UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, August 16. 1995
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Lawrence area offers outdoor variety
Novice, serious campers can cure boredom cheaply
By David Stuber Special to the Kansan
One way to beat the boredom and heat of August is to plan a camping trip. The area around Lawrence offers a variety of affordable experiences both for novice and serious campers.
Camping doesn't necessarily require loads of outdoor equipment. However, the equipment campers need depends on their length of stay and personal needs.
Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St., sells a wide range of camping gear including stoves, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, canoes, and pots and pans.
"For a one night trip, I'd take a two-man tent and maybe one meal and some drinks," said Erik Rooman, Lawrence resident.
Rooman, who works at Sunflower,
said that a foam mattress, blanket
and food could be all that was
needed under the right conditions.
"The weather conditions have been perfect for camping," he said.
Rooman also said it was important to pack wisely and buy reliable and reusable equipment.
For those students who are financially strapped or don't camp enough to buy their own gear, Wilderness Discovery in the Kansas Union rents out all the necessities for camping. Two-person tents start at $7 for the first night, and larger, more versatile tents can be rented for more.
There are a variety of campsites close to Lawrence.
Antonio Figueroa, San Francisco law student, said that there were several different things he looked for in campsites.
"I look for access to water, trails, seclusion and wildlife," Figueroa said.
Extremely isolated camping spots on public land are hard to come by in this area, though. Most of the state and county land set aside for camping is grouped together in rows and can be accessed by road.
Clinton State Park, about five miles west of Lawrence, has two campgrounds and more than 400 plots, many with electricity and grilling. Camping is $3 a night a plot.
"Some stay a long time,some a day
and some in between," said Mary Butterbrodt, who has worked at the State Parks and Recreation office at Clinton Lake for six years. She said that the campgrounds had stayed relatively busy this summer despite the rains in April and May.
Butterbrodt said that besides the campgrounds, there were only a few spots around Clinton that were open to campers.
Other possibilities for campers include Lone Star and Perry lakes. Perry State Park, which is larger in acreage than Clinton, has more than 1,000 camp sites.
Heavy rains caused extensive damage to low-lying parts of the campgrounds at Perry, said Frank Funk, project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers at Perry.
"This year's flood left us 20 feet above our normal pool levels," Funk said. Funk also said that the camper turnout had been slow through June and that all problems with Perry's campgrounds would be solved by Labor Day weekend.
Lone Star Lake, which is owned by Douglas County, also has a campground, but overnight camping outside of the campground is not permitted.
Daytript to Weston, Mo. complete with autumn sights, smells, sounds
Fall beauty just around corner
By Kathleen Newman Special to the Kansan
The rich smell of tobacco drying in the autumn sun and apples ripe for the picking await visitors to nearby Weston, Mo. Located an hour northeast of Lawrence, Weston offers spectacular fall scenes and unique activities in a historical setting — an ideal destination for a daytrip.
"We have something for everyone," said Virginia Hall, manager of the Weston Information Center. "For anyone interested in history, especially the time before and during the Civil War, this is the place to tour."
The town is full of history, Hall said. Antebellum homes dot the hillsides and bluets, and tobacco crops are a thriving industry.
In fact, the fertile area provides the only tobacco market west of the Mississippi River. Six million pounds of tobacco are handled annually by the three Weston
To get to Weston, Mo., from Lawrence, drive on the I-70 turnpike going east to I-435 going north. Get off the interstate at the M-45 exit and head north to Weston.
The Weston experience
tobacco warehouses. New Deal Tobacco Warehouses Inc. is open to the public daily, early November through late January.
During the fall, tobacco can also be seen curing in many of the faded red barns along highway M-45.
Vaughn's Apple Orchard, one of two orchards in Weston, entices visitors with fresh-cut tobacco in the barns and smoked meats in the larder.
Wagon-rides into the orchard are a dollar.
Sue Vaughn, part-owner of the orchard, said she liked apple season the best.
Even though the orchard grows and sells apples,apples are the favorite fruit of customers and employees.
In September and October, not a day goes by when the orchards
aren't full of people picking apples, wandering around in the orchard and drinking the cider," Vaughn said. "The crisp, short mellow days of autumn seem to bring out the best in people."
Vaughn's has many kinds of apples, including Jonathons, red delicious, yellow delicious, granny smith and winesap.
Apple season starts the first of September and goes through the end of October.
Visitors can follow the rolling hills east of Vaughn's to McCormick's Distilling Company.
McCormick Distilling Company, also located in Weston, is the oldest continuously active distillery in the country.
Founded in 1856 by Weston saloonkeeper Ben Halladay, the natural springs on site were used to produce bourbon until 1985. Increased demand for their liquors have since moved the distilling to larger facilities out-of-state, but all aging and bottling still is done in Weston.
Daily guided tours are free. Shots are 20 cents — just like they were in the 1840's.
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Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago September 20, 8:00 p.m.
Chanticleer October 1, 3:30 p.m.
Philip Glass, La Belle et la Bête October 11, 8:00 p.m.
Five Guys Named Moe October 14, 8:00 p.m.
Aman Folk Ensemble October 28, 8:00 p.m.
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National Theatre of the Deaf
November 1, 7:30 p.m.
Jesus Christ Superstar
November 3, 8:00 p.m.
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