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Here Are 27 Historic Sites on the Driving Tour of the Marquette Has Restored Its Downtown to Mushroom Rock Legacy Trails 135 PRAIRIE TRAIL AREA MAP 70 KANSAS Ellsworth KANSAS KANSAS 140 KANSAS E L LS W O R T H 141 Kanopolis 4 PRAIRIE TRAIL Reservoir 4 Scenic Byway Lindsborg Maxwell PRAIRIE TRAIL Marquette Game Canton Preserve 56 McPherson Scenic Byway Kansas City 86 We welcome you to the Prairie Trail Scenic Topeka 70 281 70 70 M C P H E R S O N 4 83 Byway and hope you enjoy your stay with us. 140 Salina 335 50 141 135 35 Please refrain from taking samples of the rock 96 4 Emporia 96 183 56 14 86 19 formations because such activities could 96 50 35 50 50 56 irreparably damage the geological features. 281 61 54 Please help preserve this beautiful land by not Wichita 35 picking the wildflowers and native grasses. 183 Enjoy the wildlife by observing proper respect for them. Points of Interest Near the Byway Scenic Places Downtown Murals (Marquette) Old Mill Museum (Lindsborg) Battle Hill (Maxwell Wildlife Refuge) Old Restored Jail (Canton) Christian Ridge Cemetery – a Pioneer Cemetery Santa Fe Trail Marker (East of Canton on US 56) (6 miles west of Roxbury) Stars and Stripes Military Museum (Canton) Coronado Heights WPA Project (Lindsborg) Twin Mounds (seen from Smoky Valley Road) Events Valley View Cemetery (1 mile east of Roxbury) Autumn in the Valley Festival and Chili Cook-off (Marquette) Natural and Recreational Sites Buffalo Auction (Maxwell Wildlife Refuge) Christmas in Canton (Canton) Carlson Memorial Park (Lindsborg) Svensk Hyllningsfest (Lindsborg) photo by Richard Kippes Kanopolis Lake (fishing, boating, camping, hiking, trail Lucia Festival (Lindsborg) riding) Marquette Melodrama (Marquette) Lucia Park (Lindsborg) For more information about the Maxwell Mountain Man Rendezvous (Maxwell Wildlife McPherson State Lake (Maxwell Wildlife Refuge) Prairie Trail Scenic Byway contact: Refuge) Riverside (South) Park (Lindsborg) Maxwell Wildlife Refuge at 620-628-4455, McPherson County Fair, Rodeo, Classic Car Show and Rolling Hills Zoo and Museum (Hedville/Salina) Lindsborg Visitors Center at 888-227-2227 or Demolition Derby (Canton) Smoky Hill Bison Company (Assaria) [email protected] Messiah Festival (Lindsborg) Swensson (North) Park (Lindsborg) Millfest (Lindsborg) or visit the following websites: Valkommen Walking Trail (Lindsborg) Midsummer’s Day Festival (Lindsborg) www.lindsborg.org Old Fashioned Fourth of July Festival (Lindsborg) National Scenic Byways website: www.byways.org Historic Sites, Museums Old Mill Heritage Christmas (Lindsborg) Kansas Scenic Byways website: ksbyways.org and Galleries Smoky Valley Classic Car Show (Lindsborg) This brochure has been funded by the Kansas Department of Bethany Lutheran Church National Historic Site (Lindsborg) Smoky Valley Saddle Club Rodeo (Marquette) Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration through the Ellsworth, Cattle Drover Town Spring and Fall Wildflower Tours (Maxwell Wildlife Refuge) Kansas Scenic Byways Program. Faris Caves (on Legacy Trail) Three Sisters Spring Fling (Canton) Fort Harker (Kanopolis) Thunder on the Smoky Motorcycle Rally & Festival Jones Cemetery, Santa Fe Trail Cemetery (East of Canton) (Marquette) Lodging, restaurants and shopping are also in the area. photo by Richard Kippes Richard by photo Coronado Heights aths of Adventure As you travel the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway, you follow the footsteps of bison, Native Americans, early explorers, pioneers and cowboys as they sought food, shelter and a better life. The Santa Fe Trail, carrying traders to/from New Mexico, and the Chisholm Trail, that carried cattle from Texas to the Kansas railroad PP towns, are nearby. In addition, people and goods traveled the Smoky Hill Trail, the Overland Despatch Trail and the Fremont Trail in this region. Francisco Coronado is thought to have surveyed the countryside from Coronado Heights just north of the byway. Zebulon Pike, “Wild Bill” Hickok, and “Buffalo Bill” Cody were among the many people who traveled through this Smoky Hills Region. Many opportunities to enjoy art exist along the byway—Olive Springs Schoolhouse is the Check out the last Carnegie Library built in gallery of local artist, Maleta Forsberg. Kansas at Canton and enjoy the “Hot” and Lindsborg is home to numerous art galleries “Cold” water towers. Experience Scandinavian including Lester Raymer’s Red Barn Studio, culture and tradition at both Lindsborg and the Sandzen Memorial Art Gallery, Small Marquette. Lindsborg has Dala horses World Gallery, Courtyard Gallery and the throughout the downtown celebrating their Mingenback Art Center on the Bethany photo by Jim Turner heritage as “Little Sweden USA.” College Campus. Artspace provides photo by Richard Kippes Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers contemporary art experiences in Marquette. he byway takes you on a journey of wonder and delight Bison and elk can be enjoyed at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. The Observation Tower provides a panoramic view of the prairie. Rock mushrooms formed by nature at Mushroom Rock State Park are a unique experience not to be missed. Hike or horseback ride through the Smoky Hills as the Native Americans and early explorers did near present-day Kanopolis Lake Reservoir and State Park. The nearly 25 miles of trails at Kanopolis State Park plus 55 miles around the Park are designated as part of the National Millennium Legacy Trails System. There are 27 historic sites on the driving tour of the Marquette has restored its downtown to Mushroom Rock Legacy Trails. Bring your fishing pole along to try your luck at McPherson State Lake and Kanopolis Victorian elegance. It includes the Kansas State Park State Reservoir. Participate in Mountain Man Days at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge and experience stage Motorcycle Museum and the Marquette coach travel at Goverland Stage Stop. Kippes by Richard photo Historical Society Museum. .
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