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Going Down: A Trip Underground in Ellinwood

An entire town – underground . That’s what the founders of Ellinwood created for themselves in the 1870s. At the time, it was a practical invention. The Santa Fe Trail passed along the south border of ...

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Posted on September 25, 2012 5:13PM by Karen Ridder

Found on the Web: A Modern Day Visit to the Old West

Texans know a thing or two about the old west, but when writer Matt Pryor visited Dodge City he wrote, “Dodge put the wild in Wild West.” He wandered the red brick streets to get a feel of the ...

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Posted on January 26, 2012 4:31PM by Patsy Terrell

Tucked Away in a Corner of Kansas

My wife, Amy, and I recently took a weekend to get away from it all. And we got as far away from home as we could get and still be in Kansas.Sprawled across Kansas' southwest corner is the Cimarron ...

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Posted on October 11, 2011 8:43AM by Dennis Toll

Frontier Military Byway – more than a military tour

There are so many interesting places to visit along the Frontier Military Scenic Byway , you really need to plan a few days to catch it all. The byway takes you along the border area between Kansas ...

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Posted on August 24, 2011 12:27PM by Karen Ridder

Step back in time at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm

Explore hands-on history in 19th-century Kansas

Sophisticated, suburban Olathe, Kan., may seem like the last place to find a sanctuary for 19th-century living history, but look again. Tucked into ...

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Posted on August 8, 2011 11:04AM by Becky Blake

Reliving History at Fort Larned

Imagine walking 50 miles across a hostile prairie just to make sure the mail goes through. That was among the regular duties for infantry soldiers at Fort Larned in the 1860’s. The fort was among ...

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Posted on July 27, 2011 8:38AM by Karen Ridder

Meeting a real Lawman in Dodge City

A visit to Dodge City was like a dream come true for my older son. At home, my husband makes it a special treat to watch old Western movies when they have a “guy’s night.” So, my six-year-old had a ...

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Posted on May 18, 2011 3:04PM by Karen Ridder

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Going Down: A Trip Underground in Ellinwood

Found on the Web: A Modern Day Visit to the Old West

Tucked Away in a Corner of Kansas

Frontier Military Byway – more than a military tour

Step back in time at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm

Reliving History at Fort Larned

Meeting a real Lawman in Dodge City