- Scouts can earn a special Mahaffie patch during this program.
- Ride the stagecoach, learn about 1860s life in Olathe, and enjoy fall harvest activities.
- Two sessions available: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- All activities are self-guided and there are Mahaffie staff/volunteers at each activity station.
- Cost is $7/scout, additional siblings, ages 5-11 are $5, children ages 4 & under are free. Accompanying adults are free, if accompanying adults want to ride the stagecoach, stagecoach rides are $2.
- Registration required and payment is due the day of the program. Register here.
- On the day of the program, please check in at the Heritage Center, pay your admission and pick up your map of activities.
- You are welcome to bring a picnic.
- View the Facebook event here.
We have a lot happening on the farm today! Here is a list of scheduled activities and events:
- 10: 30, 12:30 - Phrenology
- 11:00, 1:00- Sorghum pressing
- 11:30, 1:30 - Gun talk
- 12:00 - Chuckwagon Voting
- 2:30 - Vintage Baseball
Throughout the Day:
- Make a wooden wagon, $5 per wagon
- Make a cup and ball, $4
- Make an S hook in the blacksmith shop, $4 per hook, ages 8 & up
- Add your stitches to a quilt
- Shell corn
- Make an 1860s style kite, $4 per kite
- Learn to play the card game Faro