America's Most Boring Towns: 4 (original) (raw)
McDonald, KS - Scott Sargent - Monday, June 19th, 2006 : goo
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I wonder if anything ever happens in McDonald, Kansas? Though their post office and general store seem to be operational, I must admit that I did not see a single person as I passed (very briefly) through this town, even when I stopped to take these photos.
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Peter: this is my new favorite citynoise meme...
Chris Erb: 19th Jun 2006 - 18:40 GMT
Unlike the others in the series, this town at least seems to have a little bit of character.
Scott Sargent: 19th Jun 2006 - 18:51 GMT
As opposed to this town.
mug: 16th Aug 2006 - 08:35 GMT
looking at the most boring town series i have noticed that Kansas seems to claim most of the top 10 - of this they should be proud - something to put on the "welcome to kansas" sign when you cross the border
John: 18th Aug 2006 - 04:28 GMT
Protect your so called "boring towns"...progress is ruining what peace may still exists. Hope that it doesn't reach you... at all or you can kiss you boredom goodbye and say hello to the perils of a growing society...
Ken: 16th Mar 2007 - 21:53 GMT
I live in McDonald, Ks and i really dont think its a boring town. Im a proud person to live in this town.
david sattler: 11th Jan 2008 - 03:04 GMT
i used to live in mcdonald many years ago. i think about it often.
Margaret Harper: 11th Mar 2008 - 01:12 GMT
I have traveled to and lived in many other places and cultures. My heart will always be firmly planted in the rich and fertile soil of my birth...in McDonald, Kansas.
Calvin McDougal: 27th Mar 2008 - 19:07 GMT
I attended school in McDonald and remember it fondly. Thanks for taking pictures, but you missed some truly beautiful people, the residents of McDonald. Without people every town is boring.
SomeonefromToronto: 16th Mar 2009 - 03:55 GMT
Will immigrants ever attempt to live in this kind of area?
Carl from McCook: 12th Jun 2009 - 03:30 GMT
I think poor Scott is misinformed about the way of small town life in agricultural areas. Not a lot of farming takes place in town, hence the lack of people during daylight hours in good weather. A drive off the beaten path (off the highway) would show a lot of activity, especially in harvesting or planting season.
I also viewed Scott's opinions of Bazine, KS and my hometown of Norton, KS. I wish he had been in Norton for the fair or even on race nights. He might have been more comfortable with lots of people running around. What he fails to realize that although there may not be people just hanging around to entertain him, the people that live in these areas know and CARE about each other. I grew up knowing quite a few of the 3,000 people in my hometown--how many people do you get to know in the big city?
kat: 24th Aug 2010 - 18:21 GMT
okay and your problem is what? it looks like a small country town, the violence rateing is probably small, you have to give these towns a chance to shine! you cant juzt go and take pictures and post them, were you even in the store?
Blanca: 28th Mar 2011 - 15:52 GMT
I live in this town and I dont thing it's boring, its pretty quite around, but no one bothers you. You can go out for a walk and everyone here in this town say hi, not like other towns and cities that you say hi and don't even answer. Here in this community everyone tries to help each other. And it's a great place to raise kids!!!
Art: 23rd Dec 2011 - 18:59 GMT
I have lived in Texas all my life. I have been visiting family in MCDonald KS all my life. It is a little slice of paradise that I will adore & treasure for the rest of my life!
Jerry: 30th Mar 2012 - 04:40 GMT
My mother was born in McDonald and graduated from high school there in 1944. Many of my ancestors are buried in the cemetery just outside of town. Last time I was there was 44 years ago when I was 15.
Eric: 6th Jul 2012 - 18:15 GMT
Boring? It's been said that if you are bored it is because you are a boring person. Rural people are seldom bored in small towns; they are able to appreciate and enjoy what city people are unable to.
However, as the economy continues to tank - and cities become more hostile and violent - I'd be willing to bet that a lot of city people will be wishing they were "bored" in a small town in Northwest Kansas and will gladly exchange perceived cultural superiority for affordable real estate and the safety inherent in a community which not only looks after its own, but still retains a traditional, sane culture of self-sufficiency.
Sites such as kansasterritory.com testify to the fact that there is fundamental shift going on in terms of what public perception is regarding the desirability of previously ridiculed areas. Being "behind the times" and "boring" is increasingly valuable and marketable!
David: 9th Aug 2012 - 03:59 GMT
Mar28Nel Now you know how I feel about the Internet having lived here a few years aldaery! Glad you enjoyed your time here and still sorry we couldn't catch up. x
anon (adsl-99-105-27-133.dsl.hstntx.sbcglobal.net): 11th Apr 2015 - 21:22 GMT
Well, what can I say to the naysayers? McDonald, Ks. was a thriving, but , yes, A smaller town back in the '30's and 40's, 50's +. The Harrison Mercantile store was popular and My Great Uncle Harry Harrison was one of the owners. He and his loving wife, my Great Aunt Bee (Beullah Benkelman Harrison), were wonderful residents of this warm and friendly town. So sorry that the volume of wheat fields have declined as Uncle Harry had wheat land as well. I have delightful memories visiting there with my parents when I was a teen. I remember running through the wheat fields, thinking they were probably as soft as corn silk, but what a prickly surprise I had. When it rains, I can still smell the wonderful aroma of the green fields all around. My Granddaughter just visited Russell, Ks. (once a booming oil town) where I lived for 10 years before moving to Houston, Tx. She is now wanting to know more about our memories and family history from that territory. I wish all the young people would visit these forgotten areas and bring alive a curiosity about small town America. By the way, I was born in St.Francis, Ks. where the Harrison Mercantile store originated. There was also a store in Bird City. I would have loved to stay in Kansas, but as we all know, economic turns get in the way and here I am in a traffic congested, corporate owned, and over populated city. My husband and I still proudly fly our University of Kansas Jayhawk flag and fondly remember our Kansas memories!