety of activities throughout the year: the monthly Brown Bag program features a variety of artists and musicians on the third Tuesday of every month; the museum also hosts annual classes; an annual membership bus trip to a variety of different locations; and the museum’s annual Mystery Dinner Theatre. “The Coutts attracts a variety of patrons off the turnpike every year,” said Museum Director Rod Seel. “Out of its 7,000 patrons a year, typically 45 states are represented as well as several foreign countries.” While at the Coutts, take a few minutes to walk around downtown and enjoy the sculptures placed downtown through the El Dorado Main Street Sculpture Program. This program includes 16 sculptures placed by individual investors throughout the downtown area. There also is Sculpture Plaza on North Main Street in the alley just north of the Coutts Museum of Art. The plaza includes a 10x25foot original ceramic tile mural, “Glory of the Hills,” by Terry Corbett and Phil Epp, depicting the scenic Flinthills. In addition to the mural, the plaza also is home to some of the sculptures located up and down

Main Street. There are two located within the plaza, “In Flight” and “His Brand.” There also are benches where people can sit and enjoy the area. The project to create the plaza started in the late 1990s when the Main Street Artscape Committee was wanting to do something to dress up the alley. Cliff Stone funded the project and dedicated it to his wife from the Stone family. The project was completed in 1998.


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Greater Andover Days Where: Andover Central Park, 1607 E. Central Ave. When: Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Cost: $3 for Adults, Children 5 and younger are free Contact: 316-733-1303 Greater Andover Days offers a variety of fun and entertainment each year for Andover and surrounding residents. GAD has been celebrated since 1967 and about 5,000 people attend the event, which will be Sept. 29 through Oct. 2, 2016, and most of the events are in Central Park at 1607 E. Central Ave. The events include a tailgate, carnival, parade, car show, Saturday night concert, ice cream social, KidsFest, fishing clinic, fun run, turtle races, craft and business fair, and hot dog eating contest. The hot dog contest is one of the most popular events at the festival. It was founded in 2010 and a watermelon eating contest for youth was

recently added. The car show is organized by the Wheat State Falcon Car Club, which sponsors the awards and trophies by class. All of the money raised from the car show is given to local charities. Participants can register up to the day of the event. Admission to the festival is by button. Buttons are available at local retailers and cost $3. Children 5 and younger will be admitted free. Every year, 50 cents of each button goes to charity.

Brick Street Festival

Where: Downtown Augusta When: The weekend event runs in June. Contact: Downtown Augusta, Inc. at 114 E. Sixth Ave., 316-775-4585, www.downtownaugustainc.com. Augusta’s Brick Street Festival is one of the town’s premier events and happens each June. The weekend includes a wide array of family-oriented entertainment, and can be considered a throw back to festivals and carnivals that took place in Augusta’s earlier years. Many residents enjoy the return of the festivities to the downtown area on the bricks. Events include a petting zoo, a greased pig race, motorcycle shows, live bands, raffles, food, music, performances by Davis Dance School, and rides by the Ottaway Amusement Company. From carousels to cotton candy, the Brick Street Festival is packed with fun and is a great way for the community to enjoy the best of Augusta.


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Frontier Western Celebration

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Where: El Dorado Civic Center, El Dorado HS, Kansas Oil Museum, Downtown, & El Dorado Lake Date: Aug 4-7 Cost: For the Full Weekend Pass 12 & Older is $20; Children 5-11 is $5; Thursday only $5; Friday only $15; Saturday only $15 Contact: frontierwesterncelebration.com

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Destination Dining: El Dorado

Gambino’s Pizza 1321 W. Central Ave. (316) 322-8827

Two Brothers’ Barbecue 1701 W. Central Ave. (316) 452-5522

Beijing Bistro, Chinese 1905 W. Central Ave. (316) 322-8999

Sugar Shane’s, American 430 State St. (316) 201-1099

Golden Asian Buffet, Chinese 2350 W. Central Ave. (316) 321-2888

Willie’s, American 151 N. Main St. (316) 452-5546

Tuscan Italian Rest., Italian 694 Lulu St. (316) 775-3246

Moe’s, American 710 S. Main St. (316) 322-8464

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Real Deal Cafe, American 2593 S.E. U.S. Highway 54 (316) 320-3212

Billy Sims, barbecue 200 E. Cloud Ave. (316) 733-6294

True Lies, American 607 N. Oil Hill Road (316) 320-9255

Bob & Luigi’s, izza 325 W. Central Ave. (316) 733-1111

Bella Casa, Italian 1111 E. Central Ave. (316) 321-3610 Brew Co, American 142 N. Main St. (316) 322-0211 Charlie G’s Cafe, American 1905 W. Central Ave. (316) 322-8999 Russell’s Daylight Donuts 1243 W. Central Ave. (316) 321-0840 Fiesta Mexicana, Mexican 127 N. Main St. (316) 320-1700

Grizzly Bowl, American 307 S. Haverhill Rd. (316) 452-5410 Hog Wild, barbecue 1530 W. Central Ave. (316) 321-9453 Jacob’s Well, coffeehouse 139 N. Main St. (316 ) 321-1290 La Casita, Mexican 124 S. Main St. (316) 321-1084 Turner’s Coffee and Donuts 405 N. Main St. (316) 321-3668

