Summer 2005 KANSAS

Mediterranean Influence in Wichita
- The Olive Tree Bistro
- Crestview Country Club
- Piccadilly Grill, Market, Deli & Bakery
- Chelsea's Bar & Grill
- Bagatelle Bakery
- LaTour Management, Inc.

The Face of Kansas
Northeast Kansas
- Cinco de Mayo Festival (Kansas City)
- Scottish Highland Games (Kansas City)
- Juneteenth Celebration (Kansas City)
- St. John's Mexican Fiesta (Lawrence)
- Prairie Band Pottawatomie Pow Wow (Mayetta)
- Prairie Band Pottawatomie American Indian Day (Mayetta)
- Swedish Supper (Olsburg)
- Fiesta Mexicana (Topeka)
- Strawberry Hill Museum (Kansas City)
- Grinter Place State Historic Site (Kansas City)
- Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site (Fairway)
Southeast Kansas
- Mexican Fiesta (Emporia)
- Welsh Heritage St. David's Concert and Tea (Emporia)
- Cinco de Mayo (Emporia)
- Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture & Diversity (Ft. Scott)
- Festa Italiana (Frontenac)
- Little Balkans Days (Pittsburg)
- Kaw Mission State Historic Site (Council Grove)
- 1860s Welsh Farmstead (Emporia)
- Historical Museum and 1867 Home (Humboldt)
- Immigrant Park (Pittsburg)
North-Central Kansas
- Rock-a-thon, Czech Heritage (Cuba)
- German Heritage Days (Hays)
- Oktoberfest (Hays)
- Midsummer's Day Festival (Lindsborg)
- Svensk Hyllningsfest (Lindsborg)
- Lucia Fest (Lindsborg)
- Scottish Festival (McPherson)
- Ethnic Festival (Salina)
- After Harvest Czech Festival (Wilson)
- Bohemian Cultural Center (Alton)
- Hollenberg Station State Historic Site (Hanover)
- Volga-German Haus (Hays)
- Fort Hays State University Center for Ethnic Studies
(Hays)
- St. Fidelis "Cathedral of the Plains" Church (Victoria)
- "Little Sweden, USA" (Lindsborg)
- Hemslojd, Inc., Swedish Craftsmen (Lindsborg)
- Wilson Czech Opera House Museum (Wilson)
South-Central Kansas
- World Festival (Arkansas City)
- Cinco de Mayo (Great Bend)
- Juneteenth (Great Bend)
- Mennonite Relief Sale (Hutchinson)
- Cinco de Mayo (Hutchinson)
- Emancipation Day (Hutchinson)
- Black Arts Festival (Wichita)
- Asian Festival (Wichita)
- Mennonite Heritage Museum (Goessel)
- Mennonite Museum & Friesen Dutch Mill (Hillsboro)
- Kauffman Museum (North Newton)
- Mennonite Settler Statue (Newton)
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Wichita)
- Mid-America All-Indian Center (Wichita)
- Kansas African-American Museum (Wichita)
- Amish shops and food (Yoder)
Northwest Kansas
- Jazz and Blues Festival (Nicodemus)
- Emancipation and Homecoming Celebration (Nicodemus)
- Th' Gatherin' Celtic festival (WaKeeney)
- Czech Memorial Museum (Jennings)
- National historic Site (Nicodemus)
- Old Dutch Mill (Smith Center)
- St. Joseph's Church (Damar)
Southwest Kansas
- Mexican Fiesta (Garden City)
- Cinco de Mayo (Ulysses)
- El Quartelejo Pueblo Ruins (Scott City)
- Iris' Country Kitchen (Ulysses)
- Copeland Cafe (Copeland)
- United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries

It's a Small World After All
- Jim Richardson, photographer
- National Geographic,
- "Pulling Together: 30 Years in the Life of Cuba, Kansas"
- Two Doors Down cafe (Cuba)
- Small World: A Gallery of Arts and Ideas (Lindsborg)

