Heidi has big ideas about the Canoe that she got for her Dad's birthday. 
The canoe has dreams of floating on Clinton Lake near Lawrence, Kansas. Clinton Dam was built in 1971 to reduce seasonal flooding in the Wakarusa Valley. In this area, the Kaw River and Wakarusa River come together to make a rich valley. Wakarusa is a word taken from the Potawatomie language meaning "knee deep in mud." There was a severe, damaging flood in 1951. Read more about the Floods of 1951 . Clinton Lake provides safety and earth protection from flood damage and far more with the recreational opportunties and wildlife habitat for nesting bald eagles, flocks of geese and other wildlife that enjoy an undeveloped area.
Years ago, a delicious potato called the Wakarusa potato was grown in the valley. The potatoes were canned at canning factories in the area and produced up to 20,000 per acre. They didn't keep and ship well and have fallen into disuse commercially.
Besides opportunities to camp and have water recreation experiences such as the canoe trip, there is the Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum and Clinton Lake Museum 5 feature exhibits about the history of the Underground Railroad in the area, the "Border War" and the first 20 years of Clinton Lake.
You can learn mora about lake and wildlife recreation opportunities near the KC Metro area at my other blog. KC Matters
Clinton Lake is a nature and recreational opportunity that would be reasonable for you to expect to enjoy when you have your home in the KC Metro area. I am readyt to work with you to meet your real estate needs for buying or selling. Contact me for information about the Acorn Mortgage Project which is a lending possibility for low to moderate income buyers. Call me at 913-339-0682 or email me at paulawalter@remax.net
Post a comment
Temporarily disabled — coming soon!
ActiveRain Corp. is not responsible for the accuracy of the site's content (which is written by members of the ActiveRain Real Estate Network) and does not endorse the views of the real estate agents, mortgage brokers, and others listed here.
Powered by the ActiveRain Real Estate Network
© 2008 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved
Paula, This sounds like a nice place to live. How congested is the area getting?
I suppose congestion is a subjective opinion, but there seems to be room for the people coming in. Overland Park and Olathe are fast growing cities, yet highly rated in 2006 for good places to live.
These lakes are spaced just far enough to make a trip out of the city, and allow people to regenerate for another productive week.
Although when I visit KC, I don't suffer from unreasonable crowds. There are too many places to go in the city as well as out of the city if people want to get out and move around.
Hi Paula, I lived in Lawrence in the 50's. Has it changed much? :-)
Terry Haugen - STAGE it RIGHT!
Paula~ Good to know...there's an area in KS that "...provides safety and earth protection from flood damageand far more with the recreational opportunities and wildlife habitat for nesting bald eagles, flocks of geese and other wildlife that enjoy an undeveloped area.' THX!