Turner’s Coffee & Donuts 405 N. Main St. (316) 321-3668 Two Brothers’ Barbecue 1701 W. Central Ave. (316) 452-5522 Willie’s, American 151 N. Main St. (316) 452-5546

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Beijing, Chinese 301 W. Seventh Ave. (316) 775-5999 Bricks Bar & Grill, American 409 State St. (316) 775-0004 No Mercy, barbecue 104 E. 6th Ave. (316) 613-3666 Millers Five Drive-In, American 330 State St. (316) 775-9989 Oklahoma Boys, barbecue 114 E. Seventh Ave. (316) 440-2944 Playa Azul, Mexican 710 W. Seventh Ave. (316) 775-6446 Sidelines Sports Bar, American 430 N. Walnut (316) 775-6336

Boone Pickins, barbecue 213 W. Central Ave. (316) 425-3764 Golden Garden, Chinese 544 N. Andover Road (316) 773-2852 Great Wall, Chinese 340 S. Andover Road, No. C (316) 733-6833 Hereford House Rest., American 1400 Terradyne Drive, Suite 100 (316) 733-7800 Las Palmas Rest., Mexican 119 W. Central Ave. (316) 733-2332 Los Cocos Rest., Mexican 324 E. Coud Ave. Metro Grill II, American 321 S. Andover Road (316) 351-5882 Poplar Rest. & Bar, American 127 W. U.S. Highway 54 733-9996 Scooter’s Coffeehouse, American 626 S. Andover Road, No. 100 (316) 773-1330 Spauliding’s Food & Drink, American 220 W. Third St. (316) 295-3913 Timbuktu Bar & Grill, American 1251 N. Andover Road (316) 733-5630

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World War II History Center

Twisted Oz Motorcycle Museum

119 W. Central Ave., El Dorado The World War II History Center offers a museum and resource facility dedicated to the history of the WWII era. Its goal is to educate all generations about the reasons for the war and the profound impact WWII had on the world. The center includes information about the entire war on the European, Pacific and home fronts. It not only features the American perspective, but also highlights the efforts of the Allis and the Axis. For more info., call: 316-322-8753

Kansas Museum of Military History

Andover Historical Museum 1601 N Main St, Andover, KS The Andover Historical Museum offers a variety of items from Andover’s history, including the Gilmore House and a town pump. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays. For more info., call: 316-775-3656 or 316-218-2418

601 W. Seventh, Augusta, KS Offers a look at vintage motorcycles, a nostalgic atmosphere and amazing artifacts, memorabilia and photographs. Admission Price: Free. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Wednesdays-Saturdays For more info., call: 316-977-9257 Find Twisted Oz Museum on Facebook. 135 S. U.S. Highway 77, Augusta 16,500 square feet with 10,000 military artifacts from various wars, including the Huey helicopter project. The Kansas Military Museum is dedicated to preserving and telling the aviation and military history of Kansas and the United States. For more info., call: 316-775-1425 Find Kansas Museum of Military History on Facebook.

The Douglass Historical Museum

314 S. Forrest, Douglass A treasure of artifacts, extensive research material, photographs, and Native American relics. Hours: 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays For more info., call: 316-746-2319

Augusta Historical Museum

303 State St., Augusta, KS The home of Augusta’s first building, the historic C.N. James Trading Post, and the adjacent museum contains a large number of historical artifacts. Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondays-Fridays Call (316) 775-5655 for weekend hours and more info. Find Augusta Historical Museum on Facebook.

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Where: 650 N. Seneca, Wichita Contact: 316-350-3342 Cost: $7 for adults; $5 for seniors; $5 for military (with ID); $5 for students; $3 children 6-12; Free children younger than 6. Hours:10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays The Mid-America All-Indian Center (MAAIC) is a unique cultural facility located on the shores of the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita. Visitors from around the globe pass through the doors to learn about the American Indians. Established in 1969, the goal of the MAAIC is to educate the community about the tradition and heritage of American Indian people while recognizing the important role they play in society. It is one of the few intertribal museums and is not supported

Mid-America all-indian center financially by any tribe. The MAAIC is home to a museum that features pieces from a collection with more than 3,000 artifacts. This allows for exhibits to be changed throughout the year so that a variety of stories can be told about American Indian culture and heritage. Current exhibits can be seen at www.theindiancenter.org/Pages/ Exhibits.aspx. The museum also has a gift shop and an Outdoor Learning Center. The center features a genuine tipi,

Old Cowtown museum Where: 1865 Museum Blvd., Wichita Contact: 316-219-1871 Cost: $7.75 - Adults (18 to 61) $6.50 - Senior citizens (62 and older) $6.00 - Youth (12 to 17) $5.50 - Children (5 to 11) No charge for children 4 and younger and Old Cowtown Museum members Tax is not included in ticket prices Group and school rates available Hours/Date: Regular Season — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays noon-5 p.m. Sunday Winter Season — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturdays

travois, Outdoor Wildlife Learning Site (OWLS) through the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, medicinal and Three Sisters gardens and an outdoor classroom. Beyond the center lie two artist gardens honoring Woody Crumbo and Blackbear Bosin. No trip to MAAIC would be complete without a visit to the iconic Keeper of the Plains. Located to the east of the building in Keeper Plaza, the 44-foot statue towers over the Arkansas River with arms raised

towards the sun. “The Mid-America All-Indian Center serves as a cultural center and museum dedicated to educating people about and preserving the heritage of the American Indian. We constantly strive to break stereotypes, reinforce positive messages, promote diversity and educate new generations about American Indian art and culture,” said April Scott, executive director of the museum.

