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Franklin County Bucket List Spotlight by Ottawa Herald Editors
The Ottawa Herald editors highlight five Franklin County spots and more to visit this weekend including Flint Hills Nature Trail Prairie Spirit Rail Trail Plaza Cinema Dutch Henry's Ford near Lane Second Street dam Ottawa Midland Railway and historic sites like Jesse James hideout cave and Chippewa burial grounds. They invite readers to suggest other bucket list places and point to the Franklin County Historical Society portal for maps and tours.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Herald
Flint Hills Nature Trail
Prairie Spirit
Plaza
Lane
Second Street
Ottawa
Midland Railway
Baldwin City
Jesse James
Pomona
Pretty Boy Floyd
Seventh Street
Bonnie and Clyde
Franklin County Historical Society
Tany Jones
Tally Creek
Rock Bottom
Ft. Scott Road
Sam Roby
Westport
Missouri
John Tecumseh Jones
Marais Des Cygnes
Detroit
Juliann Bittenbender
Esh-ton-oquot
Swan Creek
Black River
Francis McCoonse