Lee's Summit, MO July 2019

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GET TO KNOW YOUR l ocal ADVISORS BRIAN SANDY THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO DO IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA! WHAT TOPS YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER? Our family spends a lot of time outdoors! We spend a lot of our weekends out on the lake with our sailboat, weeknights at the neighborhood pool, and are looking forward to checking out the new splash pad at Lea McKeighan Park (our FAVORITE park in Lee’s Summit!). We will be moving close to Longview Lake this summer and are also going to enjoy the miles of trails for mountain biking and hiking.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT YOU ATTEND EVERY YEAR? Our family started a tradition of escaping the craziness of life by heading down to Stockton, Missouri for a beautiful fireworks display over Stockton Lake surrounded by family. It’s a small town in Missouri that is a great getaway location only two hours from Lee’s Summit. I highly recommend this fun, peaceful lake for boating, fishing and great hiking!

WITH SO MANY FARMERS’ MARKETS IN THE AREA, IS THERE ONE YOU LIKE BEST? Downtown Lee’s Summit hands down! You can’t beat walking right across the street from your office to pick up local goods from local vendors! The meats, produce and flowers are always hard to pass up!

JOEL WILSON THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO DO IN THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA! WHAT TOPS YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER? Going to watch the Royals. My daughter Lena loves going to The K; win or lose she always has a great time. Elizabeth and I get so much joy out of having that quality time with her. We are really excited to start a tradition with our newest kiddo, Maren.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE FIREWORKS DISPLAY THAT YOU ATTEND EVERY YEAR? Our house faces Legacy Park and our neighborhood throws a huge block party for the 4th of July.

We all camp out on the lawns, driveways and street to watch the fireworks. Friday nights at “The K” are a close second!

WITH SO MANY FARMERS’ MARKETS IN THE AREA, IS THERE ONE YOU LIKE BEST? The only farmers market that I’m familiar with is the one in downtown Lee’s Summit. Like most people, I’m kind of stuck in my ways. Until I meet someone that is passionate about the farmers markets outside of ours downtown, I will probably not explore the others.

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Subdivision

BDRM F/B H/B

LEE’S SUMMIT

Architecture

Plan

Price Original Price Sale

Woods Chapel Acres

4

3

0

Traditional

Ranch

220000

216000

Maple Tree

3

2

1

Traditional

Atrium Split

229500

235000

Princeton Heights

3

2

0

Traditional

Atrium Split

235000

232500

Ridgewood Hills

4

3

1

Traditional

2 Stories

250000

205000

Somerset At Charleston Park

4

2

1

Traditional

1.5 Stories

250000

255000

Bordner Estates

5

3

1

Traditional

Ranch

265000

268500

Raintree Lake

4

2

1

Traditional

1.5 Stories

274000

271000

Foxwood Hills

3

2

1

Traditional

Reverse 1.5 Story

279000

270000

Meadows Of Winterset

4

3

1

Traditional

2 Stories

315000

305000

Bridlewood

4

3

1

Traditional

2 Stories

345000

330000

Summit Mill

4

3

1

Traditional

2 Stories

375000

350000

Eagle Creek

5

4

1

Traditional

2 Stories

365000

360000

Oaks Ridge

5

4

1

Traditional

2 Stories

384950

370000

Bent Tree Bluffs

3

2

2

Traditional

1.5 Stories

380000

354000

Lakewood

4

3

1

Traditional

2 Stories

385000

386000

Paddock at Richardson Ranch

4

3

1

Traditional

Reverse 1.5 Story

399600

399600

New Longview

5

4

1

Traditional

1.5 Stories

410000

403500

Winterset Valley

4

3

0

Traditional

Ranch, Reverse 1.5 Story

424900

419000

Napa Valley

4

3

1

Traditional

2 Stories

445900

458595

Longview Farm Estates

4

4

1

Contemporary

Reverse 1.5 Story

479500

479500

Paddock at Richardson Ranch

4

3

1

Traditional

Reverse 1.5 Story

520000

462500

Lakewood

4

4

1

Traditional

1.5 Stories

699000

530000

Monticello

4

3

1

Traditional

Ranch, Reverse 1.5 Story

579900

580000

Lake Winnebago

4

3

2

Cape Cod

Reverse 1.5 Story

950000

886900

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Letter from the Editor WITH SUMMER IN FULL SWING AND FOUR KIDS AT HOME, IT FEELS AS IF I

