Tractors to cruise 35-mile route, including Marble Day parade
The annual Tractor Cruise is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 6, in Bonner Springs.
The event is held each year in conjunction with the Marble Day parade in Bonner Springs.
The public may view the Tractor Cruise at several stops as the 50 tractors take a 35-mile route through western Wyandotte County, and into Leavenworth County, before returning to the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame at 126th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs.
Dawn Gabel, director of the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, said the Tractor Cruise is a fundraiser for the Ag Hall, and there will be a small silent auction held there in conjunction with the event.
The route includes the Marble Day parade, a stop at the Nuts and Bolts store on K-7, then a stop at Wyandotte County Lake around noon. The Tractor Cruise also will go to the Legends Outlets and will stop at Cabela’s, then back to the Ag Hall. Children will be able to see the tractors up close at some of the stops.
The Tractor Cruise is sponsored by the Kansas City Two Cylinder Cub, which does a lot of volunteer work at the Ag Hall, Gabel said. Volunteers with the group often bring tractors for special Ag Hall events.
For more information on the Tractor Cruise, visit http://gkctcc.com/.
The 11th annual Marble Day will start with a parade at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6, in downtown Bonner Springs. It will be from 9:30 to 2 p.m. and will include a pancake breakfast, farmer’s market at Kelly Murphy Park, Tractor Cruise and Wacky Parade at 9:30 a.m. on Oak Street, activities, crafts, old-fashioned games including marble games at Centennial Park, the Running of the Pinkys at noon on Oak Street, and a cake walk at 1 p.m. at Centennial Park.
For more information on Marble Day, visit http://marbleday.com/.