The full-size replica of a rope ferry was built using locally sawed logs and square nails. View Map Trails Park, MarysvilleĬommemorates the trails which crossed the Big Blue River here and the ferry which operated from 1852 to 1864. Please respect it so that others may enjoy this site. Park and walk through a small metal gate on your right and across the field about 100 yards to the exhibit. At 7th road (stone marker for Fawn Creek School District) turn north and go 2.9 miles. 77 west out of Blue Rapids for 3.2 miles. An exhibit explains how emigrants dealt with steep river and creek embankments. View Map Lower Crossing on the Big Blue Riverīelieved to be an alternate crossing of the river used on the trail in later years.
From Highway 77 north of Blue Rapids go west on Tumbleweed Road and follow signs for about 6 miles. A 223-acre park offers a self-guided walking tour and interpretive exhibits. Discovered in 1846 when the Donner party were delayed by high waters on the Blue River. On National Register of Historic Places and considered one of the most significant historic sites on the Oregon Trail in Kansas. The river has changed course and the site is now in a field. Now sit back, relax, and listen to this story come to life.Overlook at the site of Independence Crossing. And now, across the road there is a girl who may well become a friend!
If only they could find somewhere to stay as long as they want to! But even in this hard life, Janey has one beautiful treasure: a blue willow plate that is both a family heirloom and a consolation to her. The small family found an abandoned shack to stay in for awhile while Dad works in the cotton fields. Ever since the drought and the dust storm drove Janey Larkin and her family out of northern Texas, they have been traveling around so that Dad can find work planting and harvesting crops in California.
The stories that fall under that special permission will all be taken down on that date, so listen now, while they’re available! Today’s story is shared with permission of Penguin Random House Publishing Company.īlue Willow was written by Doris Gates in 1940, and it won a Newbery Honor award. To help bring more stories to more readers, many publishing companies are allowing books that are normally unavailable for copyright reasons to be read out loud and shared with others until June 30, 2023. During this time of Covid, many people aren’t able to use the library in the same way as in the past.
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