Blog Posts
5 Weekend Events to Add to Your Calendar in 2022
August 15, 2022
School is back in session, and temperatures are approaching more bearable degrees, so it's time to look at your calendar and plan out the remaining twenty weekends of the year. Yes, twenty. That's...
2022 Holiday Guide
August 12, 2022
Saturday, December 3 All Day Christmas Tree Lane Follow Christmas Tree Lane through Abilene on N. Buckeye Ave to NW 3rd Street to see a beautiful assortment of decorated...
Celebrating Cowboy Roots with Cowboy Boots
August 9, 2022
Visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its unique Cowboy Art Trail! Celebrating its cowboy roots, the Cowboy Boot project pays homage to T.C. McInerney's Drovers Boot Store from the 1870s. Using...
Welcome to Kansas!
August 8, 2022
Welcome to Kansas! Travel Writers To The Stars! Abilene, Kansas August 2, 2022 by Ron Wilson, Poet Lariat Howdy folks, and welcome! We’re mighty glad you’re here, We’re so pleased you’re...
Celebrate Cowboy Heritage Along Abilene's Cowboy Art Trail
July 21, 2022
Celebrate Abilene's cowboy heritage with art! 1. Big Spur 2. The Abilene Cowboy 3. Cowboy Boots Inspired by this ad for cowboy boots, decorative cowboy boots will be placed throughout...
Writers and Photographers and Longhorns, oh my!
July 1, 2022
Abilene tourism partners are preparing to host the 2022 Kansas Media Event on August 2-3, 2022. The event, hosted in partnership with Kansas Tourism, brings more than forty travel writers and...
Explore Ike Sites in Abilene!
May 18, 2022
"The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene." Dwight D. Eisenhower June 22, 1945 *Special thanks to Abilene researcher, Nanc Scholl for adding to our list! 1. EISENHOWER...
Good News from Abilene, Kansas!
May 13, 2022
April showers bring May recognition, grants, events and visitors Last week’s National Travel and Tourism Week marked the jumpstart to many big things happening in Abilene. “We have so much good...
Celebrate Ag Month in Abilene
March 22, 2022
"You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." - Dwight D. Eisenhower March is Kansas Ag Month, and Abilene has several events...
10 Spring Events You Won't Want to Miss!
March 1, 2022
The sun is shining, temperatures are rising, and event planners are busy coordinating these ten awesome spring events you won't want to miss! 1. Ida Stover Eisenhower Quilt Show March 16-18 and...
6 Ways to Spend a Saturday in Abilene
March 1, 2022
With warmer weather and vaccinations increasing, more and more people are excited about a change of scenery. Enter: Travel. Accessible via Ike's Interstate System - Kansas I-70 - and Kansas Highway...
5 Bus-Friendly Stops You Must Visit
February 23, 2022
While bus travel may be changing, there are still plenty of great stops for tour busses and groups in Abilene! Check out our list of 5 Bus-Friendly Stops You Must Visit! 1. Historic Seelye...
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Celebrating Saving Seelye
February 23, 2022
1. Did you know? In February 1982, Terry Tietjens and his brother Jerry purchased the Historic Seelye Mansion. Can you imagine what would have happened to this incredible mansion, its contents and...
4 Exciting Investments in Abilene to Watch
February 14, 2022
It's a great day in Abilene, and we're looking forward to an exciting year of construction! Here are four exciting projects to watch in 2022: 1. JRI Hospitality Renovates The Farmhouse The...
Calling All Quilt Lovers
February 2, 2022
If you love all things quilts, make sure to add March 26-27, 2022, to your calendar to visit Abilene, Kansas. From shopping for the latest quilt supplies to seeing century-old quilts or following the...
For the Love of Art – North Central Kansas Road Trip
January 26, 2022
Abilene, Kansas, located along Eisenhower’s Interstate 70 in North Central, Kansas is home to a great arts scene. From murals of all types and sizes to traditional and innovative statues and, of...
5 Ways to Celebrate Kansas Day in Abilene in 2022
January 26, 2022
"If I went west, I think I would go to Kansas." - Abraham Lincoln The first load of cattle left Abilene in 1867. Ten years later, Kansas Day was born in Paola, Kansas in 1877. Kansas Day is...
100-Mile Road Trip: Abilene to Alma
January 6, 2022
Tossed n Sauced Pizza in Abilene, Kansas, is known for its 100-mile pie, but do you know what else we love? A 100-mile road trip through rural Kansas and the Flint Hills! So hop off Kansas I-70,...
Beyond The Back Door: 3 Things to See at the Dickinson County Heritage Center
December 13, 2021
The Dickinson County Heritage Center is full of relics from days gone by and stories of famous former residents, but did you know there's more beyond the back door? Check out our list Beyond The Back...