If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. ← Back JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Thanks to a generous donation from Dan and Connie Burkhardt, Katy Trail State Park will receive a new “welcome center.
” The new center will be housed in the Treloar Mercantile, which is located near the Treloar trailhead (mile marker 84.7) and across from the Treloar elevator, which is also owned by Missouri State Parks. Join Missouri State Parks on National Trails Day Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
for an open house event at the new center. The historic Treloar Mercantile was built in 1896 for the arrival of the KATY Railroad and retains many of its original fixtures. The Burkhardts purchased the Treloar Mercantile in 2018 and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
They purchased the building to preserve it and for community events on the trail. The Burkhardts spent their careers at Edward Jones and later created Magnificent Missouri, a not-for-profit that works with Missouri State Parks to advocate for and improve Katy Trail State Park. Magnificent Missouri has hosted many special events on the trail, bringing visitors to Treloar to learn more about the history and natural scenic beauty of the area.
In 1985, Ted Jones, then managing partner of Edward Jones, and his wife Pat donated $2.2 million to purchase the trail corridor and develop the trail’s pilot sections. Their generosity lai.