Check out this open-air living history museum. The Old Cowtown Museum is a moment frozen in time. The museum offers visitors a glimpse of a town 23 acres off of the Chisholm Trail during 1865 through 1880. With dirt roads, furnishing and costumed staff, this museum gives visitors a true cowtown feel. The museum has a 10,000-piece permanent collection of period artifacts. With 54 historic buildings, the museum takes at least an hour and a half to tour. The Cowtown’s program educates visitors about the vibrant history of the Wichita area. Explore the growth of Wichita from just a settlement of hopeful pioneers, through the stages of a cowtown into the agricultural and manufacturing area that it still is today. Established in 1952 and operated by Wichita Cowtown, Inc. and the city of Wichita Division of Arts & Cultural Services, the Old Cowtown Museum has achieved the highest national recognition available to a museum by being awarded accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, which only 3 percent of the nations museums has. The museums residential area offers a look at the living arrangements during the 1870s. Built in 1874, Marshall M. Murdock home is a representation of the era’s middle-class homes, more comfortable than one might expect. Heller Cabin is the newest structure opened to the public, obtained in October 2009. It is the first building visitors encounter when they enter the historic Cowtown. The addition of Heller Cabin is significant as it is considered one of the top 10 intact structures in the United States from the settlement period. It is also one of Cowtown’s best documented properties because it was photographed, measured and sketched and all of its parts were numbered before it was dismantled and brought to Cowtown. Heller Cabin was built by Civil War veteran Leonhard Hoffman, who expertly cut and pieced the logs together. Cowtown also offers a look at the 1870s business district with such structures as a grain elevator, drug store and train depot. By 1872, there were three banks in Wichita. Visitors can take a gander at the First Arkansas Valley Bank. Don’t forget the to visit S.G. Bastian and Sons Merchantile for toys, souvenirs and food.



The MAAIC is home to a museum that features pieces from a collection with more than 3,000 artifacts. This allows for exhibits to be changed throughout the year so that a variety of stories can be told about American Indian culture and heritage. The Indian Center is home to the largest public collection of work by artist Blackbear Bosin. Bosin designed the Keeper of the Plains statue and was one of the founders of the museum. 316.350.3340 | theindiancenter.org | 650 N Seneca,Wichita KS

Step onto Cowtown's dirt roads and enter a world of the Chisholm Trail, where time is frozen in 1865. Connect with history through artifacts in Cowtown's 10,000-piece permanent collection - textiles, furnishings, furniture, tools, art. Cowtown's unique programming tells the story of Wichita's transformation from a frontier settlement to a cattle town to an agricultural and manufacturing area. 316.350.3323 | oldcowtown.org | 1865 W Museum Blvd,Wichita KS

CityArts is a visual arts and cultural facility with a mission aiming to enrich the lives of community members with educational and artistic opportunities. By embracing creativity and diversity, CityArts is home to over 35 professional artists who teach their crafts, the CityArts Boutique and several gallery spaces featuring local and regional artists. 316.350.3245 | wichitacityarts.org | 334 N Mead St,Wichita KS


Exploration place Address: 300 N. McLean Blvd., Wichita Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturday, Noon-5 p.m. Sundays, Closed on Mondays from Labor Day 2016 to midMarch 2017 Cost: Exhibits only; adults $9.50; seniors $8; youth (ages 3 to 11) $6; children 2 and younger are admitted free Theater tickets are extra. Contact: Call 316-660-0600 or visit www.exploration.org

