CANTON
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Maxwell Wildlife Refuge & McPherson State Fishing Lake
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Stars & Stripes Military Museum & Old Jail
104 W Allen •
Canton Township Carnegie Library
203 N Main •
Three Sisters Tea & Treasure
105 N Main •
Hess Swimming Pool
406 S Kansas •
2021 CANTON EVENTS
April 24th - Flea Market
May 8-9th - Beauty and the Beast
July 11-17th - McPherson County Fair - Canton
July 17th - McPherson County Fair Parade - 6:00 pm - Downtown Canton
July 23 - 24 - Eastern McPherson County & Marion County Santa Fe Trail Days
Trail Guides are available at the McPherson Museum and staffed locations
along the 9 eastern McPherson & Marion County trail stops. Use the Trail
Guide to see all 9 stops. Acquire stamps at each location and have it verified
at a staffed location when complete to be entered into a drawing for a free
meal at the 56 Family Restaurant in Galva.
July 23 - Speaker Leo Oliva - "What Did They Eat On The Trail?" - 7:00 pm - Free and
open to the public without reservations
Reception: Appetizers, Dinner, & Cash bar - 5:30 - 7:00 pm - Registration
is required & tickets are $25. For more information call the McPherson Museum:
, email: [email protected]
McPherson Museum, 1111 E. Kansas Ave., McPherson, KS
July 24 - For more information on the Galva events below - Call Linda Anderson,
or email: [email protected]
July 24 - Galva Museum - 204 S. Main, Galva, KS - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Special display about the Santa Fe Trail
Kid friendly KSHS traveling trunk about trading on the Santa Fe Trail
July 24 - Tom Nestor and his teepee cooking up traditional foods
Starting at 10:00 am - 56 Family Restaurant, 220 E. US Hwy 56, Galva
July 24 - Barb Bland's mural of the trail's relationship to Galva, Inside the 56 Family
Restaurant, 220 E. US Hwy 56, Galva - Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm.
July 24 - Coffee Shed inside the Woodbury Market - 305 E. US Hwy 56, Galva
Open for Breakfast at 7:00 am
Children's covered wagon rides, root beer floats, fresh squeezed lemonade,
kettle corn - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lunch served from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm2
July 24 - Events at Running Turkey Creek - a campsite on the Santa Fe Trail - 9:00 am -
4:00 pm - 1 mile east and 2 miles south of Galva, KS on 22nd Avenue, just
before Iron Horse Road. Sponsored by the Galva Museum and made possible
with a grant from the McPherson County Community Foundation.
Cheyenne Encampment - Kevin Hiebert
Military Infantry Escort Camp - Rex and Dustin Abrahams
Woman on the Santa Fe Trail - Emma Perera
Cherokee Trail Connection to the Santa Fe Trail - Brian Stucky
Empire Cemetery - 9:00 am - Noon - 1/2 mile south of other events - Don &
Sandra Unruh - Early day settlers of Empire & Galva, KS
July 24 - For more information on the Canton events below call Kim Witt, or
email: [email protected]
July 24 - Canton Township Carnegie Library - Tales of the Trail & refreshments -
10:00 am - 3:00 pm - 203 N. Main, Canton, KS
July 24 - Reenactments of Ed Miller at Jones Cemetery - Ed Miller's Grave from 1:00 pm -
3:00 pm - 2 miles east of Canton, KS on Hwy 56 and approx 1 mile north
July 24 - French Franks' Ranche - Guided Walking Tours at 1:00 pm and again at 2:00 pm -
Marion County on 240th Road, 1/10 mile west of Chisholm Trail Road. Enter at
the green gates and follow the lane north past the containers.
July 24 - See other Photo Stops along the Santa Fe Trail.
DAR marker - .7 miles South of Canton on 27th Ave
Santa Fe & Chisholm Trail marker - 3 miles east of Canton on Hwy 56 and turn
north on 30th/Meridian at the county line
French Franks' Trail segment and markers - 245th Road between Bison and
Chisholm Trail Roads in Marion County.
September 25-26th - Canton Heritage Days