3rd Annual Diggin' It With Friends

The 3rd annual FMDF Diggin' It With Friends Treasure Hunt is being held at Huntress Park in Clay Center, Kansas. Saturday, April 9th. We are meeting when the park opens at 7:00 a.m. We'll start hunting when everyone is ready to get after it... rain or shine.

We never charge an entry fee or sell tickets to raffle off any prizes and this will not be a seeded event. However we will be giving away a few prizes after the hunt and having a bbq/picnic. Bring your spouses, your children or your best hunting bud, everyone is welcome to attend our event! If you are interested in meeting and socializing and having a great time. Make your plans now to attend. It is going to be a diggin' good time and we're looking forward to seeing you there.


Now a little about the park we plan to hunt.

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Huntress came to Clay County in 1861 and bought a farm on what is now called Huntress Creek. Since the Huntress home was on a road traveled by soldiers going from Fort Riley to Indian outposts such as Scandia and White Rock, these men often stopped at the Huntress well for water. The first post office in Clay County was in the Huntress Home. Early settlers from England began homesteading in Clay County in 1862 in the area now, Clay Center. Clay County was named for Henry Clay, the famous U.S. Statesman. In 1886 Mrs. Huntress sold the Huntress farm, but reserved eight acres which she gave to Clay Center for a park. A Chautauqua was held in the park in 1904 and has been the site for thousands of picnics and family reunions over the years.

The original homestead of Orville Huntress is now a portion of the city of Clay Center and is built over, with the exception of eight acres, which was given to the city for park purposes and is named "Huntress Park." The old Huntress home, built in 1861, is located in this park and is preserved by the city in its original condition, as a monument of her first pioneer. It was not only the Huntress residence, but Clay Center's first post office and hotel. The widow of Orville Huntress, born in Canton Me., Aug. 21, 1821, married for her second husband, C. M. Anthony, a distinguished member of the Kansas bar and a resident of Clay Center. She passed away Dec. 6, 1894.

The closest accomodations to the park is the Cedar Court Motel located about 1/5th mile East of the park at 905 Crawford St. Be sure to mention to them, that you are there for the Diggin' It With Friends Treasure Hunt.

The number to call for reservations is 1-800-999-5774.

The economy: 1 queen bed 52.00 per night, 2 queen beds 57.00 per night.
The middle: 1 or 2 queen beds 62.00 per night
The new section: 1 king or 2 queen beds, recliner, whirlpool tub, 70.00 per night.
All of the rooms have a refrigerator, coffee pot, ironing board and iron.
Continental breakfast included.

There is a Mexican restaurant located next to the motel.

Leave a comment for answers to questions and/or concerns.