50 Things to Make Your Visit to Abilene THRIVE!
December 28, 2022
Playing off a popular series of travel books, "100 Things to Do in ____ Before You Die", we're happy to compile this list of 50 Things to Make Your Visit to Abilene THRIVE! Why Abilene? ...
Recharge in Abilene, Literally!
December 14, 2022
Abilene is the best midwest destination to rest and recharge for both yourself and your vehicle. West's Plaza Country Mart, 1900 N Buckeye Ave, near Kansas I-70 in Abilene, now offers twelve Tesla...
5 Things to Do at an Old Fashioned Christmas
November 28, 2022
Abilene's Cowtown Christmas is December 3 & 4, and the Dickinson County Heritage Center is celebrating with an Old Fashioned Christmas. Tickets are $5 per person. Children ages five and under...
Christmas Tree Lane, An Annual Tradition
November 28, 2022
For more than fifty years, Abilene’s Public Works Department has cut and installed cedar trees in yards along Buckeye Ave and Northwest Third Street. Residents and businesses are then encouraged to...
Abilene Residents Compete for $2,000 Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown Grand Prize
November 28, 2022
If you love Griswold-style holiday decorations, you won’t want to miss the 2nd annual Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown Saturday, December 3, in Abilene. “I love looking at Christmas lights,” said...
Abilene Kicks Off Holiday Season with a Cowtown Christmas
November 28, 2022
Named Midwest Destination of the Year by the Midwest Travel Network, Abilene businesses, attractions, organizations and residents are preparing for a five-star holiday weekend on December 3 & 4...
'Tis the Season at the Historic Seelye Mansion
November 21, 2022
Abilene's Historic Seelye Mansion is named one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas - Architecture winners by the Kansas Sampler Foundation and with good reason. "The Seelye Mansion was voted one of the 8...
45th Homes for the Holidays Tour
November 2, 2022
Saturday, December 3, from 4-8 pm Sunday, December 4, from 1-5 pm From homes with connections to C.L. Brown, C.H. Lebold, bank presidents, WWII Veterans and immigrants to a special farmhouse and...
2022 Pink Friday
October 13, 2022
Abilene Businesses Prepare for Pink Friday Shop Small First is the message for shoppers during the upcoming holiday season. "Last year Jamie Stroda of Aksent Boutique approached the CVB about a...
10 Reasons Why Abilene Feels Like The Wild West
September 20, 2022
Named #1 True Western Town of the Year by True West Magazine, Abilene's Americana reputation has a wild and wooly side. From cowboy art to nationally-acclaimed rodeos and saloon artifacts to...
6 Events to Fall in Love With
September 13, 2022
Now is the time to check your calendar and plan a fall road trip getaway! With fall right around the corner, this means cooler temperatures and great opportunities to gather and celebrate special...
5 Answers To Your Questions About Legacy Kansas: Munson's Prime & Brookville Hotel
August 29, 2022
Our phone is ringing off the hook with questions about the new Legacy Kansas: Munson's Prime & Brookville Hotel, so here are a few answers to your questions: 1. Are they open? Yes, Legacy...
Two Sisters, Two Brothers, and One Spectacular Mansion!
August 29, 2022
Passersby frequently comment on the exterior of the historic Seelye Mansion, but what's behind its doors is even more incredible! In 1982, Sabetha natives Terry Tietjens and his twin brother Jerry...
5 Weekend Events to Add to Your Calendar in 2022
August 15, 2022
School is back in session, and temperatures are approaching more bearable degrees, so it's time to look at your calendar and plan out the remaining twenty weekends of the year. Yes, twenty. That's...
2022 Holiday Guide
August 12, 2022
Saturday, December 3 All Day Christmas Tree Lane Follow Christmas Tree Lane through Abilene on N. Buckeye Ave to NW 3rd Street to see a beautiful assortment of decorated...
Celebrating Cowboy Roots with Cowboy Boots
August 9, 2022
Visit Abilene, Kansas and experience its unique Cowboy Art Trail! Celebrating its cowboy roots, the Cowboy Boot project pays homage to T.C. McInerney's Drovers Boot Store from the 1870s. Using...
Celebrate Cowboy Heritage Along Abilene's Cowboy Art Trail
July 21, 2022
Celebrate Abilene's cowboy heritage with art! 1. Big Spur 2. The Abilene Cowboy 3. Cowboy Boots Inspired by this ad for cowboy boots, decorative cowboy boots will be placed throughout...
Explore Ike Sites in Abilene!
May 18, 2022
"The proudest thing I can claim is that I am from Abilene." Dwight D. Eisenhower June 22, 1945 *Special thanks to Abilene researcher, Nanc Scholl for adding to our list! 1. EISENHOWER...
Good News from Abilene, Kansas!
May 13, 2022
April showers bring May recognition, grants, events and visitors Last week’s National Travel and Tourism Week marked the jumpstart to many big things happening in Abilene. “We have so much good...