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SEDGWICK COUNTY AREA Kids of all ages can satisfy their curiosity about everything from how to build a bridge to how food is grown at the hands-on exhibits at Exploration Place in Wichita. Exploration Place has exhibits designed for all ages to enjoy — from “Kansas Kids Connect” for those aged 5 and younger to “Exploring Flight and Design” with flight simulators for older kids and adults who wonder what goes into making a plane fly. “That’s really what we’re about; inspiring young children to grow up someday and go into those science-based careers,” said Christina Bluml, Director of Marketing at Exploration Place. One of Exploration Place’s newest attractions is one which lets people interact with dinosaur skeletons created from recycled metal to move them using different controlling methods. The “fossils” are close enough to touch, and visitors are encouraged to do just that. “Dinosaurs in Motion” is a traveling exhibit, on display through Sept. 5 that blends art and science in a unique way. “Every time we’ve had a dinosaur exhibit here, it’s been really well received. This exhibit is different because it’s not just animatronic dinosaurs moving around, it’s actually sculptures, 14 altogether, made of recycled metal,” Bluml said. The sculptures have exposed mechanics that visitors control by rotating wheels or pushing buttons that activate pulleys and levers, swinging the dinosaur’s heads and turning their bodies. “It’s framed on the premise that you’re going through an artist’s studio, learning how (dinosaurs) move. As you get further into the exhibit, they become more complex, using motors, sensors and video game controllers to get them to move,” Bluml said. “Kansas Kids Connect” is an area designed specifically for kids from infants up to age 5, with areas for play that engage their senses as they learn about the world. Designed with an agricultural Kansas theme, “Kansas Kids Connect” lets children try to navigate the farm world using problemsolving skills and sensory elements. They can work on a tractor, walk through wheat, visit a farmer’s market and plant a garden. “It’s really about how young children learn,” Bluml said. “It has lots of really fun, interactive things for children to do.” “Where Kids Rule” is an area that features a three-story castle with activities from building a bridge to aiming a catapult to costumes and puppets for impromptu plays. “CreatorSpace” lets kids tinker with circuits, wires and other simple materials to learn about and create functional objects. “It’s getting people back to making things and using their hands,” Bluml said. “Technology is great, but there’s other ways to innovate and to think of maybe the next big idea. “Keva: Build Your Mind” lets you take wooden blocks to make sculptures of anything from simple towers to more complex structures with tips on design and engineering. “You can build anything you want, whatever’s in your mind,” Bluml said. “People just go crazy in here; they love it.” “Exploring Our Only Home” teaches visitors about the environment of Kansas with a salt block, a river play area that lets you shape the water’s flow with dams, a mammoth tusk and a tornado simulator. A new aquifer exhibit will open in August. One of the most popular exhibits is “Kansas in Miniature.” Created to resemble a Kansas town of the 1950s. The miniature world features more than 50 animated objects, 125 buildings, 200 period vehicles and 1,000 people with model trains running around the tracks. The Boeing Dome Theater and Planetarium currently shows the film “Flying Monsters,” a look at prehistoric creatures, some as big as giraffes, which ruled the skies many years ago. Summer events at Exploration Place will include a dinosaurthemed overnight campout, summer camps for preschool through 12th grade students, the second annual Wichita Mini Maker Faire and “Drink with the Dinos.” The museum will also conduct special times for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and sensory processing sensitivities. During those select times, you and your child can experience the museum without the noise, crowds or the stimulation of a regular day.



Botanica gardens Where: Botanica Gardens, 701 Amidon St., Wichita Hours: Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays year-round, open until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays April-September and open 1-5 p.m. Sundays April-October. Cost: Children 2 and younger free, $5 for youth (3-12), $6 for seniors (62 and older) and military and $7 for adults (13-61). Contact: 316-264-0448, www.botanica.org Botanica Gardens in Wichita features more than 4,000 species of plants (both native and new to the region) in 30-plus themed gardens spanning 18 acres of land in downtown Wichita. Open year-round Mondays-Saturdays, Botanica is also one of the largest museums of horticulture in the region. Featuring everything from educational opportunities to special entertainment events to the natural beauty of the gardens, Botanica Director of Marketing and Communications Craig Davis said there is something

Side Trips: Museum of World Treasures

Discover treasures from around the world and through the ages at the Museum of World Treasures, 835 E. First St., Wichita. Explore the crusty bones of long-lost creatures, marvel at Egyptian mummies, uncover the secrets of ancient civilizations, and enter the battlefields of World Wars. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays-Saturdays.; Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Tickets for children ages 4 to 12 are $6.95; seniors 60 and older are $7.95; adults $8.95 and children 3 years and younger are free. Contact the museum at 316-263-1311 or visit worldtreasures.org.

Wichita Art Museum

Wichita Art Museum, 1400 W. Museum Blvd., Located in the heart of Wichita, the Wichita Art Museum offers an amazing array of art, in a variety of mediums. Hours: Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays - Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m - Saturday, Closed Mondays and major holidays Tickets adults - $7; seniors- (60 and older) - $5; students with ID and youth (ages 5-17) - $3; children younger than 5 – free; All visitors to the museum get in free on Saturdays. Free Saturday admission is made possible by Colby Sandlian, Sandlian Realty. Contact 316-268-4921

for everybody, though the opening of the Downing Children’s Garden (featuring a working water pump, giant tree house and musical maze) five years ago has helped attract one particular crowd. “By far, that has really awakened the family community and so many of our events and activities revolve around the family, certainly,” Davis said. Additionally, each Thursday through the summer is Family Game Night at Botanica. Other special events, which account for one-fourth of Botanica’s annual attendance, include Tuesdays on the Terrace with live music from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays from June through September. Seasonally, Botanica also hosts Illuminations from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, transforming the gardens into a winter wonderland with more than one million lights. Davis noted there really isn’t a bad time to come visit, as the seasonal variation adds to the variety of what the garden offers, but he noted there are certainly some perks to stopping by in the spring. “With the blooming season, we just had more than 60,000 tulips that really kicked off in the latter part of March...and into May, actually,” Davis said. The recently opened Chinese Garden of Friendship is a tribute to Wichita’s sister city of Kaifeng, HeNan, China. “We want to enlighten people, educate and we want to really feature highly the cultural experiences and the beauty that’s involved with horticulture and give back,” Davis said. “I think that you come, you experience it and you leave it with a new appreciation for anything that’s green; the caring of it and how delicate it really is.”

