Day #5 in KS
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:54 pmSeveral of us went back to town Friday morning to visit a museum and buy the remaining Ladies Night Out tee shirts. There is no longer anyone in Council Grove that does not know we are at the campground. Some of the people we had meet on earlier trips into town now stop us on the street to say hello and thank us for visiting. Now that is friendly.
First stop the Kaw Mission
Sorry, in the interest of time on iffy Internet, you are not going to get a history lesson, just a few photos. After numerous treaties continued to shrink the once vast land of the Kaw and sickness decimated their numbers, only a little more than 200 were left when the tribe was relocated to OK. A little over a century later, the Kew have started buying back land in and around Council grove with the intent to develop parks in memory of those who did not survive and to preserve more of their past on the lands once occupied by their forefathers.
Tina and Sharon admiring a display. I was also impressed that most of the original lighting and trim work was still intact.
A mill stone, school bell and tire stecher in the yard
It was home coming for the high school and we were there for the parade down Main St. Looked as if the whole town was there and likely every middle and high school age child in parade. Note the bands did not have uniforms. Still I cannot remember last time I so saw so many clean cut, polite young people.
Along the way, we found an old fashion soda fountain - it was an ice cream something or other for lunch
Anita, Sandi, Sharon, Tina, & Sarah
Around 5:00 food and wine started showing up at Catherine's site.
Before we started, got a kind neighbor to come take a group photo. Will try names but know will miss some - ladies please correct whatever I mess up here
Sharon, Sandi, Anita, Birdie, Tina, Karen, Carol, Lynn (seated) Sarah, Barb (?) Peggy, Catherine,Claudia, Kat (?)
First stop the Kaw Mission
Sorry, in the interest of time on iffy Internet, you are not going to get a history lesson, just a few photos. After numerous treaties continued to shrink the once vast land of the Kaw and sickness decimated their numbers, only a little more than 200 were left when the tribe was relocated to OK. A little over a century later, the Kew have started buying back land in and around Council grove with the intent to develop parks in memory of those who did not survive and to preserve more of their past on the lands once occupied by their forefathers.
Tina and Sharon admiring a display. I was also impressed that most of the original lighting and trim work was still intact.
A mill stone, school bell and tire stecher in the yard
It was home coming for the high school and we were there for the parade down Main St. Looked as if the whole town was there and likely every middle and high school age child in parade. Note the bands did not have uniforms. Still I cannot remember last time I so saw so many clean cut, polite young people.
Along the way, we found an old fashion soda fountain - it was an ice cream something or other for lunch
Anita, Sandi, Sharon, Tina, & Sarah
Around 5:00 food and wine started showing up at Catherine's site.
Before we started, got a kind neighbor to come take a group photo. Will try names but know will miss some - ladies please correct whatever I mess up here
Sharon, Sandi, Anita, Birdie, Tina, Karen, Carol, Lynn (seated) Sarah, Barb (?) Peggy, Catherine,Claudia, Kat (?)