Historic Buildings...and Historic Food!

Saturday, October 12th -- We woke up in the morning to this flock of ducks in the lake close to the shore! I don't believe we have ever seen so many ducks in one place before!

Since Council Grove has over 25 historical sites in the town and surrounding area, we decided to explore some of those. First was the Hermit's Cave. 

Father Francisco, the hermit priest, lived in this cave for 5 months in 1863!

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Next was the Last Chance Store, which for a brief time in the mid 1800s was the last stop for supplies on the Santa Fe Trail before heading the remaining distance to Santa Fe.

The store is NOT open to the public, but you can easily peak in the windows to see the empty interior.

We walked around the downtown area for a few minutes, checking out all the historic buildings!

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And now... the ultra fancy Farmers and Drovers Bank building!

We stopped at the Rawlinson-Terwillger Home for some lunch. This is a very small restaurant, and they had just gotten a large party seated, so she asked us to come back in about an hour. Of course we did, because this place had come highly recommended by several locals we had spoken with.

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 They serve historical reproduction foods here, and from several countries! ​ Take a look at this menu!

I chose the Scotch-Irish with Colcannon, and Ed chose the German Bratwurst. Both meals were awesome! This restaurant is run by a husband and wife team, who saved this building from demolition by forming a preservation foundation to keep it going and open to the public. They have notebooks of historical articles from the area, and the downstairs area has even more historical information on the walls, and a larger seating area for large parties.

What an awesome place! Highly recommended!

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