Sedgwick County Zoo

Sedgwick County Zoo, 5555 Zoo Boulevard, has several themed areas where people can view animals, including KOCH Orangutan and Chimpanzee Habitat, South America, Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, Tropics, Amphibians and Reptiles, Cessna Penguin Cove and Children’s Farms. People can see everything from an African Lion, Eastern black rhinoceros and hippopotamus to a Chinese alligator, red panda and cougar. Tickets $11.95 for ages 62 and older, $14.95 for adults, $9.95 for children (ages 3-11) and children 2 and younger are free. Group and military discounts available. Contact 316-660-9453 or www.scz.org

Wichita Ice Center

The Wichita Ice Center, 505 W. Maple St., has Olympic- and NHL-sized ice rinks, full-length viewing windows, meeting and banquet rental, concessions, party rooms, sports store, Learn To Skate programs, Learn to Play Hockey, youth and adult hockey leagues, competitive and recreational Figure Skating Academy. Call: 316-337-9199 or wichitaicecenter.com

Tanganyika Wildlife Park

Tanganyika Wildlife Park, 1000 S. Hawkins Lane, Gooddard, is on the outskirts of Wichita and offers an interactive wildlife experience unique in the area. Tickets Adult $16.99; children (3-11) $11.99; seniors (60-89) $14.99; children 2 and younger and seniors 90 and older, free; Value pass interactive card, $15. Hours: May through Labor Day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; Spring break in March 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; April, September, October and first weekend of November 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Contact 316-794-8954 or www.twpark.com

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Bartlett Arboretum

Where: Belle Plaine Hours: By appointment or for special events. Cost: $5-$10 suggested donation. Contact 620-488-3451 or www.bartlettarboretum.com One of Sumner County’s biggest marvels is in Belle Plaine, the Bartlett Arboretum. On the west end of town, along Kansas Highway 55, “the arb,” as it’s known locally, has been in Belle Plaine for more than 100 years. Started by Dr. Walter E. Bartlett in 1910, the Bartlett family owned and cared for the arb for several generations. Since 1997, Robin Macy has been the steward of property.

She, along with numerous volunteers — known as Soil Sisters and Soil Brothers, keep the arb looking like the jewel that it is. During the Bartlett Arboretum’s centennial year, 2010, it became the first landscape in the history of the Kansas to garner a spot on the National Registry of Historic Places. The arboretum is home to a host of trees and plant life from across the globe, like the Japanese maple tree, the largest one of it’s kind in the state of Kansas. In the spring, the arb truly shines and sings. The literal singing is usually handled by the various musicians that take the stage in the center of the arb during one of its many events through the year. From the spring to the fall, the Tree House Concert Series brings in artists of all kinds, from small, bluegrass acts to classical concerts.

Kansas wheat festival

Where: Wellington When: second week in July Cost: $3 festival button. Contact: Call the chamber at 620-326-7466. or go to www.wellingtonkschamber.com/kansas-wheat-festival

Wyldewood Cellars Winery is the largest and most awarded winery in Kansas, and the largest jelly and syrup company in the state. FREE tastings of the wines and jellies are offered seven days a week with over 45 wines to choose from. The winery is a popular venue for weddings and events with a large banquet - reception room, landscaped patio with gazebo, and an amazing view!

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www.wyldewoodcellars.com Mon-Sat. 9-6, Sun. 12-5 316-554-9463 off wine 951 E 119th St. South by the bottle Peck, KS. 67120 (Exit 33 on I-35) Coupon Code 0716

Kansas is known for its rolling fields of golden wheat — The Wheat Capital of the World. Sumner County is the No. 1 wheatproducing county in Kansas. The Kansas Wheat Festival is a postharvest event that will celebrate its 117th year in 2017. The festival began as the Sumner County Jubilee in honor of a bumper wheat harvest in its inaugural year, 1900. On April 26, 2012, an official proclamation was issued by the state of Kansas making Wellington’s wheat festival the official Kansas Wheat Festival. Today the Kansas Wheat Festival is the premier fundraising event for the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB and supports the activities of community businesses year round. Thousands of people come from all over the region to enjoy music, food and events for the entire family. “This is an event that pulls Sumner County communities and families together to celebrate our agricultural heritage,” said Annarose White, Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce director. “That is why it’s so special.” The five day event features everything that you expect from the heartland; music, art showcases, agricultural displays, carnival rides and Cow Chip tossing. Cow chip tossing? People flock in from around the county to compete for points as they toss dried cow poo into a toilet bowl downtown.

