GREAT PLAINS
The must-see
sites of Kearney
One of the Sooner state’s newest
attractions is straight out of Blake
Shelton’s 2001 hit song “Ol’ Red.”
The country singer opened the
restaurant and bar of the same
name (spelled Ole Red, though) last
month in his hometown of Tishomingo, and he plans to open a second location in
Nashville in 2018.
The venue on Main Street is trimmed in red and white and features an image
of a hound dog. Inside is a 4,700-square-foot restaurant and live music area and a
1,400-square-foot retail space.
“Experiencing the second celebrity-based business opening in a year, communi-
ties in Oklahoma are enjoying the increased traffic to their cities and towns,” says
Todd Stallbaumer, consumer and trade marketing director with Oklahoma Tourism
& Recreation Department. “Pawhuska, home of Ree Drummond’s Mercantile, is see-
ing thousands of new visitors every week, and Ole Red is gearing up for massive
crowds to enjoy Blake Shelton’s latest endeavor.”
The menu at Ole Red restaurant includes items that are a little different, like hot
chicken and waffles and Lucky Charms cookies.
For more information, contact Todd Stallbaumer at [email protected] or visit
travelok.com.
Country star
opens attraction
in Tishomingo
Groups visiting the small Midwest city
of Kearney, Nebraska, should follow the
advice of the Kearney CVB and check
out these must-see destinations:
Classic car museum Kearney’s clas-
sic car collection includes more than 200
vintage cars ranging in age from the early
20th century to modern day. The attrac-
tion is open year-round and offers special
group rates.
COMPASS
The Archway Spanning an impressive
310 feet over Interstate 80, the Archway
is both a monument and a museum,
and visitors can travel back 170 years to
learn the stories of the early pioneers in
America’s westward movement.
Kearney Water Trail Beginners and
1860s STYLE
LIVING HISTORY
expert kayakers can enjoy the Kearney
Water Trail, which stretches 2.3 miles down
the Kearney Canal. Traveling along the trail
is free, and visitors can rent canoes or kay-
aks from Kearney Paddle Sports.
Sandhill Crane Migration From
Book your group tour
by calling 913.971.5111
1200 E. Kansas City Rd. Olathe, KS 66061
mahaffie.org
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October 2017
February through mid-April, visitors can
see 600,000 sandhill cranes forage the
croplands during the day, and at night,
watch them come together to roost in the
shallows of the Platte River. Audubon’s
Nebraska Crane Festival will take place
March 22–25, 2018, and include environ-
mental speakers and birding expeditions.
For more information, contact Roger
Jasnoch at [email protected] or
go to visitkearney.org.