March 21-23, 2008
In Cawker City I took some new photos of the World's Largest Ball of Twine, and nearby buildings with their reproductions of famous paintings with the ball of twine added.
World's Largest Ball of Twine
Ball of Twine Inn and Ball of Twine Inn Gifts
Follow the twine to see the paintings with the Ball of Twine.
In Osborne, I revisited the Circle Inn, for a glass of milk and a slice of peanut butter pie. They get to stay on KansasTravel. They have had a rough time with their building. It burned and was rebuilt before my first visit. Since then, they lost their roof to a tornado and had had to repair that.
Peanut butter pie and milk
1879 Dutch mill moved to Smith Center from Reamsville, Kansas.
Before crossing into Nebraska, I visited the Higley Cabin
on private property off Highway K-8. In 1873, Dr. Brewster Higley wrote
the words to "My Western Home" in this cabin. It is better known as "Home,
Home on the Range." The cabin is kept unlocked and has a small exhibit
behind chicken wire. There is also a guest register and they sell a one
sheet with the history of the cabin and the song for a quarter (honor system).
Higley Cabin near Athol, Kansas