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River History Walk – Oakdale Park: The Heart of Community

Saturday, June 21, 2025

9:30 am11:00 am

Oakdale Park, northeast end of Mulberry Street bridge

Mulberry entrance

Salina, KS 67401

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Discover the history of Salina’s beloved Oakdale Park, hugged on three sides by the Smoky Hill River. We will explore how Salina made this bend in the river its community gathering spot, from horse racing to boating to the Smoky Hill River Festival. We also will touch on the adjacent South Park, a mostly forgotten park that once hosted both schools and a band shell. Learn how these parks played a vital role in Salina’s recreational and arts history. (Walk will take us around Oakdale Park.)

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Special thanks to our sponsors:

For the exhibit Kansas: Battleground for Freedom
For the exhibit Kansas: Battleground for Freedom
For Growing a Community platform and Street Fair
For the From Sod to Stone area
For Crossing the Crossroads area
For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit
For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit
For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit
For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For the Street Fair's Serious Eaters Contest
For the Street Fair's Serious Eaters Contest
For Street Fair
For Street Fair
For Street Fair