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HAVE SPENT MOST OF MY TIME IN THE CAR CHAUFFEURING THE KIDS TO AND FROM ACTIVITIES. Baseball fields, swimming pools, summer training programs and camps have consumed our days, and as constant and busy as it is, I know that I am going to greatly miss this someday. It has been a whirlwind of activity, and summer is always the time when working from home becomes a bit more difficult to balance.

As I create this month's issue of the magazine from my home office, I realize that I’m feeling guilty that my kids are home and off-the-clock, probably playing video games. I tend to feel that internal struggle to set up another activity for them because too much idle time bothers me, and in reality it shouldn’t. I know in my heart (and studies are backing me up on this): Kids need downtime. It’s incredibly healthy and necessary for kids to have time to recuperate from the busy schedules they keep.

As a child, I had countless hours of downtime, and it helped me to become more creative in how I spent my time and allowed me to appreciate the fun stuff when it did occur.

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like I used to have of less scheduling and more fire-pits, catching fireflies, fishing in the neighborhood pond, riding bikes, putting on a sprinkler in the backyard for my younger ones, and yes, some laying around to do a little bit of nothing. And who knows, summer might just do what it was supposed to do—refresh us so we can take on our schedules once again.

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BEHIND THE BRUSH: PHIL SCHMIDT

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PHIL SCHMIDT, A LOCAL ARTIST WHOSE WORK CAN BE SEEN AROUND LEE’S SUMMIT AS WELL AS THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA AND BEYOND, FIRST FOUND HIS LOVE OF ART AS A YOUNG CHILD DOODLING IN CLASS. That love of art continued to grow, as his mother fostered it by supplying him with drawing pads, oil paints and a canvas.

“In middle school, I would strap my painter’s easel and canvas to my 10-speed bike and ride to the park to paint “en plein air” (in the open air) long before I knew what it was called,” Schmidt explains.

After graduating, he spent most of his career in commercial art, putting fine art on the back burner for more than 30 years. It was only in 2014 that he began to seriously pursue a career as a fine artist, specializing in watercolor.

Schmidt describes his art as representational realism. He explains, “There are lots of terms for artistic styles that people throw around, but the truth is, I really don’t think about that when I paint. I just do what comes most naturally to me, and that is to tell stories with my paintings.

Creating a painting allows me to escape to another place, to re-live an experience, or to dream of something I hope to do some day, like sailing the coast of Alaska or flying a P-51 Mustang.”

When choosing subject matter, Schmidt paints what he is passionate about: aviation, sailing, fishing, nature and wildlife; however, he is best known for his aviation art.

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“When I was about 5 years old, I got to sit in an F-101 fighter jet that my uncle, an Air Force pilot, had flown to the airbase near our home. I was hooked on airplanes from that day forward.

I earned a private pilot’s license several years ago, have owned my own airplane, and am currently building a two-seat kit airplane. So, naturally, aviation art is a perfect fit for me.”

Schmidt recently was honored to become a juried artist member of the American Society of Aviation Artists. Several of Schmidt’s framed reproductions are currently on loan at the Lee’s Summit Airport terminal building. He will be on site for an artist’s reception and solo exhibit during the Downtown Lee’s Summit “Fourth Fridays Art Walk” on July 26 at 239 S.E. Main Street. He is also a juried artist member of Summit Art. His art will also be on display at The Summit Art Festival in Lee’s Summit in October.

