LASHMEET – An amusement park that’s nationally known despite being abandoned for years – at least by the living – is now seeking a way to recover after a nighttime fire destroyed one of its buildings.

A new motion picture starring Julia Roberts includes a hidden reference to the Lake Shawnee Haunted Amusement Park in Mercer County. Hundreds of sharp-eyed viewers have found a hidden QR code in ...

As adults I am sure we all can remember when we were kids jumping in our parents’ car to take a trip. Our destination for the day was to have fun at the fair or amusement park. We would load up on ...

I was somewhere between Princeton and Spanishburg, in Mercer County, when I began to feel a little lost and frustrated. The Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park was supposed to be another easy box to ...

Lake Shawnee is an abandoned theme park with a dark past full of tragedy. Locals say the land is still haunted, with shadows, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Gage Park mini train and carousel as well as the Lake Shawnee Adventure Cove have moved to their seasonal hours. According to Shawnee County Parks and Recreation, they have ...

lashmeet — An amusement park that’s nationally known despite being abandoned for years – at least by the living – is seeking a way to recover after a nighttime fire destroyed one of its buildings.