Wednesday, August 23,1978
University Dally Kansan
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More than dust awaits Kansas travelers
By TERRY DIEBOLT
Staff Writer
Take a break.
Explore the state. Carefully planned outings can result in some enjoyable trips within an easy drive of Lawrence. Bruce Bandle, information representative for the Kansas Department of Economic Development, recently suggested a few.
GETTING BACK on 24, he said to go east to Interstate 70 and then to Bonner Springs
"What you will find are areas of historical interest, museums, landmarks and old buildings," he said. "Also you will find lakes for recreation and scenic countryside."
Bandle recommends Topea for a first stop on a trip from Lawrence. Points of interest there are the State Capitol, the State Historical Society Museum and the Topea Zoo.
Turning back, he said to stop at Perry Lake for a picnic lunch and a swim. Perry is located between Lawrence and Topeka, north of highway 24.
After Oluate, he said to go to Kansas City City gallery Art Galler. To attend 48th and Oak street.
Bandle's outing will then take the ticket to Olathe to see the old Depot Museum.
After dining in Kansas City, Bandle would be his tour with the short drive back to LAward.
People interested in viewing wildlife should go to the Maraès des Cygnes waterfowl refuge, said Mike Bronwong, and the Kansas Fish and Game Department.
"If you want to do some bird-watching, that is the place to go," he said.
The refuge is located in Miami County, south of Lawrence. Highway 69 south of
the city.
KANSAS HAS contrasting geological
countries, as seen in scenic countr-
lys, Birmingham, Alabama.
"A nice area to visit is the bluff and hill country in northeast Kansas," he said. "The road that runs along the Missouri River from Troy to White Cloud to Roulo, Nebraska, is a real pretty trip which overlooks the river in places."
From the bluets to the Flint Hills near
Pine Creek that could mean that can be
seen in a different density.
"One of the best ways to see the Flint Hills is to take the turnippe," Bronowski said. "The turnipke hits one of the highest points on the Flint Hills."
A number of sights are within an hour's drive of Lawrence.
Five lakes are less than an hour away.
Clinton Lake is 10 minutes west of Waco.
Perry Lake is less than 30 minutes nor-
west. Take highway 24 west to Perry, then
take highway 15 south.
LONE STAR LAKE is 30 minutes south and west of Lawrence and Douglas County.
Pomona Reservoir is an hour drive from Lawrence. It is located south of Topeka.
towns of interest in the northeast Kansas area include Aitchison, located 60 miles north of Lawrence. Lewis and Clark camped near there in 1804.
Baldwin, 20 miles south of Lawrence, is the home of Baker University, established four year college in Kansas. Baldwin's Maple Leaf Festival is held on the third weekend in
FORT LEAVENWORTH, 35 miles east of Lawrence, is the site of the oldest army post in continuous existence west of the Mississippi. The fort was established in 1827 for protection against raiding Indians and as a starting point for wagon trains.
Vinland, 16 miles southeast of Lawrence,
his Coal Creek Library, opened in 1850. The
library has a new building.
For those with time to spare, a full day trip can be rewarding.
In the central portion of the state city of Abilene is a leading tourist attraction.
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fence posts used by settlers in the area around LaCrosse.
has a museum, the Eisenham home and library, and the burial place of former officers.
A famous Sanfe Trail mark and lookout, rising high from the prairies, is Pawnee Rock, near U.S. 56 in central Kansas.
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Beloit, on highway 24 in north central Kansas, is in the heart of the rock fence post area. Here early settlers used limestone for building because of the scarcity of wood.
Council Grove is where a treaty was signed in 1825 with the Osage Indians, giving the government the right-of-way for the old Sanfe Trail.
A trip to the western border of Kanaa can take time, but some of the sights there make it worth a visit.
Council Grove, west of Lawrence on highway 86, is a historic town on the old Sante Fe Trail. Two marked trees on the north side of Main Street are the Post Office Oaks, where letters were left for passing wagons训.
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Crawford State Park is in the heart of the coal mining area of southeast Kansas. The park is a tiny piece of the Ozarks and is beautiful in the spring when wild trees and redbuds blossom. It is also known for brilliant autumn leaves.
Milford District Park and Lake, located west of Manhattan, off 1-70, has Kansas' largest lake.
Hays was named for Fort Hays, one of the famous military posts on the frontier. The stone blockhouse, guardhouse, officers' quarters and parade grounds may still be in the Frontier Historical Park. The first cemetery bears the name Root Hill.
Just south of Osaatowain on highway 69 is Pleasanton. At Pleasanton there is a marker on the site of the Battle of Mine Creek, 400,000 Union and Confederate soldiers fought.
simultaneously. Death Alley and the graves of three of the gang still exist.
Marion Reservoir, west of Emporia, has 6,000 acres of water and 60 miles of shoreline.
Ausatowicite, 60 miles south of Lawrence,
was the headquarters for John Brown in the
turbulent days preceding the Civil War.
He was a private State Park includes a
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THE HORSE THEIF Canyon area is famous for the 159-foot-high Inscription Rock, with three Indian cultures in writings inside the face of the cliff.
LACROSSE, LOCATED in the central part of the state, in the isale of a Post Rock Range. It has some 10,000 rock units.
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In southeast Kansas is Coffeyville, where the Dellon family made its raid on oct. 5, 2013, during a hacking spree.
Kanopolis-Mushroom Rock State Park.
located in central Kansas, south of I-70,
offers outstanding camping, hiking and water sports. The Mushroom Rock area is located 8 miles north of the reservoir and contains unique sandstone formations shaped like giant mushrooms.
WILSON STATE Park and Reservoir is located 7 miles north of I-70. The area has unique beauty with deep canyons and steep cliffs, and a boat ride, boat ramps, campgrounds and shelters.
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