To follow Schmidt visit: www.facebook.com/phil.schmidt.9212 or www.instagram.com/philschmidtartist Original paintings and limited edition prints are available for purchase on his website at: https://philschmidtwatercolors.com/works

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FOR BROOKE AND ANDREW WINFREY, OWNERS OF REDEEMED IN-HOME CARE, THE STORY OF HOW THEY FOUNDED THEIR BUSINESS IS A TAPESTRY WOVEN BY A GOD WHO HAS BLESSED THEIR FAMILY SO THEY, IN TURN, CAN MINISTER TO OTHERS. In 2013, Brooke’s grandfather, Errol Durbin, got the flu and began a downward spiral in his health. After multiple stints in rehabilitation facilities, he was unable to care for himself. Durbin ended up in a nursing facility, until his family discovered that his long-term care insurance provided for in-home care.

Initially, in-home care seemed ideal for Durbin and his wife, until the family began to question the quality of care their family members were receiving. Most caretakers had no medical background, and the Durbins were missing medications to the detriment of their health.

At this point, Brooke, whose professional background was in staffing and recruiting, realized that she was uniquely positioned to see both the needs of those hiring home health care providers and the families who needed care for their loved ones.

“I set out on a mission to find quality individuals to provide care who would provide my loved ones, and yours, with safety and comfort in their own home,” she says.

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“They love every single one of their caregivers,” she says. “They’re treated like one of the family. And from a granddaughter’s perspective, having my grandparents able to come over on a holiday just to visit with them, and not be their caretaker, is a blessing.”

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Beet and Ricotta Gnocchi INGREDIENTS + 1/4 pound red beets + 1 pound ricotta + 1 large egg + 1 cup grated parmesan, plus more for finishing + 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 stick unsalted butter + 8 sage leaves + 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped + 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt + Freshly ground pepper PREPARATION Wrap washed beets in aluminum foil and place on baking sheet. Bake in 450-degree oven until tender for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Peel skins using a paper towel. Add beets to the food processor and purée. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the ricotta, eggs, parmesan cheese and salt and pepper. Mix well. Add 1 cup flour to ricotta mixture and stir. Set mixture aside for a minimum of 2 hours in the refrigerator.

To form the gnocchi, roll a walnut-sized piece of beet mixture into a nice oblong shape. Drop it into the bowl of flour, turning to coat all sides.

Lay dumplings on a parchment lined baking sheet lightly dusted with flour. Refrigerate for one more hour to firm. Melt butter with sage in a skillet. Let butter lightly brown until the sage leaves are crispy. Set butter aside.

Slip gnocchi into a pot of boiling salted water until they float to surface of water, about 3-4 minutes.

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Using a slotted spoon, remove and place on a serving platter and top with melted butter and sage. Finish with toasted walnuts and a dusting of parmesan cheese.

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Rosé Pop s ic le s INGREDIENTS + 6 ounces strawberries, hulled + 1 2/3 cups dry rosé + 1/2 cup pink lemonade + 2 tablespoons sugar + 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries PREPARATION Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Divide mixture between ten popsicle molds and freeze in a flat place in freezer for one hour. Use a popsicle stick to break up any frozen chunks and push sliced strawberries into mixture. Add popsicle sticks and freeze until solid, about 6 hours.

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Curry Roasted Carrots INGREDIENTS For the Carrots + 1 pound medium size carrots, peeled + 1 tablespoon curry powder + 1/2 cup grapeseed oil + 4 ounces goat’s milk feta + salt and pepper For the Pickled Fresno + 3 Fresno peppers + 1/2 cup red wine vinegar + 1/2 tablespoon sugar For the Pesto + 1/2 of a Serrano chili + 2 garlic cloves + 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt + 3 tablespoons honey + 1/4 cup coconut milk + 3-4 sprigs cilantro with stems + 6 sprigs flat parsley + 1/8 teaspoon cayenne + Juice of 1 lemon + 1 cup toasted pepitas, divided PREPARATION Set oven to 450 degrees. Slice Fresnos into thin rings and add to a bowl. Sprinkle with sugar and add vinegar. Allow to pickle for at least 30 minutes or overnight. Over medium heat, toast curry powder. Add oil and heat until bubbling. Turn off heat and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain oil.

