Abby Hoover
Managing Editor

Be part of our Northeast Information workers this summer season as we hit the highway and share with our readers a brand new weekly characteristic on the place to go and what to do, only a few miles or hours away from house.

For our subsequent journey, Managing Editor Abby Hoover joins her grandpa, Glenn McAnarney for a day in Independence, Mo.

This week’s highway journey took us to historic Independence, Mo., not removed from Northeast. I  began the day taking a brisk stroll round Mount Washington Cemetery, admiring the beautiful stone chapel and testing the ultimate resting locations of some well-known early Kansas Citians.

After my stroll, I headed to satisfy my sister and grandpa, who moved to Independence in 1967, at Englewood Cafe for a great traditional breakfast, contemporary espresso and dialog. We then wandered across the Englewood Station Arts District, a colourful neighborhood the place the humanities thrive in Independence. Guests can get pleasure from charming outlets, browse artwork galleries, dine, expertise native historical past, and meet distinctive individuals.

From there, we headed to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum, which was renovated in 2021. Grownup tickets are $12, and seniors and navy get a reduction at $10. Harry Truman, thirty third president of the US, spent nearly all of his grownup life in Independence. My grandpa recollects waving to the previous president as he strolled Truman Street in his later days.

Independence is understood for its historic mansions, a lot of that are open to the general public for excursions. We favor to go to Vaile Mansion nearer to Christmas when it’s embellished with a Christmas tree in every room. Excursions are $10.

The Harry S. Truman Residence, the place Truman spent a lot of his maturity dwelling together with his spouse Bess, her mom, and their daughter Margaret is positioned at 219 N. Delaware Avenue. Nonetheless, tickets should be bought on a primary come first serve foundation on the Nationwide Park Service workplace at 223 N. Most important Avenue, on Independence Sq.. Since excursions have been bought out for the Truman Residence, we opted to go to the Bingham-Waggoner Mansion & Property.

The Bingham-Waggoner at 313 W Pacific Ave. is a stately house, initially inbuilt 1852 and expanded to 26 rooms within the early 1900s. Perched on the start of the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails, the house was occupied by an artist/politician/statesman named George Caleb Bingham and by the William Waggoner household for 97 years. Guests may even see swales – or wagon ruts – left behind by early pioneers. The guided tour is $10 for adults. For these occupied with household or native historical past, the Midwest Family tree Heart is a can’t miss cease in Independence. My grandpa labored there for years, and loves to go to for private analysis, a dialog with the educated workers, or to brush up on native historical past. We ended the day at Clinton’s Soda Fountain for a milkshake on the historic Independence Sq.. Certainly one of Harry Truman’s first jobs was at Clinton’s, and he was identified to order a butterscotch sundae with chocolate ice cream.

Developing subsequent month is certainly one of my favourite Independence traditions, SantaCaliGon Days. The weekend of Labor Day, the sq. is reworked right into a celebration of the three trails that originated in Independence.

Go to Independence, Missouri

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

500 W. US HWY 24
Independence, Mo. 64050
TrumanLibrary.gov

Bingham-Waggoner Mansion & Property

313 W. Pacific Ave
Independence, Mo. 64050
bwestate.internet

Englewood Cafe

10904 E Winner Rd.
Independence , Mo. 64052
816.461.9588

Clinton’s Soda Fountain

100 W Maple Ave.
Independence, Mo. 64050
Clintonssodafountain.com

Harry S. Truman Residence

223 N. Most important st
Independence, Mo. 64050
nps.gov

SantaCaliGon Days

Friday, September 1 – Monday, September 4
212 W. Truman Rd
Independence, Mo. 64050
santacaligon.com