Register here for the 2023 Santa Fe Trail Symposium on Sept. 27-30, 2023 - Art and the Trail: How Artists Recorded the History and Culture of an Era. Prices for full registration goes up $25 on August 19th. All registrations must be completed by Sept. 18, 2023.
Location
- Hilton Garden Inn – 19677 E Jackson, Dr. Independence MO
Agenda
- Registration open at 8 am each morning
- Wednesday SFTA Board of Directors Meeting (Contact Joanne Van Coevern if attending)
- Morning Speakers 8:30 am-11 am
- Afternoon Tours with Boxed Lunch
- Evening Shared Meals
Tours
- Thursday Tour & Lunch: 11:30 am - 5 pm Fort Osage & Independence Area
- Friday Tour & Lunch: 11:30 am - 5 pm Steamboat Arabia Museum & KC Downtown
- Saturday Tour & Lunch: 11:30 am - 5:15 pm Fort Leavenworth & Military Road
- Sunday: Post Driving Tour to Lexington, MO (see Madonna of the Trail-DAR)
Menu Details
- Wednesday Evening Trails Friend Happy Hour 4-5:30 pm
- Wednesday Evening Dinner (on your own)
- Each $60 Afternoon Tour includes a boxed lunch
- Thursday Evening Meal: 5:30 pm Cash Bar, 6 pm Fajita Banquet $25
- Friday Evening Awards Banquet: 6:30 pm 7oz Top Sirloin w/ Mashed Potatoes, House Salad, Vegetable, Rolls
- Saturday Evening Trails End Banquet and Auction: 6:30 pm 7oz Pork Chop w/Brown Butter & Sage Cream Sauce, Baked Potato, House Salad, Vegetables, Rolls