Lay carrots on a foil-lined baking sheet and massage with curry oil. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper to taste. Roast for 10-12 minutes.

Add all pesto ingredients to a food processor and blend. Remove carrots from oven and place in bowl. Mix in pesto. Top with remaining pepitas, feta and peppers.

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Jam Burger No. 9 INGREDIENTS + 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck + salt and pepper + 1 tablespoon canola oil + 4 slices American cheese + 4 hamburger buns + 1 cup fried onion straws + Strawberry-jalapeno jam + Lettuce + Mayonnaise PREPARATION Heat oil in pan over high heat. Cook burgers until golden brown and slightly charred on first side, about 3 minutes. Flip burgers and cook 4 minutes for medium rare or until cooked to desired degree of doneness.

Add cheese to the tops of burgers and let melt. Place on toasted buns and finish with toppings.

Baked Cod Escabeche INGREDIENTS + 2 ½ pounds cod filets + 7 tablespoons olive oil, divided + ½ bunch chives + ¼ red onion, thinly sliced + 1 habanero or red Fresno chile, thinly sliced into rings + 4 garlic cloves, minced + ¼ cup fresh lime juice + 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar + salt and pepper PREPARATION Set oven to 400 degrees. Combine chile, garlic, onion, chives, lime juice, vinegar, and 6 tablespoons oil in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper.

Set marinade aside.On a foil-lined baking sheet, brush cod with oil, salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes. Plate the fish and pour marinade over the top.

Finish with chives, salt and pepper to taste.

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SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS AND ENJOYING FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVER GOOD FOOD AND DRINKS IS A GREAT WAY TO USHER IN SUMMER. This gorgeous farm-to-table dinner is set in the breathtaking Timber Barn space at Weston Red Barn Farm. From the fresh flower arrangements to the locally sourced produce and herbs, this earthy spread is brimming with character and flavor. The earthy ceramic and clay vases give the perfect vessel to fill with organic cut herbs and handpicked wild flowers. Amy Casin from Victoria Gardens arranged a beautiful medley of queen Anne’s lace, mint, sage, rosemary, lavender, lamb’s ear, nigella, buddleia, oregano, dill, fever few, and geranium to name just a few of these beautiful blooms.

We love a good home cooked menu mixed with a signature drink, so we brought in the expertise of local food connoisseur, Samie Laforce, to share some of her favorite farm-totable patio favorites and the creative beverage genius, Brandon Burke of Cordial Craft. What are we serving? We started with an Arugula Salad with Grilled Corn, Shaved Radishes with Zucchini and Goat Cheese and served with a Creamy Lemon Vinaigrette. Buttermilk Brined Fried Chicken was a must for this outdoor party which paired nicely with locally sourced Roasted Heirloom Carrots drizzled with Hot Honey. Peach Bread Pudding with Salted Vanilla Caramel Cream rounded out our meal for the perfect sweet treat.

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03 Add remaining spice mixture to flour mixture. Whisk together well.

04 Heat shortening to 350 degrees. (Preference is cast iron Dutch oven) Pull chicken out of buttermilk mixture and let drip. Coat firmly in flour mixture and set on raw chicken rack. Complete each piece of chicken.

05 Heat oil to 350 degrees. Place 2 or 3 pieces of chicken in oil and cook 3-5 minutes per side. Place on cooked chicken rack. Put cooked chicken in oven to complete cooking for 15 minutes.

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Local Nonprofit Making Difference For Veterans ARTICLE NICOLE LAVINE

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In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.”

–RALPH WALDO EMERSON

IN 2010 THE NUMBER 22 BECAME A VIRAL NUMBER.

The same year the Sierra Club made their discovery, three veter-

It became synonymous with a tragic American trend: the epidemic

ans volunteered as the first recipients of care through a local outdoor

of veteran suicides happening every day. While that number has

program called Camp Valor Outdoors, or CVO.

since been corrected to reflect 20 veterans a day, the frequency of suicides has not slowed.

