Today we ended up in Maryville. I think it is in Kansas but not sure. We might still be in Nebraska. No we are in Kansas. On the ride roday we pssed an old school house that kids went to a 100 years ago.
How would you like to go to school here?
We also passed a farm that had the following mail box.
Guess what animals they raised?
Marysville is home to the Black Squirrel.
Seems that back in the 1800's a carnaval came through town and they has black squirrels in cages. According to legend, a little boy came in during the night and let all the squirrels out. Today 200 years later there are now lots of black squirrels. So the Town decided to celebrate the black squirrels.
n 1972, the Marysville, Kansas City Council passed an ordinance to name black squirrels as the city's mascot and to protect them. The ordinance proclaimed that any harm made to a black squirrel would be a misdemeanor. Also that black squirrels had the first chance at any walnuts that fell from any tree,
They also had a contest to see which company painted the best fiberglass squirrel. The one in the picture is at the Pony Express Barn downtown. I think there were at least 36 squirrels decorated.
They were able to save on the the barns where the horses were kept.
Unfortnately the museum was closed today.
We are hoping to actually get in a barn when we get to St Joseph, Kansas - if we can get there before it closes. We have a 55 mile ride that day so we will have to leave super early to make it.
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