CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

Dear Prairie Guards & Friends of Mount Mitchell,
Due to muddy trail conditions at the Park the 13th Annual Mitchell Farm & Prairie Celebration has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for this fall.

If it’s not raining there will still be a wildflower walk. Our intrepid docents will lead walks at 9 am on the recently graveled mile-long McDonald Family Trail and the hard surface ADA compliant Underground Railroad Trail. Both are accessible from the Park’s main entrance at 29000 Mt. Mitchell Road. This year’s butter-fly milkweed bloom is outstanding.

Park rules request that visitors not walk on muddy trails, which causes erosion. It’s the Prairie Guards’ intention to eventually gravel all the Park’s trails prone to erosion. This is a very expensive proposition, so please remember us with your charitable giving, especially during the Alma Match Day on August 25th and the Wamego Match Day October 1-3.

Come enjoy Mount Mitchell when it dries out!
Sincerely, Michael Stubbs, for the Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards Board,
Michelle Crisler, Bruce Waugh, Christy Crenshaw, Dr. Brian Peterson, Christian Bishop, John Hund, Susan Adams, Cindy Jeffrey, Kate Mitchell Buster, Julie Mitchell, and Susan Hartwich

Saturday May 30, 2026, 9:00 am till Noon

13th Annual Mount Mitchell Farm & Prairie Celebration

Saturday May 30, 2026, 9:00 am till Noon

Join us for a morning of discovery at two of Kansas’s most significant historic sites. Explore the rich heritage of the Underground Railroad at the Mitchell Homestead and the breathtaking beauty of the 164-acre Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park. Both recognized by the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom program.

What to Expect:

Walk the Wildflowers: Docent-led tours through the Prairie in spectacular bloom following a mid-March prescribed burn.

Touch the Past: Take a rare tour of the 1857 log cabin — an original Underground Railroad station at the Mitchell Homestead.

Location and Directions:

Mount Mitchell is 3 miles south of Wamego or 6 miles north of I-70 on Highway K-99.

For Wildflower Walks: Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie Park, 29000 Mt. Mitchell Road, Wamego (½ mile east of the junction of Highways 99 and 18)

For Historic Cabin Tours: Mitchell Farmstead, 29213 Mt. Mitchell Road (Directly across the road from the Park)

Sincerely, Michael Stubbs for the board of the Prairie Guards, Christy Crenshaw, Bruce Waugh, Michelle Crisler, John Hund, Kathryn Mitchell Buster, Christian Bishop, Brian Peterson, and Susan Adams.