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Special on Abilene to Air on RFD-TV
Steagall will also perform during Abilene's 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail.
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USA Today's Best Kansas Attraction
**Update** The Eisenhower Presidential Library & Boyhood Home is ranked #3. Keep voting and help Ike reach the #1 spot!
We like Ike and hope you do, too! Now's your chance to vote for Ike in USA Today's Best Kansas Attraction contest.
The full list of nominees for Best Kansas Attraction includes:
- Boot Hill Museum
- Botanica
- Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
- Cimarron National Grassland
- Cosmosphere
- Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
- Eisenhower Presidential Library & Boyhood Home
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Kansas State Capitol
- Keeper of the Plains Plaza
- Lake Scott State Park
- Louisburg Cider Mill
- Monument Rocks
- OZ Museum
- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
- Sedgwick County Zoo
- Strataca
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
- The Flint Hills
- Wilson State Park
Voting is open now, runs for four weeks only and ENDS ON
Monday, August 28th, 2017 at 11:59am EDT. You can rock the vote at:
http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/. The public can vote once per day PER DEVICE.
Thank you for supporting our favorite Kansan, Dwight D. Eisenhower!
Abilene CVB
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Trails, Rails & Tales Informational Meeting
Trails, Rails and Tales is hosting an after hours meeting for the business leaders of the community on
Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Civic Center (201 NW 2nd St.).
Discussions will include details of the event, maps and times, and track the foot traffic, as well as flow of traffic where visitors and tourists might be at its heaviest.
This is a great opportunity to show off your business to tourists from around the country and have your employees knowledgeable about this event.
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Miss out on Central Kansas Free Fair activities? Follow Visit Abilene Kansas on Facebook to see Live videos from the CKFF prade and Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo. Also make sure to check out our YouTube Channel for other great videos!
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Total Eclipse
Let's talk Total Eclipse.
Abilene is a solid "A" to watch the eclipse. On Monday, August 21, the eclipse will peak in Abilene at 1:03:29 pm. At that time, the moon will obscure 97.2% of the sun.
Stay tuned for more information about eclipse activities in Abilene!
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2017 CKFF Barn Quilt Fan Favorite
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Photo by Lori Hambright
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Jill Schmutz, Wakefield, was the winner of the "People's Choice"
award of the CKFF Barn Quilt division this year.
There were 17 barn quilts on exhibit in Sterl Hall. Voting was done by ballot and by online voting, courtesy of the Abilene CVB.
Barn Quilts are a rural Americana art that is popular in all areas of populations, but mostly seen on farmsteads and in small towns. Jill's quilt pattern on her 2x2 foot square is called "Tuscan Sun".
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Tour Kansas Showcase in Eurkea Springs
Thank you to
Kansas Tourism
,
Visit Kansas I-70 Association
and
Tour Kansas
for representing Kansas and Abilene at the Tour Kansas Showcase in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Our membership in these associations in invaluable and allows us to spend time preparing to host group tour operators from Missouri this weekend.
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Throwback Thursday
McCoy's Stockyard
This photo of loading cattle at McCoy's stockyard, is from early Abilene:
"In 1867, Alexander Gardner came to Kansas. He had become the official photographer of the Union Pacific Railroad and was documenting the building of the railroad in Kansas as well as American Indians living in the area.
His series of Kansas pictures, "Across the Continent on the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division," features more than 150 photographs that have bec
ome part of the archives of the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka."
Thanks, Rebecca J. Tanner and the Wichita Eagle for sharing! See the entire collection online.
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Trip Advisor
Have you visited an Abilene business or attraction? Make sure to share your experience by leaving reviews.
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Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad
Train Schedule
The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad diesel engine runs Wednesday-Saturday at 10:00 and 2:00 and Sunday at 2:00 with a stop in Enterprise at the Hoffman Grist Mill. Click here for the Steam Engine schedule.
- Contact Phone: (785) 263-1077
- Address: 200 SE Fifth Street
- Admission: $15 (adults), $7.50 (children ages 3-11) and free (children 2 and younger)
- Note: Make sure to visit the newly opened Fred Schmidt Railroad Museum inside of former freight room in the depot!
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Chisholm Trail Classic Car Show
2nd Annual Chisholm Trail Classic Car Show
Join us on Saturday, September 2, 2017 for the Chisholm Trail Classic Car Show.
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Dickinson County Heritage Center
Trails, Rails and Tales - Labor Day Weekend
Check out the full schedule of events for the 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail!
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Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home
The Best of the West Talk Series
The next Talk About Literature in Kansas (TALK) program is set for August 14 at 7 p.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium. This is the final program in this year's series.
Guest facilitator Anne Hawkins will lead the group as they discuss The Last Cattle Drive. Hawkins teaches U.S. history at Washburn University and U.S. history and world history to homeschooled youth across northeast Kansas. She received her M.A. in History from the University of Kansas. Hawkins joined the K
HC TALK program as a discussion leader in 2012.
The TALK series is conducted through a partnership with the Kansas Humanities Council, the Abilene Public Library and the Eisenhower Presidential Library. This year's theme, "The Best of the West," celebrates the Chisholm Trail 150th and Eisenhower's love of western novels.
The Last Cattle Drive is available to check out from the Abilene Public Library or purchase at the Eisenhower Presidential Library Gift Shop. Thank you to all those who participated in the series throughout the past eight months. The group attending this year's final program will be asked to provide input in selecting the theme for the 2018 series.
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Old Abilene Town
Gunfight Performances
Visit Old Abilene Town on Saturdays at noon, 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to enjoy their famous gunfight performances.
In addition, the Alamo Saloon is open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4:00 p.m.
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DATE
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EVENT
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LOCATION
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DETAILS |
| Aug. 11-20 |
GPT Mainstage Production "Ragtime" |
Great Plains Theatre |
7:30 p.m. |
| 8/12/2017 |
ASVRR Country Homes & Barns Tour |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
10:00 a.m., RSVP Required |
| 8/14/2017 |
TALK Program: The Last Cattle Drive |
Eisenhower Visitors Center |
7:00 p.m. |
| 8/24/2017 |
Symphony in the Flint Hills Chisholm Trail Exhibit Opens |
Eisenhower Library Lobby |
Open through October 2017 |
| 8/26/2017 |
ASVRR Silver Flyer Railbus |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
10:00 a.m. |
| 8/26/2017 |
Bonebrake Concert Series "Don Wagner" |
Great Plains Theatre |
7:00 p.m. |
| Sept. 1-3, 2017 |
Trails, Rails & Tales - 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail Celebration |
Old Abilene Town |
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| Sept. 2-4, 2017 |
ASVRR Steam Engine Rides |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. |
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Stay in Abilene
Abilene Lodging Establishments
Abilene
is home to more than 200 rooms. Whether you're in town to visit the Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, enjoy a show at the Great Plains Theatre, attend the Central Kansas Free Fair, meet with greyhound industry leaders or take a ride on the
Abilene
& Smoky Valley Railroad, we invite you to extend your visit, spend the night and enjoy all
Abilene
has to offer.
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