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716 N 1190 Rd., Lawrence
Managed by: Marin Massa, Clinton Lake Historical Society
Facebook: @Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum
The Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum is located inside Bloomington Park on the west side of Clinton Lake. The museum highlights the history of the Wakarusa River Valley communities and brings to life the stories of the families who participated in the Underground Railroad in the 1860s.
Special Events
Saturday & Sunday — Tractors on display.
Saturday & Sunday — Kids' activities, including History I-Spy, make a whirligig, make a nature fortune teller, and rope a steer.
Saturday & Sunday, 2 PM — "Let's Talk About Mullein" with Trina Williams of the Kaw Valley Herb Society.
Featured Vendors at the Farm
Browse locally made goods like lavender sachets.
Prepared Food
Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM–2 PM (while supplies last), grab a Twin Mound Grange sloppy joe combo with chips and a drink, plus baked goods and sodas.
A collection of farm tools will be on display along with this season’s exhibits:
The Wakarusa River Valley Communities, the First 20 Years
Angels of Freedom: Underground Railroad in the Valley (updated for America 250)
Community Focus: Old & New Belvoir and Twin Mound.
Voices of the Valley, A Parallel History of Clinton and Kaw Lake
Agricultural Equipment and tractors will be on display. A wooden buckboard wagon will offer a photo op for visitors.
Hands-on activities for kids: Roping a steer, Eye Spy Scavenger Hunt, Apple Cider Press
We are also planning on selling some kind of lunch and baked goods.
Make Your Own Toy: Make a Whirl-i-gig
Eye-Spy Museum Scavenger Hunt
Apple Cider Press