Hello, 

My name is Larry Culbertson, owner and head of events for “Western Frontier Adventure.” This is a brief history of how we started, and what we are about.  I hope this gives you a good understanding about what we have to offer people with our old west town.

Building of the town we call “Millwood” started in 1998. We started by tearing down old barns and abandoned buildings, trying to use as much recycled lumber as possible. Our goal was to keep costs to a minimum, so we could afford to get the things we really needed, such as props, carriages, buggies, and more horses. Rob Culbertson, my cousin sprung the idea of building such a town to me after him and my sons, Larry Jr., and Chad had returned from the filming of “Ride with the Devil” in Pattonsburg, MO.   We knew after spending countless hours on the old west town set of "Ride with the Devil" that an old west town, which was void of modern day things, such as telephone lines, nearby houses, streets, or noise of the city is a thing of the past, and would be not only be a great asset to movie makers, but to the community around it.  We knew that if we could achieve such a task, that we would be among the very few places in Kansas or any part of the mid-west for that matter, with an old west town that had an actual 360 degree view of nothing modern.  Picking the location for the town was simple my fathers land and his fathers land was perfect, it was the task of finding all the wood and materials we needed to start constructing the buildings!  The first building constructed was a log trapper's cabin, located just below the road to where the old west town would be.  We knew that it was a mile ride from the gates, to the old west town, on the path we had made, and that we needed some sort of scenery for people to see along the way, so we also started a place for an Indian village as well.

Not too far from the log trapper's cabin, resides our new 3 acre lake, which backs water all the way up to the trapper's cabin, making a for a beautiful scenic picture.  Coming along the path further, we decided to let our herds of Longhorn roam free within the vicinity, for a nice scenic view and also for if we decided to herd them into the holding pens in the town. 

By the end of 1998, the town was gaining some attention.  We had completed 8 buildings, and the local paper, “The Leavenworth Times”, featured our town in an issue. We explained that the sole purpose of the town, was for photo shoots, re-enactments, movies, personal and company getaways, trail rides, etc… 

Now 10 years later, we have achieved our goal of building our old west town. We have a total of 14 buildings, all furnished inside and out! We have a two-story Saloon, First National Bank, O.K. Corral, Blacksmith, Sheriff's Office, Log Cabin Jail, Church, Barber Shop, Bath House, Brothel, Lawyer's Office, Mercantile, Pony Express Station, Trapper's Cabin, Indian village location, wagons, buggies, covered wagons, props, outfits, etc… Every building is complete, inside and out with props and items which were of the time period, between 1840-1880.  We and fellow re-enactors portray such characters as; cowboys, Indians, Confederate & Union troops, Cavalry, Bushwhackers, Mountain Men, Saloon girls, portrayals of Custer, The Earps, and more!  This town has already sparked the interest from such magazines as "Persimmon Hill", Cowboys & Indians, Wild West Magazine and "The American West".  Our town can also be seen in the future 2008 August issue of the “Wild West Magazine”. 

I hope you enjoy our website and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.  For contact info, click on the link to the left of the page labeled "contact info". Additional Photo’s of Western Frontier Adventure can be seen at http://www.philsphotos.net

Sincerely,

Larry Culbertson