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Where: Interstate 35 at exit 33, Mulvane Hours: Open 24 hours. Cost: No cost to enter. Gaming, food and beverage costs vary. Contact: www.kansasstarcasino.com or 316-719-5000

Kansas Star Casino Event Center Hotel is the destination for high-energy gaming, unforgettable entertainment and distinctive dining. The property offers more than 1,750 hot slot machines, 50 table games and an eight-table poker room. When you visit, make sure to come hungry. From signature fine dining and USDA Prime grade steaks at Woodfire Grille, to endless options at The Kitchen Buffet, Asian fusion at An Pho and even more, Kansas Star has something to satisfy every craving. Kansas Star also has the facilities to make your next big event unforgettable. An over 53,000-square-foot meeting and convention space is the perfect location for business meetings, holiday parties, trade shows and weddings. The casino offers on-site catering and other convenient amenities to make your experience at Kansas Star as seamless as possible. The Kansas Star Casino offers entertainment for everyone. The casino is home to a multi-purpose arena, where customers can enjoy national touring entertainment, sporting and equestrian.

Side Trips: Wellington Lake

Located west of Wellington, Wellington Lake has 674 acres of surface water and 10.2 miles of shoreline. Families from all around Sumner County drive to lake to picnic, fish or to swim off its public beaches. Recreation permits are required. There are also areas for camping and boating. 507 Lake View Road, Mayfield, 620-434-5454

Panhandle Railroad Museum

The Panhandle Railroad Museum includes engines, old spittoons, various furniture pieces used throughout the Sante Fe system, uniforms and safety items, and clocks and watches, which were vital to the safe movement of trains before the signal system was put into use. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. 425 E. Harvey, 620-399-8611

Wyldewood Cellars Winery

Wildwood Cellars Winery is on 119th/53 Highway just west of Interstate 35, at exit 33. Free tastings of the wines, jellies and homemade fudges are offered seven days a week. Over 45 wines are available at every sweetness level from the very dry to the sweet, dessert wines, signature Elderberry and even a Mead (honey wine). Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. 316-554-9463

National Glass Museum

The National Glass Museum, a product of the National Depression Glass Association opened in Wellington in 2012. The museum is home to pieces of antique glass made just before, during, and immediately after the Great Depression. 117 S. Washington Ave., Wellington, 620-326-6400, ndga.net

Chisholm Trail Museum

Wellington has a rich frontier heritage dating back to 1871, shortly after cattle began being driven from Texas across the Red River and Indian Territory to Abilene in 1867. The trail passed seven miles west of Wellington from Caldwell to Wichita, and on to Abilene. The museum library contains numerous enlarged historic photographs. The museum documents military history, the general store, railroad, dolls, automobiles, doctors office and has a sewing room. 502 N. Washington Ave., Wellington 620-326-3820 chisholmtrailmuseum.com

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Destination Dining: ARGONIA

Argonia Mart & Cafe, American 509 N. Main St. S. 620-435-6995

Caldwell

Last Chance Bar & Grill, American 30 S. Main St. 620-845-2434 The Red Barn, American 624 S. Main St. 620-845-2171 The Shack, Pizza 23 E. Central Ave. 620-845-2626 Conway Springs Au’Dean’s Den, American 113 E. Spring Ave. 620-456-2749

Hired Man’s Grocery & Grill 424 N. Fifth St. 620-456-3663

Muffin Top Bakery & Confections, Bakery 113 N. Main St. 620-892-2048

Fabiola’s Restaurant, Mexican 302 N. Washington Ave. 620-326-6554

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Wellington

Good Taste Chinese Restaurant, Chinese 1311 E. 16th St., Suite 2 620-399-8401

Luciano’s, Italian 216 W. Main St. 316-777-0045

Barefoot Jerry’s, American 217 N. Washington Ave. 620-326-6666

Calabrone’s Italian Restaurant, Italian 1226 S.E. Louis Drive 316-866-2803

Vautrot’s Cajun Goods, Cajun 222 N. Second St. 316-425-7071 Will and Mike’s, Ice Cream 104 W. Main St. 316-239-1848

Oxford

Angie D’s, American 218 W. Main St. 620-455-9906

Andy’s Supper Club, American 1604 N. A St. 620-326-2776

Daylight Donut Shop, Bakery 110 S. Washington Ave. 620-326-2840 The Dore, American 114 N. Washington Ave. 620-326-7611 El Chile Verde, Mexican 119 W. Harvey Ave. 620-440-5008

The Great Wall, Chinese 1022 W. Eighth St. 620-326-8688 No. 7 Coffee House, American/Coffee House 115 S. Washington Ave. 620-326-6777 Pastime Bar, American 424 S. Washington Ave. 620-399-8618 Penny’s Diner, American 1104 E. 16th St. 620-326-8191


FANTASTIC Festivals: January

Elk Days — In January, take a guided tour of Maxwell Wildlife Refuge’s elk herd, Outside Canton, McPherson County Winter Expo, Western St. Bank Expo Center, Dodge City

February

Shrine Circus (3-Ring), Civic Center, Dodge City

March

Vaffeldagen — At the end of March in Lindsborg, celebrate the Swedish waffle day and arrival of spring with waffle-related events, Lindsborg AMBUCS Home and Leisure Show, Western State Bank Expo Center, Duane, Dodge City

