Annual bike tour in county Sept. 24-25 years ago
Bicyclists will ride through Marion, Chase, and Morris counties on Sept. 24-25 during the 19th annual Autumn Trails Classic of the National MS (multiple sclerosis) Society.
The society's signature two-day bike tour will bring tourists through Hillsboro, Marion, Pilsen, Elmdale, Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, Bazaar, and Council Grove.
Cyclists will begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 24 from Tabor College, Hillsboro, and end at the college between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Emma Chase Café in Cottonwood Falls will host a luncheon from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. Hays House of Council Grove will provide a banquet that evening at the National Guard Armory.
The 150 riders will ride for the 3,200 Kansans affected by MS. Last year participants raised more than $80,000.