Based out of Kingsville, Mo., this 501-c3 non profit organization offers guided fishing, hunting, shooting competitions, and related outdoor

Long-standing, negative stigmas about therapy and competi-

workshops at no charge to the veteran. Last year the program also

tion for limited resources keep most veterans from ever partici-

added Honey Bee workshops to its list due to high interest. Since the

pating in a single therapy session, even when it is provided by the

program’s inception in Jan. 2013, Camp Valor Outdoors has expanded

Veterans Affairs Department.

to 18 states and serves between 300 and 350 veterans each year.

Many organizations have raised hands and funds to better

The program first launched on the property of the program’s

understand, address, and prevent the troubling pattern from

founder and executive director, John Schwent. Schwent purchased

continuing. On May 1, the government took action by passing a

the land in 2004, four years before he retired from the U.S. Marine

bipartisan bill via the House of Representatives that specifically

Corps. His intention was to retire quietly. He never imagined launch-

names outdoor therapy as its focus. The bill, called the Outdoor

ing a program as intricate as CVO.

Recreation Therapy for Veterans Act, calls for the use of outdoor

Schwent was initially involved in the veterans’ cause by serving

programs and federal lands to aid in the medical treatment of vet-

as the Marine Corps head coach for the Wounded Warrior Shooting

erans. While the idea of nature-therapy is not new, justification for

Team. While there, he became inspired to create another avenue for

such bills is made evident by several studies.

veterans seeking help.

A three-year study launched in 2013 by the Sierra Club, an environ-

“I got to see first hand what adaptive, outdoor competitive

mental exploration organization, corroborated lab findings that veter-

activities were doing in regard to saving lives and making a differ-

ans exhibited “significant improvements in psychological well-being,

ence,” Schwent says. “Whatever it takes to convince (veterans) to

social functioning, and life outlook” after partaking in nature therapy.

come out, that is what we fill the day with.”

One study group of veterans experienced a 35 percent decrease of

After his military career, Schwent served as the CEO of a hos-

PTSD symptoms after a single two-day rafting trip. In the case of one

pital where he witnessed first-hand the social, psychological,

veteran who participated in such outdoor therapy, his annual medical

and clinical consequences of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

care costs covered by the VA deflated from $25,000 to only $5,000.

and traumatic brain injury.

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“With 20 vets a day committing suicide, we at Camp Valor Outdoors look at this as a national tragedy--something more must be done,” Schwent says. “The struggle with feelings of hopelessness and over-medication, commonly prescribed by the VA, are real issues and raise legitimate concerns. It needs to be addressed.”

Schwent specifically recalls a veteran who approached him at the end of a CVO event and presented him with a bullet. As the veteran began to share his story, it became apparent the veteran had planned to take his own life with that very bullet only weeks prior.

“He told me he didn’t need this [bullet] anymore,” Schwent says with emotion. “He told me he added mercury to the powder to make sure it got the job done. He said the only thing that kept him from doing it was how much he was looking forward to this event. He just needed something to give him hope.”

CVO has been so successful that many veterans who attend it often return as mentors to assist veterans at future events.

“We expect our warriors to join the military and lead at a young age,” Schwent says. “Then they come home, and they don’t know what to do in the corporate world because (veterans) are not profit-oriented--we are mission-oriented. What they need is a new mission in life.”

Veterans share a common bond regardless of when they served or for which branch they served. Connecting warriors in the outdoors has proven to provide effective healing in general.

“There is no difference between an 85-year-old-Korean War veteran and a warrior who served in Iraq,” Schwent points out. “Because of that common bond all veterans share, today’s warriors are inspired by yesterday’s warriors.”

“Making a difference in the lives of wounded, ill and injured veterans is the heart of everything CVO does,” Schwent says.

