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Shawnee Co Commission celebrates parks progress, Tulip Time
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More than 5,000 people flocked to Lake Shawnee when it opened for fishing on Sept. 3, 1939.
This week s History Guy video at CJOnline focuses on that lake at 3137 S.E. 29th, which the federal Works Progress Administration began working to create in 1935.
County park services director Randy Luebbe talks about the lake and its history in this week s History Guy podcast by Tim Hrenchir.
During its first two decades, Lake Shawnee was used primarily for fishing, swimming, boating and sailing.
In 1960, the Shawnee County Amateur Baseball Association was organized and began playing at diamonds located there.
The county in 1961 hired Ted Ensley as its park superintendent while arranging for Ensley and his family to live in a house on the lake s west side. The county that year also created a Lake Shawnee Junior just west of the lake.
The thousands of tulips planted in November 2020 in preparation for this year s Jerold Binkley Tulip Time are starting to bloom.
When Tulip Time begins April 9, the Ted Ensley Gardens at Lake Shawnee should display a multitude of colors and tulip varietals.
Tulip Time is set for April 9 through 25 at Ted Ensley Gardens, Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Botanical Garden, Doran Rock Garden and surrounding areas in Gage Park.
Shawnee County Parks and Recreation spokesman Mike McLaughlin said in a news release this year s festivities will include a ribbon cutting and dedication April 17 of a section of tulips planted at Ted Ensley Gardens in honor of Binkley the founder of Tulip Time.