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Casey's General Store

100 E. 5th St.
Blue Rapids KS 66411
Ph: 785-363-7964
www.caseys.com/index.html

6am to 11pm daily. Gas/groceries/ice/snacks/cold drinks

Morning: Let us start off your day with a hot cup of our always-fresh coffee,cappuccino or hot chocolate. Wide variety of quality baked goods. Delicious croissant or biscuit sandwiches. Be sure to stop in and give one a taste.

Afternoon:During the lunch hour you can find any number of quality, hot food items to get you through the long afternoon. Of course, there is always everyone's favorite, "Homemade Pizza Slices To Go".

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Fountain Park Square

The downtown area is built around a Fountain Park which gives Blue Rapids the distinction of being the only round town square in Kansas. Founders platted the town much like those in New England to include a "hub"

Blue Rapids, KS Recreation

Outdoor Mural

This mural painted by local artist, Kenny Winkenwader, depicts the historic Alcove Spring park located five miles north of Blue Rapids. Alcove Spring is one of the best-known stopping points in the 1850s for travelers making the trip west on the Oregon Trail.

Blue Rapids, KS Arts

Holm Log Cabin

The two room Holm cabin was built by Swedish pioneers in approximately 1876 of hand hewn logs of oak and door frames of walnut. The cabin was lived in until about 1981.

Blue Rapids, KS Pioneer Life

Gypsum Plant

In 1871, Judge J.V. Coon of Elyria, Ohio, visited Blue rapids and took samples of gypsum back to Ohio for testing. It was found to be suitable for the manufacturing of plaster of paris. In 1872, he and a brother returned and set up the first machinery for processing gypsum. In the early 1900

Blue Rapids, KS Tours

Historic Library

The Blue Rapids Public Library, second site in Marshall County chosen for the National Register of Historic Buildings, was built in 1875 for a library and has served for that purpose ever since. The library has existed in one location longer than any other library in the state.

Blue Rapids, KS National Register

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