The deadline for voting for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography is February 17 at midnight. All paper ballots must be postmarked by this date. An e-mail address can be used to vote up to three times online at www.8wonders.org.
The Kansas Sampler Foundation will announce results February 25.
The 24 finalists are:
Alcove Spring, near Blue Rapids
Arikaree Breaks, Cheyenne County
Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine
Big Basin Prairie Preserve, Clark County
Brenham Meteorites, near Haviland
Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County
Coronado Heights, near Lindsborg
Cross Timbers State Park, near Toronto
Elk River Hiking Trail, Montgomery County
Four-State Lookout, White Cloud
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States, Lebanon
Gyps Hills Scenic Drive & Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway, Barber & Comanche counties
Kaw Point Park, Kansas City
Konza Prairie, Manhattan
Lake Scott State Park, Scott County
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Canton
Mined Lake Wildlife Area, Cherokee, Comanche & Labette counties
Mount Sunflower, Wallace County
Mushroom Rock State Park, Ellsworth County & Rock City, near Minneapolis
Native Stone Scenic Byway, Wabaunsee & Shawnee counties
Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area, near Manhattan
Post Rock Scenic Byway, Ellsworth, Lincoln & Russell counties
Schermerhorn Park, near Galena
Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays
Several significant Kansas landmarks were not on this list because they were voted onto the overall 8 Wonders of Kansas list, making them ineligible for this contest. They were Monument Rocks & Castle Rock, Gove County; Cheyenne Bottoms & Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Barton & Stafford counties; and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County & the Flint Hills.
The final two contests in this 8 Wonders series will feature History and People. Nominations for History can be made in March at www.8wonders.org.
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The deadline for voting for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Geography is February 17 at midnight. All paper ballots must be postmarked by this date. An e-mail address can be used to vote up to three times online at www.8wonders.org.
The Kansas Sampler Foundation will announce results February 25.
The 24 finalists are:
Alcove Spring, near Blue Rapids
Arikaree Breaks, Cheyenne County
Bartlett Arboretum, Belle Plaine
Big Basin Prairie Preserve, Clark County
Brenham Meteorites, near Haviland
Cimarron National Grassland, Morton County
Coronado Heights, near Lindsborg
Cross Timbers State Park, near Toronto
Elk River Hiking Trail, Montgomery County
Four-State Lookout, White Cloud
Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States, Lebanon
Gyps Hills Scenic Drive & Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway, Barber & Comanche counties
Kaw Point Park, Kansas City
Konza Prairie, Manhattan
Lake Scott State Park, Scott County
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Canton
Mined Lake Wildlife Area, Cherokee, Comanche & Labette counties
Mount Sunflower, Wallace County
Mushroom Rock State Park, Ellsworth County & Rock City, near Minneapolis
Native Stone Scenic Byway, Wabaunsee & Shawnee counties
Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area, near Manhattan
Post Rock Scenic Byway, Ellsworth, Lincoln & Russell counties
Schermerhorn Park, near Galena
Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays
Several significant Kansas landmarks were not on this list because they were voted onto the overall 8 Wonders of Kansas list, making them ineligible for this contest. They were Monument Rocks & Castle Rock, Gove County; Cheyenne Bottoms & Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Barton & Stafford counties; and the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County & the Flint Hills.
The final two contests in this 8 Wonders series will feature History and People. Nominations for History can be made in March at www.8wonders.org.
