The recently-released Spring 2026 issue of the KU Alumni magazine, Crimson & Blue, includes an itinerary for a day trip through Wabaunsee, Morris, and Chase Counties. At Council Grove the itinerary suggests that tourists “Have lunch at historic Hays House or Trail Days Cafe & Museum, and visit the Last Chance Store, a former trading post on the Santa Fe Trail.”
Local Grain Prices (Provided by Agri Trails Coop) Corn...................................$3.98 Milo....................................$3.68 Soybeans..........................$10.97 Wheat.................................$6.27
Reservoir Lake Level Normal elevation...........1274.00 Current elevation...........1279.48