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Chisholm Trail Days - August 31 & September 1
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Visiting Abilene for Chisholm Trail Days? Rooms are still available at the following properties this weekend:
- Abilene's Victorian Inn Bed & Breakfast
- Budget Lodge Inn
- Holiday Inn Express
- Super 8
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War and Peace - Eisenhower Presidential Library
From Our Changing Lives:
Our trip to Abilene, Kansas would not be complete without a visit to the site that honors one of the most famous Kansans.
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Boyhood Home
is a top destination for travelers from all over the country and world. They come to Abilene to pay homage and learn more about the man who served as the 34th President of the United States.
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Save the Date - Oktoberfest
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Throwback Thursday
As we prepare to celebrate Chisholm Trail Days, let's "throwback" to early Abilene and the days of Joseph McCoy
(Make sure to zoom in to read the full story)
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5 Star Reviews - Seelye Mansion
I am not one to normally write reviews, but the Seelye Mansion and tour were just magnificent! Terry, the man who gives the tours and actually lives in the house is just wonderful. He has owned and lived in the house for years so he is extremely knowledgeable about everything in the house. His stories about the Seelye daughters from who he bought the mansion and lived with for years are very entertaining. Every stick of furniture and decoration in the house is original to the house and family. All the old victrolas still play music, the organs and piano sound fantastic and the light fixtures are original Edison Company. If you are in Abilene Kansas this house tour is a must see!!
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"The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
June 22, 1945
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Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Longhorns will be in Old Abilene Town Sept. 1. They will load on the train at 12:00 noon for a short ride out at half price, $15 & $7.50. 2:00 p.m. will be the full run at full price again hauling the longhorns, $30 & $15. You may call 785-263-1077 for reservations.
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Dickinson County Heritage Center
40th annual Heritage Day Festival
October 6, 2018 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The 40th annual Heritage Day Festival (formerly known as the Chisholm Trail Days) features living history with demonstrations of threshing, steam engine carousel rides, antique tractor show, classic car show, model trains, blacksmith, and much more.
Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the gate. Children 12 and under are $2. Call the Dickinson County Heritage Center for tickets at 785-263-2681.
Tombstone Talks in Solomon
October 13, 2018
The Dickinson County Heritage Center presents the 4th Annual Tombstone Talks. There will be two Tombstone Talks this year at two different locations. The first installment will be on October 13 in Solomon. The troupe will be paying homage to the great men and women of Solomon, Kansas at the Prairie Mound Cemetery. You will meet at the Solomon Senior Center for refreshments and then loaded onto the bus for the cemetery. You will take a guided walking tour through the cemetery in the evening to hear reenactors tell the stories of some of the more colorful characters of Dickinson County from their own tombstones, lit by lanterns. Get in the Halloween spirit with an evening in the cemetery.
For tickets, call the Heritage Center at 785-263-2681.
Tickets are $5 for all ages.
Tombstone Talks in Abilene
October 27, 2018
Join us for the 4th Annual Tombstone Talks at the Abilene Cemetery. Reenactors will present the life of the more colorful characters of Dickinson County from a first person narrative. Join our tour guides through a evening tour through the cemetery, stopping at the graves of those historical icons in Abilene's history.
Tickets are $5 for all ages, call the Heritage Center for more information at 785-263-2681.
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Great Plains Theatre Relaunches Cinema
Great Plains Theatre is re-launching its cinema under the new name Great Plains 5 Star Cinema and the new launch will be a special showing of some cowboy classics set in Abilene over the Chisholm Trails days.
Friday August 31 will feature the John Wayne classic cowboy film Red River at 7:00pm followed by the Randolph Scott film Abilene Town. The admission for this special showing is only $5.00 for Red River and Abilene Town will be shown for free with purchase of the Red R
iver ticket.
The Saturday, Sunday and Monday schedule "Chisholm Trail Days" schedule will be Red River at 2:00pm and 7:00pm every day followed by Abilene Town. Another exciting new addition to your cinema experience will be optional real butter on your popcorn.
Red River stars John Wayne, Montgomery Clift and Walter Brennan and follows one of the first cattle drives to go from Texas to Abilene, KS. Abilene Town Stars Randolph Scott, Edgar Buchanan and Lloyd Bridges. The story was adapted from Ernest Haycox's book Trail Town and follows the town of Abilene immediately following the Civil War.
Don't miss this opportunity to get into our air conditioned theatre and enjoy some buttered popcorn and some rip roarin' Abilene time at the end of the Chisholm trail!
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Todd Oliver's Funniest Night of Your Life
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Abilene, August 29
- Have you ever met a talking dog, a real talking dog? Get ready, because on Friday and Saturday October 12 and 13 at 7:00 pm and Sunday October 14 at 2:00 pm, you're going to meet the funniest comedian on 4 legs! "Irving" with a little help from his friend Todd Oliver, is going to talk up a storm. If you ever wondered how a dog looks at life, this little home-raised companion is going to give it to you straight from the dog's mouth. He won't mince words, and if he does it's Todd's fault anyways. (He's a ventriloquist).
Todd Oliver grew up loving dogs, ventriloquism, music and magic. As a young boy he studied piano, guitar, voice, and the variety arts. Along the way he created some wooden headed characters and performed around the world. You'll also meet a bunny named Alice and 3 beautiful birds.
Todd Oliver and Friends have been featured on Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Today Show, a couple episodes of Walker Texas Ranger, and in 2012 they were a top 4 finalist on Americas' Got Talent.
A major draw for many years on Showboats in Branson MO, and Nashville TN, as well as other major entertainment venues, Todd is now touring, bringing his brand of clean family fun to towns across America.
So sit back and get ready, you might even be on stage yourself, Todd turns audience members into real live ventriloquist dummies! Either way you're going to have a doggone, rocking good time with "Todd Oliver, The Funniest Night Of Your Life ". Tickets $20 for Adults and $15 for students can be ordered by calling 785-263-4574 or going to www.greatplainstheatre.com or visiting us at 401 Cottage Ave Abilene, KS 67410.
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Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum
Greyhound Hall of Fame Museum
Open daily 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Free admission
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Old Abilene Town
Wild Bill's Gunfighters
Saturdays
Noon, 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Sundays
1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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Seelye Mansion
Abilene's Historic
Seelye Mansion
is a must-see! Furnished with items from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, remodeled by Frank Lloyd Wright and home to a wooden
bowling alley that's more than 120 years old, it's no "wonder" this beautiful mansion was named one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas - Architecture winners by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.
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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Upcoming events:
- Chisholm Trails Days @ Old Abilene Town - August 31 - September 1
- 40th Annual Heritage Day Festival @ Dickinson County Heritage Center - October 6
- Hope Lives @ Sterl Hall - October 10
- Tombstone Talks @ Solomon's Prairie Mound Cemetery - October 13
- Oktoberfest @ Old Abilene Town - October 20
- Tombstone Talks @ Abilene's Cemetery - October 27
- Not Another Christmas Letter @ Great Plains Theatre - November 30-December 2, 4-9
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