Cultural Immersion

Cultural Immersion is a term relating to any kind of hands-on experience involvement in the culture of the community. All is packaged together with the hands-on experience, food, lodging, and community integration. Henderson Inn is melding these elements together in an effort to help you have a wonderful, complete experience. WELCOME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!

HISTORY & AGRICULTURE: Stafford Kansas is a unique rural community steeped in agriculture, nature and history. On the surface, it's just a small town…but there is SO much to discover. Many of the towns buildings were built in the early 1900s. There was a lot of wealth being developed then, primarily relating to the Larabee family and the building of the Larabee Flour Milling empire. Of course, the flour milling all ties into the agriculture and wheat specifically. What a history to discover!

NATURE: Then, there's Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, 22,000 acres of wetlands. Stafford: Gateway to Quivira. Quivira NWR and the whole of Stafford County has become a sanctuary for countless wildlife species and migratory birds. BIRDING! With a declining people population, the wildlife habitat is gaining and growing. To capture this nature experience, we have a naturalist and a naturalist photography to offer hands-on workshops on PHOTOGRAPHING this incredible ever-changing landscape of wildlife, birds, and nature. And there's HUNTING!

AN EXPERIENCE FOR YOU: With all of these wonderful resources and the wonderful lodging facilities of Henderson Inn, we are working to develop an attractive cultural immersion venue for YOU. We have attempted to develop complete experiences but know many will want to customize their experience based on their interests. Therefore, keep in mind we can custom design a package for you. We have group rates well.

Come enjoy our unique variety of activities.

The following are short descriptions of venues with a link to another page detailing that venue.

·        Nature Photography

Jerry Segraves will conduct nature photo tours, workshops and training on nature

photography to help you whet your skills in nature photography. Lots of wonderful

scenery is a side benefit of this venue. Check details: _________________________

·        Glass Negatives-Photo History

Encounter the 29,000 glass negatives at the Museum. Be a part of this restoration

project with hands-on

·        Baking-Wheat-Flour Milling-The Larabee Story

Baking classes, home wheat grinding, touring the Stafford County Flour Mill (Hudson

Cream Flour), Tour of Larabee history and flour milling history.

·        Sandhill Jelly/Jam/Syrup

Pick 'em, make jelly, jam, syrup from this native fruit. Then, create personalized

product to give to friends and family

·        Wildlife Hunting

Hunt till you drop with Call of the Wild Outfitters. They specialize in deer, turkey, pheasant, quail, duck and goose hunts. Hunts include lodging, food, guides, all hunting on leased land. It's a complete hunting experience you won't want to miss. Visit website, or call Jim Call at 620-727-1444 to book hunts.

·        Birding

Along with the Nature Photography which Jerry Segraves offers, is a birding experience the avid birder will never forget. Hundreds of thousands of birds migrate through the area every spring and fall and summer is even good because there are plenty of shorebirds in the wetlands, or Jerry can take you or show you, places to go in the sand prairie for lots of song birds.