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KANSAS AVIATION MUSEUM
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Date:
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Tuesday, January 26
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Time:
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1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Cost:
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Students $4 and Adults $6
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Location:
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3350 S. George Washington Blvd., Wichita
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Age:
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All ages
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Join us as we visit the Kansas Aviation Museum, housed in a historic building that once was home to the Wichita Airport. They will have 4 different stations set up for us to explore: the tower, a simulator, a 727 airplane and place to make all kinds of paper airplanes. After our tour, we will have about an hour of free time to learn more on our own.
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HISTORIC ENGINE HOUSE NO. 6
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Date:
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Friday, February 5 (2 tour times)
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Time:
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9:30 – 10:30 AM and 10:30 – 11:30 AM
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Cost:
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$2
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Location:
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1300 S. Broadway (From Kellogg/54, take Broadway south past Lincoln St.)
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Age:
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All ages
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Maximum
Attendance:
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40 per tour
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Enjoy a morning rich with history as you see the horse drawn hose wagon and fire truck from the early 1900’s and hear interesting facts on historic firefighters at the Historic Engine House No. 6.
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Mccormick school museum
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Date:
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Friday, February 5
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Time:
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1:00 – 3:00 PM
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Cost:
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Free, but donations at the door are welcome
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Location:
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601 N. Water, Wichita
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Age:
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All ages
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Come see this historic building here in Wichita. The McCormick School Museum building is a stone school house that was built in 1890. Learn interesting facts about Wichita’s history.
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elk river wind project
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Date:
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Tuesday, March 30*
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Time:
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1:30 PM and 2:30 PM
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Cost:
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Free
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Location:
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Near Beaumont, KS off Hwy. 400 (approximately 45 miles east of Wichita)
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Age:
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All ages
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Maximum
Participants:
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100
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Interested in learning more about renewable energy and wind farming? Join us as we tour the Elk River Wind Project. This 150 megawatt wind energy project is located in Butler County approximately 45 miles east of Wichita near Beaumont. Be ready to learn about this innovative technology and bring your questions. *This date is subject to change as this is a working facility.
NOTE: If you can’t make this field trip, you may want to plan a family trip of your own to this area and include a delicious meal at the historic Beaumont Hotel. Please note the restaurant is closed for the season until March 2010; during the season it is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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tallgrass prairie preserve
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Date:
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Tuesday, May 4
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Time:
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1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
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Cost:
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Free
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Location:
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2 miles north of Strong City, KS on Highway 177 (85 miles northeast of Wichita)
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Age:
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All ages
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Come see for yourself how a prairie looked long ago. At the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, we will tour the beautiful limestone home that graces the entrance to this prairie preserve. We will also have an opportunity to explore the large barn and other outbuildings on the property. Finally, we will walk to the old schoolhouse to see how children learned in the era of this homestead. After our formal tours are over, feel free to hike all or part of the 10 miles of available trails. You can go to Windmill Pasture and perhaps catch sight of the bison that have recently been reintroduced to the preserve. No study of Kansas history will be complete without a look at how Kansas once was.
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