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Chuckwagon Cookoff/Sorghum Saturday/Fall Scout Day
- Date: 10/08/2022 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Location: Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm
1200 E. Kansas City Road
Olathe, Kansas 66061 - Introduction: The public is invited to judge the chuckwagon cooking and help out with Mr. Mahaffie's sorghum harvest!
You won't want to miss out on all the fun happening today on the farm!
The Santa Fe Trail Rotary Club is kicking off the day with an Omelet Breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. in the Heritage Center. The cost is $10 and includes admission to the activities on the historic site beginning at 10 a.m.
Chuckwagon Cookoff: Visit the chuckwagons, enjoy samples at noon, then vote for your favorite!
Sorghum Harvest: We always look forward to harvesting the sorghum and boiling it down to make molasses. Wear your work boots and jeans because you have the chance to get in the fields with the Mahaffie staff and volunteers during this event. Help cut stalks of sorghum, feed the stalks through a press to make sap, and haul the sap to the outdoor fire to be boiled into molasses. Maybe you can sweet-talk the cook into giving you a taste of the finished product. Yum!
1860s Living History: While you're on the farm, take a tour of the historic home, see Mrs. Mahaffie's cookstove in action, meet the heritage breed farm animals, and learn a bit about blacksmithing, too.
We're open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for kids ages 5 to 11 and free for kids ages 4 & under. Olathe residents receive $2 off admission. Mahaffie members are free.
Learn about Fall Scout Day, also happening October 8