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Four Kansas Bison Burgers Worth Stopping for

Updated in 2020 from a 2016 blog byShae Blevins Bison is a Kansas staple, and Kansas restaurants across the state are cooking up this lean red meat for signature burgers. Find a bison burger on the menu at these four restaurants -- from the simple to the extravagantly topped and from the locally-sourced to the newest recipes…

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The Underground Railroad Network To Freedom

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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10 Ways to Travel Through Time

Nothing feels very far in the past at these portals to another era. Engage all your senses as you see planes, a powwow, basketball’s founding documents and a subterranean world. 1. Trace the Fight for Rights Reflect on a milestone in the civil rights movement with a visit to a historic Topeka…

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Amazing Grains

Here in the nation’s top wheat-growing state, artisans in bakeries, breweries and distilleries skillfully transform the locally sourced amber grain (as well as other grain-based ingredients) into tasty products. BREAD Bonito Michoacan Bakery, Kansas City This crowd-pleasing Mexican bakery lines its…

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7 Best-in-Class Weekends

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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Ten of the best urban fishing spots in Kansas

Thanks to Kansas’ Urban Fishing Program even those living in our biggest cities have access to good angling only a few minutes away. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks biologists regularly stock the program’s 80 bodies of water with over 100,000 great-tasting channel catfish through the spring…

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