Wichita Podcast

The Wichita Podcast is a one stop shop for all your Wichita questions to be answered. Each podcast we will discuss in depth an event, a place, or a local legend that is related to the great city of Wichita, Kansas. Our goal is to teach you something about a subject you might now know while adding a humorous and personal twist. You may have lived in Wichita your entire life, but each episode we hope you walk away learning something you had never known before. Please join us on this journey learning about the city we all love and know, but are about to get to know a lot better.

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46-Ackerman Island

July 08, 2022 • Wichita Podcast • Season 1 • Episode 46

We sat down with Sara and Charity Harmon - award winning sister film makers. They were kind enough to talk to us about their film For Your Amusement: The Wonderland Park on Ackerman Island and the history behind Ackerman Island in general.

Wait - you didn't know there used to be an entire amusement park AND baseball field smack dab in the middle of the Arkansas River?! Well this episode is for you! We look at how the island was formed, who Joseph Ackerman was, what Wonderland Park looked like, and what happened because of the Great Depression and where the island is today. This is some serious obscure Wichita history but we did not stop there - we also talked about the sisters new film Who Scammed Rajah Rabbit? This is a story you will not want to miss!

Find the Wonderland Park Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wonderlandpark1906

Find the Who Scammed Rajah Rabbit? page: https://www.facebook.com/rajahrabbit

They also have a podcast: https://doublestuffedpod.com/?fbclid=IwAR3D2yYe8l1oU-ZfLvTYflENQ_wuOxPeQ_1o4UbkLQurTr9k4lg9dAFmO2I

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