Miss Able
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Miss Able, a Rhesus monkey, along with her sister astronaut Miss Baker, was the first U.S. animal to fly in space and return alive, May 28, 1959.
Miss Able was born on Monkey Island at the Ralph Mitchell Zoo in Independence, Kansas.
03/28/2022
Today is the 90th anniversary of Monkey Island!
04/26/2020
The One-Of-A-Kind Zoo In Kansas With Surprises Around Every Corner It's a zoo, a park, and a Kansas attraction that shouldn't be missed.
01/03/2020
New year is starting off right. Just got an email that “A Fable about Miss Able” was accepted for the 2020 Readers Choice Awards under children’s book category! Please share and vote. You can only vote one time. Click on link and then Go to Children’s books and vote for my book! Please do not vote more than once because they will check. The contest goes until November! Let’s get a win for Miss Able and the people of Independence!! God is good!
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Kim Po***ck McGrath posted the following on her page today: .Coming soon..after a year in the making... A book about our own Miss Able! Presented by Kim Po***ck McGrath and Mark Metcalf.. with a special appearance from Mickey Mantle and that big cement wall! "A Fable About Miss Able" and 2nd part of the book is the non-fiction part about Miss Able by Mark Metcalf! We are so excited!!
06/21/2019
The summer 2019 edition of Southeast Kansas Living magazine is officially on its way to subscribers and newsstands! We hope you all enjoy it. Happy summer, SEK! ☀️😎
06/02/2019
This little girl wanted to introduce Miss Able to her mommy, so she grabbed Able by the hand and took off across the park. What a memory! Photo by Steve McBride.
06/01/2019
Tonight at 6:00 we’ll be showing Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian, staring Miss Able (among others). It’s free and it’s cool! Join us. Blastoff this Summer with Miss Able!!
06/01/2019
Come see Miss Able today during Miss Able's Summer Blastoff 2019!!
05/28/2019
05/28/2019
Today is the day: 60 years since Miss Able was launched into space! What a better way than to learn about everything Miss Able than a dedicated exhibit at the Independence Historical Museum and Art Center! You can see this exhibit from now until Saturday, June 8! You can also join Miss Able herself for a Blastoff Breakfast THIS SATURDAY at the Museum!
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