April

Spring Wildflower Tour — These tours at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge take place throughout spring, outside Canton, McPherson County Twilight Theatre and Community Auditorium Annual Fundraising Gala, Kiowa County Messiah Festival of the Arts — (Palm Sunday and Good Friday, Lindsborg) Bethany College and community members partner to present Handel’s Messiah at Presser Hall on Bethany College Campus, Lindsborg Lindsborg in Bloom — (last Saturday) 1960s-themed festival marks the beginning of spring with familyfriendly events, costume contests and shopping, Lindsborg Peabody Sunday Cruise — On fourth Sundays of the month from April through October, bikers, car collectors and vendors gather 8 a.m.-1 p.m. for live music, a church service and food, Peabody

May

Caldwell Chisholm Trail Festival — The annual Chisholm Trail Festival is on the first full weekend in May, Caldwell Cinco de Mayo, Wright Park, Dodge City Little Britches Rodeo, Roundup Arena, Dodge City Boot Hill Museum Season Kickoff, Dodge City Dodge City Trolley Historic Site Tours. Memorial Day–Labor Day, Dodge City Movies in the Park — On select Saturdays through August, the McPherson Convention and Visitors Bureau hosts familyfriendly movies at Lakeside Park, McPherson Memorial weekend Celebration — Arts and crafts festival, Alumni activities, annual rodeo and dance, Kiowa County McPherson County All Schools Day — A countywide celebration of education, this allday event takes place in mid-May. Features include a parade, games and fireworks, McPherson Thunder on the Smoky — (third Saturday) Motorcycle rally and festival in downtown Marquette. Poker run, bike races and vendors, Marquette Millfest — (first weekend) A family event celebrating the history of the Smoky Valley Roller Mill and the pioneer heritage of the region. Features guided tours of an 1898 flourmill in operation, live music and barbecue, Lindsborg

Jubilee Memorial Day Weekend — Festival in the City Park, carnival, class reunion weekend, St. John

June

Miss Kansas Pageant — June 5-10. Pratt Community College. A week of activities and preliminary competitions leading to the crowning on June 10. Main Street Festival, Dodge City Vintage in the Valley (first Saturday) Antiques, repurposed items, home and decor, vintage items, metalworkers, live music and street food, Marquette Chingawasa Days — (first weekend in June). The citywide festival celebrates summer with barbecues, contests and games for children, live music and a 5K run, Marion

July

Old-fashioned Fourth of July at Boot Hill Museum, enjoy an 1876 Independence Day celebration, Dodge City Western Kansas’ largest fireworks display Memorial Stadium 10 p.m., Dodge City Annual Fourth of July Celebration, Kiowa County Fourth of July Firework Show — The annual Peabody celebration is on July 4 and has been a tradition for 95 years, Peabody Kansas Wheat Festival — weekend long festival, featuring competitions, food, carnival, concerts, parade, arts and crafts, farm show, and sports, Wellington July 21-25: Ford County Fair, Ford County Fair grounds, Dodge City

Dodge City Days City-Wide Festival, PRCA Rodeo, parades, street dances, car show, fiesta, arts and crafts, Dodge City Boot Hill Bull Fry and Bash, Dodge City Western Parade, Dodge City DC Days Kick Off Concert, Roundup Rodeo Arena, Dodge City 5.4.7 Arts Center Beer Tasting Fundraiser, Kiowa County Kiowa County 4-H Fair, Kiowa County July 20-23: Pratt County Fair, fairgrounds at 81 Lake Road. This is a true county fair, with 4-H exhibits, carnival, demolition derby and two concerts, one free and one ticketed, Pratt. Fort Harker Days —Conducted on Main Street Kanopolis, this free festival celebrates western heritage, including a parade, turtle races and fun runs, Kanopolis McPherson County Fair — During the third full weekend in July, the county fairgrounds north of Canton come alive with exhibits, rodeos and a demolition derby, Canton McPherson Mowbray Metric Bicycle Ride – A fun ride at the end of July that includes mapped routes of various lengths, McPherson McPherson County 4-H Fair — Featuring more than 3,000 exhibits in 36 divisions. Located at the 4-H fairgrounds, 600 W. Woodside, McPherson


August

Aug. 4-7: Frontier Western Celebration — includes pageant, rodeo, kids activities and music, El Dorado Aug. 5-7: Goessel Country Threshing Days: Attractions include living history characters; quilting, spinning and weaving demonstrations; a parade and wheat‑threshing, Goessel Aug. 5-9: Harvey County Free Fair. Harvey County Fairgrounds. Newton

September

Fall Wildflower Tour — Taking place in fall, these tours show off the beauty of Maxwell Wildlife Refuge’s fall flora, outside Canton, McPherson County Sept. 17-18: Leon Harvest Home Festival, includes a parade, crafts, kids activities, Leon Sept. 23-25: Wild West Fest, DC Roundup Arena, Dodge City

Aug. 12-14: Old Settlers Festival. A celebration of Halstead history, Halstead.

