The Stump tradition continues at the Big Kansas Road Trip.
For 28 years, Marci Penner would bring a tree stump to each Kansas Sampler Festival location to stand on and then ask the audience questions about things to see and do in Kansas. The same rules apply this year. Those with the first correct answer will get a ticket, and at the end of the 15-minute game, someone will win a prize from a Stump Sponsor. It’s a fast and fun fifteen minutes! For the BKRT, the stump will make appearances in different areas of the three counties all four days of the event.
Merchandise (t-shirts, backpacks, picnic blankets, cooler bags, the guidebook and car flags) will be sold at the Stumps.
The annual Kansas Explorers Club meeting is also held during the BKRT. See below for more information.
THE STUMP SCHEDULE
Meet Marci Penner and WenDee Rowe, co-authors of the Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers, and Kansas Sampler Foundation co-director, Sarah Green and Simone Elder, Power Up and Engagement Manager. At “The Stump”, Marci will ask Kansas questions and the audience will answer. In the end, someone walks away with a prize. It's fast paced and loads of fun!
Merchandise, the Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers and Explorer swag will be available at the Stump locations.
2pm - Thursday, May 2, Wilson at the Czech Egg, Avenue D and U.S. 40 (27th St.)
11am - Friday, May 3, Lucas at the Garden of Eden, 305 E. 2nd
9am - Saturday, May 4, Sylvan Grove, between the Depot and The Warehouse, 129 S Main
2pm - Saturday, May 4, Ellsworth at the Ellsworth County Museum/Hodgden House Complex, 104 W South Main
REMEMBER TO BRING A LAWN CHAIR!
& THE STUMP
May 5, Sunday, 10am - All welcome
Lincoln, courthouse lawn, 216 E. Lincoln
Note: In case of bad weather, meet at the Finch Theatre in Lincoln, 122 E. Lincoln Avenue.
The Stump will start at 10am, followed by the meeting. The Kansas Explorers Club is a fluid group of people who love traveling the backroads and getting to know the nooks and crannies of the state.
One of our few annual get togethers is during the BKRT at the Kansas Explorers Club meeting. But, anyone is invited to attend. It's a fun way to wrap up the Big Kansas Road Trip.
Learn more at kansassampler.org/kansasexplorersclub
REMEMBER TO BRING A LAWN CHAIR!