Little Sisters of Liberty
- Randal Julian, sculptor
- Butler County Courthouse (El Dorado)
- State Capitol (Topeka)
- Belle Plaine Travel Information Center (Belle Plaine)
- Goodland Travel Information Center (Goodland)
- Civil War Soldier statue (Mt. Hope)
- St. John Jubilee (St. John)
- Leavenworth City Hall (Leavenworth)
- Kingman Veterans Memorial (Kingman)
- Celebration of Freedom Memorial (El Dorado)
- (Coffeyville, Colby, El Dorado, Garden City, Garnett,
Glen Elder, Harlan, Hays, Hillsboro, Independence,
Kingman, La Crosse, Leavenworth, Liberal,
Medicine Lodge, Overland Park, Parsons, Pratt, Russell,
Salina, St. John, Topeka, Washington, Wichita)

Kansas Gallery
Konza Prairie (Riley County)
- Yucca and shortgrass prairie (Scott County)
- Elephant Rock (Decatur County)
- Flint Hills (Chase County)
- Flint Hills (Chase County)
- The Smoky Hills (Lincoln County)
- Heron, Perry Lake (Jefferson County)
- Konza Prairie Biological Stateion (Riley County)

Getaways
Make a Getaway to the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- Atchison, Leavenworth, Troy and White Cloud
- Driving Tours (Atchison, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth)
- Trolley Tours (Atchison)
- Self-Guided Walking Tour (White Cloud)
- Historic Barn Tour (Doniphan County)
- Atchison County Historical Society Museum
in the Santa Fe Depot (Atchison)
- Amelia Earhart Birthplace and Museum (Atchison)
- Cray Historical Home (Atchison)
- National Fred Harvey Museum (Leavenworth)
- Victorian Carroll Mansion and Museum (Leavenworth)
- C.W. Parker Carousel Museum (Leavenworth)
- Four State Overlook (White Cloud)
- Benedictine Bottoms (Atchison)
- Warnock Lake (Atchison)
- Atchison State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (Atchison)
Photographer Wins Award for KANSAS! Cover
- Michael Snell
- North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
From Wild Bill Hickok to 911
- Johnson County Museum (Shawnee)
- Exhibit: "To Protect and Serve: Law Enforcement
in Johnson County"
Wheatland Jam Celebrates Sixth Year
with a Country Night
- Wheatland Jam (Goddard)

Explore Kansas: Celebrate Diversity with Food
- Josie's Ristorante (Scammon)
- Paolucci's Restaurant (Atchison)
- European BakeShop (Hartford)
- Pupusa El Mexicano (Emporia)
- The English Steakhouse (Liberal)
- Valley Cafe (Marquette)
- German Village (Junction City)
- Gorham Cafe (Gorham)
- Olde Towne Restaurant (Hillsboro)
- Swedish Country Inn (Lindsborg)
- Pho Hoa One (Garden City)
- Gaucho (Pittsburg)
- Osteria Gran Sasso (Pittsburg)
- La Playa Dorada (Garden City)

CityEscapes: Give Your Tastebuds a Vacation
- Ruchi Indian Cuisine (Overland Park)
- Taco El Sol (Topeka)
- Rosa's (Topeka)
- Pepe & Chela's (Topeka)
- Globe Indian Cuisine (Topeka)

Prairie Potpourri
- The Mouse and the Angel, by Ruth Scheer
and illustrated by Faye Grable
- Hippopotamus, by Ruth Scheer
- My Friend, byt Ruth Scheer
- Giraffe at the Zoo, by Ruth Scheer
- Elephant's Trunk, by Ruth Scheer
- For Crying Out Loud, by Naomi Patterson
- Living Out Loud, by Naomi Patterson
- Thinking Out Loud, by Naomi Patterson
- Middle of Somewhere: Stories of Life on the High Plains,
by James D. Wright
- Death on the Western Frontier, by Eugene D. Fleharty
and Gary K. Hulett
- Animals in the House, by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Unchartered Journey, by Harold G. Ross

Favorite Recipes
- Sour Cream Raisin Pie
Effie's at the Rush Center Recreation Center in Rush Center

Vacation Photo
Sunset (Medicine Lodge)

Volume 61, Issue 2
Nancy Nowick Kauk, editor
On the cover: Sunflowers by Harland Schuster