(KAIR)--Corn shucking returns to Atchison County, with competition set for Saturday.
According to a release, the event will serve as the Kansas State Cornhuskiing Contest, traditionally held in Oakley, Kansas. The release explains that the state event will now be held in Atchison County every 5th year.
Saturday’s competition will take place October 8, north of Lancaster, 2 miles north on Hamilton Road. Activities begin that morning at 8:00, including a hand corn husking contest with horse teams, corn sheller and tractors, kids activities, and a concession stand.
The corn shucking event will be free to watch, but competitors pay a $25 entrance fee.
Non-shuckers can purchase a ticket for the evening’s banquet and meal, beginning at 6:00, at the Saint Louis Church, located on Morton Road.
The Atchison County Corn Shucking competition, in years past, was held annually and overseen by the late Bob Staley, who died in 2015 at the age of 94.
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