Exploring the Kansas White Way eastern route, Atchison to Vermillion

Definitely a stop on the eastern route: Spring Creek Classics in Wetmore

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the 1914 car run to organize a 200-mile stretch of the Kansas White Way

Update: Plans are now underway to hold another car run honoring the 100th anniversary of the Kansas White Way in May 2014. Tentative plans are for May 10 or May 17, both Saturdays. 

This time, though, the focus has broadened to work toward a designated Kansas Scenic Byway following the White Way route. It's an ambitious goal and will require a vast amount of work not only on a community level, with representatives from each city and town on the route working in tandem, but on a legislative level, too. 

We need your help! The car run will inaugurate the effort to create a scenic byway, so for now the car run will be the main emphasis of our planning. We're looking for car clubs, vintage motorcycle clubs, Cushman clubs, and anybody else who would like to be included. We intend to have two starting points, in Atchison and Concordia, though the western terminus might be shifted toward the junction of Highway 9 and 24. Frankfort remains the destination, just as it was in May 1914.

A firm date will be determined on October 4 by popular vote. If you wish to be included in the voting process, contact the administrator at 785-363-7228 or kswhiteway@gmail.com.  

For more information, contact the administrator via e-mail or phone.

The new Wetmore Museum!

White Way Car Run 2009!

The White Way Car Run will be held on Saturday, June 20th. Judging will be at 12:30 p.m. in Frankfort City Park, and the parade is at 2:00 p.m. Lunch is available in the park, along with other activities. All participants welcome no matter what mode of transport!

For those traveling from the east, be sure to stop in Wetmore right on Highway 9 and check out the new car and truck museum located in a renovated Texaco Station and Chrysler-Plymouth dealership. The address is 315 2nd St. The museum will be open during the car run, so be sure to stop by and say hello. 

Historic White Way Car Run - “All Roads Meet in Frankfort”

The historic White Way Car Run is scheduled for June 14, 2008 and will be held in conjunction with Frankfort’s Summerfest celebration.  Summerfest is an annual event in the community of Frankfort, Kansas and offers ball tournaments, a parade, food stands, entertainment, craft vendors and many activities throughout the day.  The evening includes a barbecue supper and a street dance. 

The White Way Car Run is a reenactment of the Great White Way Car Run of 1914. The first reenactment was held in May 2006 and was a great success, with many vintage automobiles participating.  The decision to hold the event in conjunction with Frankfort Summerfest was due, in part, to have a parade for the White Way participants. 

The car run will begin, as it did in 1914, in the communities of Atchison and Concordia.  Participants, in their vintage autos, will drive Hwy 9 and meet in Frankfort.  The route will proceed through many small towns along the way and autos may join in from any point.

The Frankfort Summerfest parade will begin at 2:00 p.m.  Following the parade, those willing to display their cars are invited to do so on the west side of the park.  A committee, with input from the public, will select a “people’s choice” vehicle for a special award.

If you are interested in participating in the White Way Car Run and would like more information, please contact coordinators Connie Musil at Frankfort Area News, 116 East 2nd Street, Frankfort, KS  66427 (e-mail fan@bluevalley.net) or Gayla Randel, 2304 23rd Road, Frankfort, KS  66427 (e-mail glrandel@yahoo.com). 

In the home stretch -- Lawrence Herrs in Frankfort

The convoy passes through Linn