Kansas’ role in the fight for freedom is well established. The Bleeding Kansas moniker accurately describes the era in the state’s history where pro-slavery and abolitionist activists clashed. This time in the state was a predictor of the Civil War, showing that the decision to abolish slavery…
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To The Stars is forever fixed in the soul of Kansas As a Kansas state senator who served from 1873…
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Some days we’re in the mood for an educational, refined native plant experience. We want to be dazzled by exquisite placement and proper landscape design. Other days we want to pull on the muck boots and hike miles to scout wildflowers with names like Scarlet Globe Mallow, Prince’s Plume and…
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Where to Gaze Start your journey in the breathtaking Flint Hills prairie, where wildlife and rustling tallgrass add magic to pollution-free skies at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Birds and waterfowl create the soundtrack for pre-sunrise star watches at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge…
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As we wrap up Foodie February, an adorably alliterative occasion to highlight food and culture unique to Kansas, let's take a tour of some of the state’s best options sure to whet your appetite. Kansas knows how to cook! With so many options, it can be hard to confine them all to a single month…
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The Flint Hills are the subject of thousands of photographs each year. The Tallgrass Prairie that runs through Kansas is home to wildflowers, rolling hills, and endless skies, making it a photographers dream. Landscape photography is a fun and unique challenge so before you load up the camera bag…
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Looking to find those on the go snacks, worthy of your Kansas road trip? Look not further, here are…
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In the decades before the Civil War and for a short while after, the U.S. Army established principal…
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New Years Travel Resolutions We all make resolutions for the new year. And some of them, we actually…
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Whether you’re connected to campus or just passing through, you’ll find plenty of spirit in these seven cities and towns. Lawrence The University of Kansas men’s basketball team owns one of the best home records in sports, thanks to the raucous atmosphere at Allen Fieldhouse that often unnerves…
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