Sept. 24: Harvey County United Way Chili Cook-off. 100 block of West Sixth. A fund-raising festival for Harvey County United Way, Newton

Aug. 19-21: Mulvane Old Settlers — road race, rodeo, carnival, arts and crafts, quilt show, parade, talent show, Little Miss Pioneer pageant and turtles races

Sept. 29: Taste of Newton, downtown. Spend the evening with free entertainment on two stages, and sampling foods from up to 100 vendors, Newton

South Haven Fair — Activities include exhibits, races, rides, a parade, a pedal pull, a 5K and one-mile fun run, AG olympics and drawings

Sept. 29-Oct. 2: Greater Andover Days, includes a carnival, car show, Andover

Aug. 20: Southwest Truck Parts Mud Run, fairgrounds at 81 Lake Road. Tractor pull, mud run and ATV pit, with proceeds benefiting a local charity, Pratt Aug. 20: Potwin Watermelon Festival – includes a parade, car show and kids activities, Potwin Aug. 26-27: Thresher Show, Haviland Aug. 27: Douglass Frontier Days, Douglass PRCA Xtreme Bull Riding, Roundup Arena, Dodge City PRCA Rodeo, Roundup Arena, Market and 14th, Dodge City Classic Car Show, Wright Park, Dodge City Longhorn Cattle Drive, from Boot Hill Museum to Roundup Rodeo Arena, Dodge City United Way Triathlon — This annual event on August’s third Saturday kicks off United Way of McPherson County’s fundraising campaign, McPherson

Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Fall Festival, Includes Oktoberfest, car show and Walnut River Festival, El Dorado Conway Springs Fall Festival — (fourth Saturday in September) includes a fun run, parade, carnival, car show, vendors, entertainment, barbecue, fireworks and an outdoor dance. Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction, Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City KS Pro Rodeo Assn. Rodeo, DC Roundup Arena, Dodge City Octoberfest, Knights of Columbus fun, dancing and food, Dodge City Santa Fe Days — This festival at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge honors the Santa Fe Trail, outside Canton, McPherson County Art in the Park — (third Saturday in September). Artists and vendors will display limestone and metal art, soaps, jewelry, furniture, photography and more, along with live music and concessions in Central Park, Marion

Old Settler’s Day — (fourth Saturday in September). Marion’s homecoming celebration features a parade, food, games and entertainment in Central Park, Marion

Oktoberfest, Stafford first weekend in October Street fest, wiener dog races, car show, Stafford

Festival of Cultures —This festival takes place during the fourth weekend in September at McPherson’s Lakeside Park. The event includes traditional Scottish events, such as Highland games and bagpipes, as well as dancing and sword demonstrations, McPherson

Community Trunk or Treat, Kiowa County

October

Oct. 1-2: Whitewater Fall Festival – includes parade, kids activities, Whitewater Mountain Man Rendezvous — This Maxwell Wildlife Refuge classic takes place the first full weekend in October, featuring costumes and crafts from the early 1800s, outside Canton, McPherson County Oct. 7-8: Wellington Homecoming and Fall Festival — Various Wellington High School class reunions as-well-as chili contest, Homemade Pie Contest and Jalapeño Contest, arts and crafts show, children’s activities, live music downtown, and WHS football homecoming game Oct. 8: Fall Festival, Rose Hill Bethel College Fall Festival on the campus green, 300 27th St., North Newton. Bethel College’s homecoming weekend featuring music, theater, sports and food, Newton Air Capital Fly-in at Newton City/County Airport. The annual fly-in features aircraft of all types, Newton 3i Show, Western State Bank Expo Center, Dodge City Depot Theater Haunted Hotel, Dodge City Svensk Hyllningsfest — (oddnumbered years, Lindsborg) Events include live music, both Swedish and American, traditional dinner at the Smorgasbord, a parade and Swedish heritage classes 5.4.7. Arts Center Wine Tasting Fundraiser, Kiowa County

Trick or Treat Downtown, Dodge City

November

Nov. 19: Christmas in the Park, Lemon Park in Pratt. Family event with activities, seasonal treats and a visit with Santa, ending with the lighting of Lemon Park as a Christmas theme park. Lights are on until Jan. 2, Pratt Nov. 26: Dancaster Craft Fair, Pratt Municipal Building, 117 W. Third. Craft and vendor show, Pratt Christmas ChiliFest and Parade of Lights, Dodge City Buffalo Auction — In midNovember, visitors to the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge can enjoy a buffalo burger and view the auction or participate, outside Canton, McPherson County

December

Dec. 1: Parade of Lights on Main Street. Santa will make an appearance, Newton Dec. 3: Five Places of Christmas. The annual Five Places of Christmas holiday open house is a collaborative event among Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Harvey County Historical Museum, Kauffman Museum, Warkentin House and Bethel College Women’s Association, Newton Dec. 3: Gamma Beta ESA Craft Fair, Pratt Municipal Building, 117 W. Third. Craft and vendor show, Pratt First Weekend in December: Holiday Business Open Houses, Holiday Home Tours and Lighted Christmas Parade, Kiowa County Christmas in “Old Dodge City” — City-wide Holiday festival, bazaars, Front Street decorations, Dodge City Breakfast with Santa, Boot Hill Museum, includes breakfast, treats, storytelling and photo with Santa, Dodge City Trolley Christmas Light Tours — Throughout December, visitors can take guided tours. Cost is $5, McPherson


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