“Whether it’s connecting warriors in the outdoors, launching a honey bee program,

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“It is our intent to fully rehabilitate these veterans.They will be better husbands, fathers, and members of the community. We have to help them break ground in a new area of passion. We owe them that for serving our country. That is our debt of gratitude.

or creating a veteran village for homeless warriors, it’s all about serving those who served and protected us.”

On June 2, the CVO broke ground on the Veteran Village project in Holden, Mo. The 10 tiny homes undergoing construction are intended for homeless veterans in the Johnson County area.

“It is our intent to fully rehabilitate these veterans,” Schwent says. “They will be better husbands, fathers, and members of the community. We have to help them break ground in a new area of passion. We owe them that for serving our country. That is our debt of gratitude.”

To learn more about or to donate to Camp Valor Outdoors visit the website www.campvaloroutdoors.org or contact them at info@campvaloroutdoors.org

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“I started in real estate 16 years ago, and I gravitated to selling lake properties from the beginning,” Amey says. “Each home is unique in the lake communities as you rarely find a duplicate home, and they offer the opportunity to buy into a ‘lifestyle’ rather

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Amey and her team, Lindsi Davis and Erin Slocum, find unique marketing opportunities, including having a booth at the Kansas City Boat Show where they get to know the customers and inform them about available properties.

Additionally, she said her team often takes clients on boat tours to help them get a feel for the communities, and they host group open houses on Sundays that serve as opportunities for clients to see the properties.

“My team has a passion for selling these custom homes, and we make sure the discerning buyer who looks at these properties understands all the amenities and possibilities for entertainment,” Amey says. “Our lake home buyers love a larger shoreline and opportunities to add beautiful landscaping, docks and pools to the property. Our mission is to find that lake-enthusiast buyer or that

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EACH LAKE OFFERS UNIQUE FEATURES, AMEY SAYS: + Raintree provides a place for families who want to ski or wakeboard, and the community pool is a wonderful place for kids and swim meets.

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+ Lakewood offers many amenities including sailing, kayaking, golfing and even a beach.

+ Winnebago has private docks, skiing, wakeboarding and a yacht club for dining and entertainment. It has also recently expanded with a new dam and larger lake.

+ Lotawana is the largest lake that used to be a lake cottage subdivision of summer homes, but it has transformed into a year-round destination with newer homes replacing older ones. It also has a yacht club and offers private docks, skiing and wakeboarding.

+ Woodland Shores is a newer subdivision that allows for skiing and fast-boat water activity around Prairie Lee Lake, a public lake near Legacy Park that is slightly smaller than the others.

Summer is the perfect time to experience the lakes as the Fourth of July is typically their biggest day of the year with ski shows, fireworks shows, barbecues and fun activities for the kids. For more information about these homes and about life on the lake, visit leessummitlakehomes.com.

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E x plo r e t h e G r e at O u t doo r s LEE’S SUMMIT AND THE SURROUNDING JACKSON COUNTY AREA IS HOME TO SOME OF THE BEST OUTDOOR TRAILS, LAKES AND PARKS. Here are some of our favorite spots to explore:

FLEMMING PARK Home to both Blue Springs Lake and Lake Jacomo, Fleming Park is the largest of Jackson County Parks. It is the perfect place to have fun in, on or even above the water. Located at 22807 Woods Chapel Road.

MONKEY MOUNTAIN The park is used as a nature reserve. It has a variety of cover and t`errain. It is popular with hikers, horse back riders and orienteering enthusiasts.

Located on E. Old Highway 40 in Grain Valley.

WINTERSET NATURE AREA This 10.2 acre park is a natural area with a .6 mile wood chip trail that meanders through different types of trees and wildflowers, wood bridges and waterfalls. Anytime of year you are sure to see some local wildlife and some amazing examples of Missouri native flowers.

LEA MCKEIGHAN PARK As one the most loved parks in the area, Lea McKeighan Park boasts low ropes course, playgrounds, musical instruments, speedway zip line, splash pad, pickleball courts, sand volleyball court, multipurpose fields and a skate park.

Located at 120 NE Chipman Road.

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Lee’s Summit Lifestyle | July 2019

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