A trip back in time to NEJC’s formative days at Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival

Kids can check out a covered wagon at the Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival

Dancing — Historical reenactors danced at the Fall Festival Sunday.

From covered wagons to fur trappers, the Shawnee Indian Mission this weekend took on the look and feel of its former self.

At the state historical site’s annual fall festival, attendees got to see and hear the sights and sounds of life in the mid-1800s, when the Mission served as the focal point of activity in the region.

Anchovy_Fisherman — The Anchovy Fishermen provided a bluegrass background for the festival.

Trapper — Attendees got a chance to see the furs that trappers would have traded in the area.

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Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

A trip back in time to NEJC’s formative days at Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival

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