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Bucket List: Seelye Mansion Christmas Tour
The Seelye Mansion Christmas Tour is an experience you need to place high on your bucket list. I had visited this beautiful mansion during the heat of summer and knew that I needed to plan a return visit.
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34 Facts I Learned About the 34th President by Visiting the Eisenhower Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home
While states like Virginia, Ohio, and Texas have been home to multiple presidents, Kansas is the home of just one, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The hard-working farm boy from Abilene, Kansas, graduated from West Point and helped change the course of history by directing the largest amphibious assault in history on D-Day. Here are 34 facts I learned about the 34th president while visiting the Eisenhower Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home.
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Art in Abilene - Kansas Murals in America's Heartland
It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to murals, these large format, public art masterpieces can help share centuries of history in a very powerful way. Here's a guide to the Kansas murals you'll find when you visit Abilene in America's Heartland.
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5 Sweet Reasons to Stop at Russell Stover Chocolates in Abilene, Kansas
Made in the "Candy Kitchen" on site, Russell Stover Chocolates in Abilene, Kansas, offers more than boxes of chocolates. Here are five sweet reasons to stop in for a visit...
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Victorian Inn: Abilene, Kansas
The Victorian Inn in Abilene, Kansas offers a delightful B & B experience, unlike any other. Owners, Adrian and Jay, were recently awarded the Kansas Hotelier of the year award, and rightfully so. Adrian is a trained chef and her breakfasts were out of this world.
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Abilene Travel Information Center Openings
Named one of the "Best Small Towns to Visit" by Smithsonian Magazine, the City of Abilene's Convention & Visitors Bureau has part-time openings (up to 20 hours/week) for Travel Information Center staff.
Responsibilities include greeting visitors, sharing information about Abilene attractions, hotels, and other businesses, conducting merchandise sales, answering phones, fulfilling welcome bag requests, light office work, and other related activities.
Candidates must have strong customer service skills and knowledge about Abilene attractions and businesses.
The Travel Information Center is open seven days a week. No evening hours required. Hourly position.
Apply online or at the
CVB office at 201 NW Second. Position is open until filled.
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Abilene Flag Project
In 2019 we will commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the grand re-opening of the renovated Eisenhower Presidential Museum, as well as the 150th anniversary of the City of Abilene's incorporation. Visitors to Abilene frequently comment on the beautiful American flags lining Buckeye and 3rd Street. The American flags are one of the many wonderful things that make our community standout.
To continue this tradition, the City of Abilene's Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking sponsors for the American flags, which are placed on poles from I-70 along Buckeye to the south city limits and from Buckeye west on 3rd Street. The flags are flown from the Eisenhower Marathon weekend through Veterans Day. Because they are displayed for seven months, the flags and poles are more prone to wear and tear. The City of Abilene's Public Works Department replaces them as needed.
Our goal this year is to purchase 200 flags for the 2019 season. The cost of each flag remains the same at $25, which includes the pole.
Volunteers from the American Legion and VFW attach the flags to the flagpoles. The Public Works Department, Eagle Communications, Abilene Rental, and Linder Electric install the flags on the light poles.
We rely on the community to provide funding for this project and hope you will consider purchasing one or more flags this year. Please complete the enclosed form and return it to the Abilene CVB by January 8, 2019.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Julie Roller
Director, Abilene CVB
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Flag sponsors as of 12/11/2018:
Abilene Auto Parts Inc.
Abilene Machine Inc.
Abilene Rent-All & Sales
American Family Insurance
AuBurn Pharmacy
Bert & Wetta Sales Inc
Bill & Nanc Scholl
Black & Company Realtors
Bob Burns- State Farm Insurance Agent
Brown Memorial Foundation
Casey & Jane Foltz
Central Kansas Free Fair
Dan & Marilyn Holt
Danner Funeral Home
Don's Tire & Supply Inc
Eisenhower Foundation
Everett's Inc.
George & Carol McCormic
Jessica Weissenbach
John & April Barker
Kenton & Stephanie Clark
KJIL - Mark Hinca
Dr. Lawrence Cooper
Larry & Tina Rankin
Marcus Rothchild
Martin Becker Carlson Funeral
Martin Schneider in Memory of Jack Schneider
Patterson Healthcare Pharmacy
Peterson Monuments & Designs, Inc.
Pinnacle Bank
Pottberg, Gassman & Hoffman
Rick & Marcia Williamson
Rivendell Bookstore/Picture This Plus
Robson Oil Co Inc
Solomon State Bank
Sonic Drive In
Stan Foltz
Tom & Janet Whitehair
West's Plaza Country Mart
William & Phyllis Peterson
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Throwback Thursday
Thanks to The Walking Tourists for today's Throwback Thursday! Back before digital cameras, photographers used darkrooms. Learn more about the history of photography at the Jeffcoat Photography Studio Museum.
Jeffcoat Photography Studio Museum dark room.
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5 Star Reviews - Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home
Ike's Boyhood Home (& Library & Museum)
This is the fifth
Presidential
Library
& Museum that I have visited (mostly Midwest: Truman, Hoover, Clinton, and LBJ). This compares favorably with the others and presents Ike's history clearly and well.
Park Ridge, Illinois
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Santa Visits Ginger
Saturday, December 15
1-3 p.m.
Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum
Ginger is having a Christmas visit from Santa! Come and join them. Take pictures of your kids with Santa and Ginger. View the museum. No charge. Everyone is welcome
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Seelye Mansion Holiday Tours
Abilene's historic Seelye Mansion is exceptionally beautiful during the holiday season.
Tours Daily!
Monday-Saturday
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
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Christmas Lights Tour
Join the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad for a Christmas lights tour!
Friday, December 7 @ 6 pm & 7 pm
Saturday, December 8 @ 6 pm & 7 pm
Friday, December 14 @ 6 pm & 7 pm
Saturday, December 15 @ 6 pm & 7 pm
Cost: $5/person.
Call (785) 263-1077 for reservations.
Pickup at the Abilene Visitors Center / 201 NW 2nd / Abilene.
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Christmas Lights Tour
Thanks to
Chris' Tree Lodge
for the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in the Civic Center!
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