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Repaint, Repair, Relaunch!

Sami Windle Around Goodland, Goodland's Treasures, News

Repair! Repaint! Relaunch! Cameron Cross returns this summer to celebrate and reinvigorate the Big Easel painting in Goodland. The Big Easel has stood in Goodland celebrating art and sunflower agriculture for 11 years. Installed on June 19, 2001, the painting by artist Cameron Cross is a reproduc

Happy Fourth of July

Sami Windle Around Goodland, Events, News

Happy Independence Day! Have a safe and happy celebration of America. The High Plains Museum will be closed in observance of the holiday. For local festivities head over to the Sherman County Fairgrounds for the 4th of July Freedom Festival. Events taking place include: 6:00 pm MT Goodland Kiw

Goodland: The Developing Art Hub

Sami Windle Around Goodland

Beyond existing as an agricultural hub for three states, Goodland has a variety of interesting offerings. Art naturally springs to mind due to the Big Easel; the Big Easel is a giant reproduction of Van Gogh’s Three Sunflowers in a Vase painting.  The painting was painted by Canadian artist C

Get Your Draw On!

Sami Windle Around Goodland, Events

The celebrate the Big Easel, come by the High Plains Museum Saturday, July 7th, from 1 to 5pm to design your own Big Easel t-shirt!  We're celbrating the Big Easel as the artist of the Big Easel, Cameron Cross, is back in Goodland to touch up the painting.   Drop by the museum this Saturday

Goodland’s Summer Life is HOT!

Sami Windle Around Goodland

Summer time has come to Goodland and with it comes fun! Fun can be found all around Goodland whether it is at the swimming pool, hanging out with friends at the Vault Creamery, or catching a summer game. Goodland’s summer life is hot! (more…)

Summer is a Lounging Word

Sami Windle Goodland Adventures

It's officially summer! It's time to grab a blanket, pack a picnic, and head to the park an soak in the sun and high temperatures. There is nothing more relaxing than reclining on the grass and listening to the sounds of summer: kids frolicking at the pool, insects chirping, wind caressing the grass

Colors Everywhere!

Sami Windle Around Goodland, News

This Sunday the Historical Society is dedicating a stained glass window to Ruth and Selby Soward.   It will hang in the Ennis-Handy House at 202 West 13th Street here in Goodland.  To help celebrate this event let’s take a look at a brief history of stained glass windows and some other stained

Back in the Day: A Personal Reflection on School Days

Sami Windle Around Goodland

This past week we had a one room school house summer camp.  During this time Mary Lou Eisenhagen, a Goodland native, came as a guest speaker to share her experiences of attending a one room school house and teaching in one.  (more…)

Let’s cut some wheat!

Sami Windle Around Goodland, Treasures From The Collection

Soon the residents of Sherman County will start hearing the roar of combines and tractors and trucks making their way to the elevators as wheat harvest gets underway.  Sherman County has always had a rich history with agriculture and wheat; one that started almost as soon as the county was settled.