Cloud County Tourism

03/01/2025

We have been blessed with a table filled with goodies from our new friends in the Amish community in Cloud County. They have brought several home made items to sell here in our office. Fresh cinnamon rolls, chocolate chip cookie bars, donuts, bread, raw honey, and candies. The donuts are still warm!

We are here until 2pm today. Stop in and grab them while you can! Cash only please.

03/01/2025

Lady Shirley's Second Edition of her Society Papers is here! Be sure to stop into any of the Concordia attractions to pick up the FULL version of Lady Shirley. This is only the teaser letter. A full Society Paper with the entire story on J.M. Hagaman and his desire to make Concordia a town is available in the First Edition so be sure to stop in. You definitely want to read the entire thing! This one is full of scandal!

Not a Concordia resident but still interested in reading Lady Shirley's Society Papers? We've got ya covered! Head over to www.cloudcountytourism.com/blog where you can read the full version online.

02/28/2025

Queen Charolotte is probably the only one NOT excited about the 2nd Edition of Lady Shirley's Society Papers being released tomorrow. We apologize Your Highness, but the "tea" must be spilled, and Lady Shirley has some scandalous history to share this month!

A new FULL edition is available beginning tomorrow at our office and any of the local attractions! Read Lady's Shirley's "teaser" letter in the Concordia Blade-Empire March 5th and listen to Lady Shirley herself read the teaser letter on air on 1390 KNCK March 5th - 7th!

02/27/2025

We attended the CloudCorp Luncheon and Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge this afternoon at the Cloud County Fairgrounds. We enjoyed listening to the young entrepreneurs present their businesses ideas. Congratulations to all the winners as well as their instructors. The small business owners panel was great! It was great to hear from local small businesses speak about their experiences, struggles, and successes.

02/26/2025

Registration is open!

This is an incredible Celebration every year. Great information, speakers, and stories. Meeting descendants of Orphan Train riders and hearing their stories is my favorite part! Portions of the event are open to the public without a ticket if seating allows, but a ticket is definitely more than worth it! This event is not limited to Orphan Train descendants. It's open to anyone who has an interest in learning more about this movement that placed over 250,000 orphaned and abandoned children in homes for 75 years. The Celebration of Orphan Train Riders is an event of remembrance, education, and inspiration.

Have you attended the Orphan Train Celebration? Share your favorite part with us! Every year is different. Even if you've been once, you should definitely attend again!

The schedule and registration form for the 22nd Annual Celebration of Orphan Train Riders is now available! See the comments section for the schedule and registration form

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for a downloadable PDF version of both documents, visit our webpage: https://orphantraindepot.org/annual-celebration-of-orphan-train-riders/

02/21/2025

Did you hear Lady Shirley on 1390 KNCK last week? If you didn't catch her on-air, have a listen here as Lady Shirley herself addresses her adoring public.

Have you picked up your 1st Edition copy of Lady Shirley? Stop into any of the attractions for the FULL story on Cloud County Beginnings. For those of you who are far away, you may find the 1st Edition on www.cloudcountytourism.com/blog/lady-shirley-the-beginnings

Stay tuned for the 2nd Edition of Lady Shirley's Society Papers to be released March 1st.

02/20/2025

The phones are down in the office today. We didn’t want you to think we’re ignoring your calls.

02/18/2025

We will be closed today due to snow. Stay safe and warm!

02/12/2025

Snowy days in Kansas bring mixed feelings amongst residents. Some love it while others hate it. We tend to hear the negatives the loudest. It’s hindersome and difficult on businesses and travel, much effort to clear windshields, driveways, and roads, conditions are difficult and dangerous to drive. Seeing the pure joy and excitement in these photos from the Nazareth Convent hopefully bring you joy and excitement for the blessing of moisture. Leave us some of your joyful snow day photos in the comments!

02/10/2025

Lady Shirley's First Edition of her Society Papers is here! Be sure to stop into any of the Concordia attractions to pick up the FULL version of Lady Shirley. This is only the teaser letter. A full Society Paper with the entire story on Cloud County Beginnings is available in the First Edition so be sure to stop in. You definitely want to read the entire thing!

Pick up your copy at Cloud County Tourism, Cloud County Museum, Brown Grand Theatre, National Orphan Train Complex, The Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, Kansas Nazareth Convent, Concordia Broadway Plaza, CloudCorp, Frank Carlson Library, City of Concordia, Kansas, Concordia Chamber of Commerce

Not a Concordia resident but still interested in reading Lady Shirley's Society Papers? We've got ya covered! Head over to www.cloudcountytourism.com/blog where you can read the full version online.

02/07/2025

We welcomed 35 Southern Cloud students today as well as educators and chaperones. The students had lunch here and enjoyed a short story about The Whole Wall Mural. They also attended the Wichita Children’s Theatre production at the Brown Grand and visited the National Orphan Train Complex. Thanks for coming to see us! Come back and find that sneaky ladybug on the Wall.

02/01/2025

Lady Shirley's First Edition of her Society Papers is here! Be sure to stop into any of the Concordia attractions to pick up the FULL version of Lady Shirley. This is only the teaser letter. A full Society Paper with the entire story on Cloud County Beginnings is available in the First Edition so be sure to stop in. You definitely want to read the entire thing!

Not a Concordia resident but still interested in reading Lady Shirley's Society Papers? We've got ya covered! Head over to www.cloudcountytourism.com/blog where you can read the full version online.

Cloud County Museum
National Orphan Train Complex
WWII German POW Camp Concordia
Brown Grand Theatre
The Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, Kansas
Concordia Broadway Plaza
Frank Carlson Library

01/30/2025

What a fantastic Kansas Day celebration! We had close to 90 people attend our Kansas Day 2025 event throughout the day. We celebrated famous Kansans with a “Who Am I?” of 20 people who did extraordinary things, encouraged people to write their stories, displayed treasured Kansas items from 3 friends of the tourism office, celebrated people who share a birthday and a shared anniversary with Kansas Day, welcomed a 6 month old Kansan to her very first Kansas Day and first group event, had tasty treats, and introduced Lady Shirley to the community with a sneak peek at the 1st Edition of her new Society Paper. So many incredible people with great stories to share. We absolutely L❤️VE Kansas Day and our Community.

01/29/2025

Happy Kansas Day! What a great video from Kansas Tourism! We just love seeing these young people talking about Kansas. Love where you live, wherever it may be. To the stars...

01/29/2025

Susie and Olivia at 1390 KNCK had a great conversation today about Kansas Day and loving where you live. ❤️

Looking for a way to celebrate Kansas' 164th birthday? Cloud County Tourism will host a Kansas Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

01/24/2025

The Sisters of St. Joseph, Concordia, Kansas are so thankful for the completion of the dining room major renovations. What a beautiful sight to see the Sisters able to gather in these rooms again!