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A Kansas BBQ Sauce Celebrates 100 Years When it comes to Kansas barbeque, Eric Hamm is a caretaker of history: He is the sole keeper of Carper’s BBQ sauce recipe, developed 100 years ago in Topeka by

Last year’s flooding was a nightmare for Kansas anglers, making many boat ramps and favorite fishing holes inaccessible for months. Yet that same high water created plenty of shelter and favorable

Recipe included in "Carhops, burgers and ... Pie" featured in the 2015 issue of KANSAS!. On hot or cold days, the perfect shake or malt will solve anything. Ingredients 1/8 to 1/4 cup milk 3/4 to 1

(This article was first published in the 2015 summer issue of KANSAS!) While the drive-in may be making a comeback, Bobo’s in Topeka has stood the test of time, never going out of style. “I’ve waited

Kansas Pony Express sites celebrate the 160th anniversary of the legendary, short-lived mail system Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows, not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk

Ingredients • 1 pound hamburger • 1 green pepper, diced • 2 28-ounce cans of prepared baked beans (such as Bush’s) • 1 bottle of Carper’s BBQ Sauce Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dice pepper

Ingredients • 1 pound hamburger • 1 egg • 10 saltine crackers, crushed • 2 teaspoons garlic seasoning salt (such as Lowry’s) • ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper (or to taste) Directions Mix all

What we know about one of the state’s most widely studied and important archaeological sites begins with hungry squirrels. According to stories passed down in Scott County and retold by Dennie

A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their work and the iconic images of our home state. Jeffrey McPheeters, whose work appears frequently in the “Gallery” section of our magazine, was

An award-winning Kansas quilt artist answers her grandfather’s challenging question with every stitch As a child, narrative quilt artist Marla A. Jackson delighted in fabric and color and artistic