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5 reasons to visit the Tallgrass Prairie in the fall

I recently had the pleasure of heading out the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve to see the fall scenery. I’ve made this trek before and at varying points of ...

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Posted on October 26, 2012 1:28PM by Katy Ibsen

Gravel Rocks! – The Dirty Kanza 200

The Dirty Kanza 200 is a mighty event in the heart of the Flint Hills. Dubbed North America’s Premier Annual Ultra Distance Gravel Race the cycling event may seem like an anomaly to many, but to the ...

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Posted on June 28, 2012 10:11AM by Katy Ibsen

Historical Recipes Served at Trail Days Café in Council Grove

Imagine dining on roast buffalo like the Native Americans or baked ham with strawberry sauce just as the early settlers did, with your meal delivered by servers in period costumes inside a ...

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Posted on July 22, 2011 1:11PM by Cecilia Harris

Floating on a Sea of Grass

A drive along the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway carries visitors back to a different time. Imagine being alone in the middle of a vast ocean. Only this is no ordinary sea. Instead of water, ...

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Posted on March 10, 2011 11:03PM by Dennis Toll

Favorite Kansas Recipes: Fresh Strawberry Pie

This month’s recipe comes the Hays House 1857 Restaurant & Tavern in Council Grove, in the east-central part of the state. The oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi ...

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Posted on March 4, 2011 8:48PM by admin

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5 reasons to visit the Tallgrass Prairie in the fall

Gravel Rocks! – The Dirty Kanza 200

Historical Recipes Served at Trail Days Café in Council Grove

Floating on a Sea of Grass

Favorite Kansas Recipes: Fresh Strawberry Pie