Pioneer Bluffs Fall Round-Up
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesOur fall round-up has ranch activities for all ages, a prairie talk and demonstration, cowboy poetry, and a music performance. What a way to wrap up the season!
Where the Buffalo Roam
Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, KS, United StatesPhoto courtesy of Zach Bell The American Bison was named the official state animal of Kansas in 1955. Come celebrate the “Monarch of the Plains” with us on Saturday, November 11, 2023. 12-1 pm: Locally-sourced smoked buffalo lunch by Chef Tracey Graham and other Pioneer Bluffs volunteers. Suggested donation $15-25, depending on your appetite! 12-4 pm […]
Volunteer “Work-Is-Fun” Brunch at Pioneer Bluffs
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesWe invite all past, present, and potential future Pioneer Bluffs volunteers to join us for a special brunch, prepared by volunteer coordinator Tracey Graham. A brunch buffet featuring Eggs Benedict, Biscuits & Gravy, Breakfast Bundt Cake, Bacon/Egg Muffins, Cheesy Hash Browns, Peach Blackberry Flognarde, French Toast, Donuts, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, and Hot Cider will […]
Emil Redmon’s Cow: Wisdom Keepers
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesJoin us at Pioneer Bluffs on April 28th to hear more stories from Emil Redmon’s Cow! Mark Feiden – photographer, videographer, and creator of Emil Redmon’s Cow - returns to share his latest round of interviews.
Barn Dance at Pioneer Bluffs
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesIt will be a classic, old-time Barn Dance in the loft of our 1915 barn, considered by some to be the best dance floor in the Flint Hills.
Prairie Talk: The Crocker Ranch
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesAt 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 29, the story of the Crocker family will be shared by Matt Methvin in a Prairie Talk at Pioneer Bluffs. The Crocker Ranch, with extensive cattle and farming operations, was begun in 1866 by Captain Erastus Bryant Crocker, a Civil War veteran. The Captain’s sons, Edward and Author Crocker, expanded […]
The Journey to Kyrgyzstan
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesWhat did Josh and Jim Hoy see and learn in the high Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan? The story will be told in a Prairie Talk at a historic ranch near Matfield Green at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6. In 2017, the Hoys toured the country extensively, riding hundreds of miles of mountains with nomadic […]
Prairie Talk: Frederic Remington
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesJoin us at 2:00 Saturday, July 13 for a Prairie Talk Featuring Frederic Remington and presented by Doug Claassen. Frederic Remington (1861 - 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the Old American West, specifically concentrating on the last quarter of the 19th century American West and images […]
National Day of the Cowboy
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesRelax in the shade, cool off with ice cream, and sing along - or just sit back and listen - as Jeff Davidson and Annie Wilson play classic cowboy songs of the trail. Out on the lawn next to our beautiful 1915 barn. Music indoors in case of rain.
Tallgrass Express 20th Anniversary Celebration and Concert
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesFor our PIONEER BLUFFS FUND-RAISER this year, everyone is invited to join Tallgrass Express members – past and present – for a celebration of the band’s 20th year of making music in the Flint Hills (including at Pioneer Bluffs!). Click event title for additional information.