Located 60 miles south of Manhattan, Strong City and Cottonwood Falls both may be small in size, but they make up for it with history and opportunities for exploration.
The hour-long drive down Kansas Highway 177 takes you into Strong City first, which is also accessible via U.S. Highway 50 west of Emporia. Continue down K-177, and then you’ve hit Cottonwood Falls. Toni Schneider, executive director of the Chase County Chamber of Commerce, said in an email that the unique thing about the twin-city area is “the feeling.”
“The feeling you get when you see the magnificent Flint Hills, not just the first time, but every time,” she said. “The feeling you get when you meet someone from the other side of the world on main street, the feeling you get when you see your neighbor helping a stranger and the feeling you get when someone tells you they are so glad they came to visit or live here.”
Source: themercury.com
