Baptiste Peoria's Paola Town Company sold the land at the center of Paola with the stipulation that no building would ever be erected on this site. Baptiste Peoria, Chief of the Confederate tribes, made the transaction possible. As a result of the stipulation, the county's courthouse was not built in the center of square bu...
The City Lake is located 3 1/2 miles northwest of Osawatomie. The lake is open for small craft boating and is stocked for fishing. The 75 acre recreational area provides a shelter house, picnic areas, playground equipment and 6 electrical hook-ups for campers.
Mill Creek Park is a beautiful park popularized by the jogging track, Eco Pond, and the famous J.C. Nichols Fountain. Mill Creek Park hosts several wedding ceremonies throughout the year.
Miami State Fishing Lake includes 101 acres of water bounded by about 150 acres of timbered hillsides and the Marais des Cygnes River. The lake and fishery was renovated in 2001. Renovation included removal of the existing fishery, habitat construction, and fish stockings. Initial stockings included largemouth bass, bluegil...
The Melvin Murry Park is located at 207th Street and Barker Road within the Woodland Ridge Subdivision. Access to the park is on an unimproved path within the Woodland Ridge Subdivision at the intersection of 208th Terrace and Skyview Lane. This park is undeveloped and consists of 16.31 acres. It has 2 ponds--an upper and...
The Round House was used as a port of entry to Kansas in the 1940s. Once a Victorian home's front porch fixture, it has served as both a business office and as living quarters. Located south of Shoreline Drive and east of Metcalf. City lake is a beautiful place to get some exercise, the lake features a 1.5 mile paved w...
A quiet place for the family, the park features picnic tables, lots of shade trees, children’s play equipment and a tennis court. Located at 4th and Vine Streets
A diverse high quality sport fish population at Louisburg-Middle Creek includes largemouth bass, saugeye, white bass, wiper, bluegill, crappie and channel catfish . The 281-acre lake offers fishermen several different types of aquatic habitats. Especially promising areas include riprap off the face of the dam, the old flood...
Beautiful urban park, near Country Club Plaza. Wading pool, Civil War markers, Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden.
Lake Miola was constructed in the 1950s as the primary water supply for the city of Paola. The park covers approximately 725 acres which includes the 200 acre lake. Since construction the lake has become a great location for camping, water sports, fishing, hiking, bird watching, family get-togethers and picnics. The Annu...