Recreation

Relaxing is easy in Comanche County. Lifestyle is slower and the scenery is breath-taking. The horizon is endless and beckons the camera, as the sun slowly drops in the distance. Neighbors are friendly and they greet you with a smile.  
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Summertime activities are easy to find, from the swimming pools in Coldwater and Protection to the annual and special events held in all three cities.   
Several parks in the county are welcoming for a barbecue or family outing and have plenty of shade for the hot summer months.
COLDWATER LAKE
Coldwater Lake is a 250 acre, man-made lake owned by the city that is very well maintained. Coldwater Lake offers many campsites with full service available, as well as tent sites for the real outdoorsman. More campsites are being added to accommodate large motor homes and hundreds of outdoor enthusiasts all summer.
Coldwater Lake is one of the few lakes in Kansas that allows swimming, therefore swimming in the cool spring-fed water is a must in the summer heat.

Boating and jet skis are also permitted on the lake, but don't forget the sunscreen, fishing pole and the straw hat. 
The relaxing campfire in the evening calls for marshmallows and chocolate bars, while you watch the sunset on the water.
Many beautiful pictures are waiting for your camera.  
Photos compliments of Dave Rose 
United Country E-Services Real Estate
CHIEF THEATRE
The Chief Theatre has always been a main stay of downtown Coldwater. From the first ticket holder when Paul Gossett opened his new theater in 1928, to the folks who attended the movie last weekend.
The Chief almost went to ruin, before it was purchased in 2002 by eleven local business men and women who had a vision of the possibilities for the structure. 
In 2004 the group went to work with the Comanche County Economic Development Foundation and received tax credits to renovate the theater. Carefully maintaining the Indian decor of the past, the group added all new seating, a new concession area, handicapped- accessible restrooms, new dressing rooms and theatrical lighting and sound system.
Countless hours of painstaking work went into the renovation on each meticulous detail of the beautiful, original Indian Artwork.  The  detail was  first priority in the renovation.
With its brightly lit neon marque, the Chief beckons you to enter, and the smell of the fresh popcorn is irristible.   
In November of 2004 the Chief was selected as a Kansas historical site and in February 2005 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Interior. 
The Chief continues to show first-run movies on weekends, and now with an updated stage, it also provides an area for local productions, lectures and other live entertainment. This small town theater has insured its place in Coldwater history. The Chief is a "must see" in Comanche County.   (photos taken by Lisa Gales)

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