Life in Living History at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
ANDREA ETZEL (AE): Tell me about yourself, and how your journey lead you to Mahaffie? ALEXIS RADIL (AR): I was born in Nebraska…
Articles & Recipes
A Lavender Spring
Lavender’s sweet fragrance scents sachets, lotions, and cleaning products. Its oil soothes heartburn, heals insect bites…
Lavender Patch Farm’s Lavender Lemon Bars
Ingredients 2 cups white sugar 2 tablespoons dried lavender buds 1/2 cup softened butter 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil 2 1/4 cup…
Beauty in Paper, Blooms and Glass
Wayasashi Studio From her home studio in Wichita, Tomiyo Tajiri creates stunning kimonos, origami art and accessories. Tajiri began studying her craft while growing up on Okinoerabujima, a small…
KANSAS! Magazine
Every issue of KANSAS! tells a story through inspiring words and vibrant photography that captures the beauty and essence of our state. Features and photo essays highlight a variety of topics - from the people and communities to the food and cultures, as well as the striking scenery and beautiful landscapes that make Kansas a unique place to live and visit.
Holiday Trees on Display
(Note: Display will be limited this year (2020) for distancing requirements due to COVID-19) Believed to be the Midwest’s largest…
Pet Travel Tips Straight from Fred
The state’s official safety dog breaks down the essentials of traveling with your pet When preparing for a trip, whether solo or with…
Eight Great Agritourism Destinations
Kansans take pride in their land and in the hard work by generations of farmers to sustain it. Across the state, farms, wineries, ranches…
The Wild Mustangs of the Flint Hills
Photography by Dave Leiker Kansas ranchers team with a national program to bring mustang herds back to the Sunflower State Our pick-up truck…
Botany and Bluegrass
Photography by Aaron Patton and John D. Morrison It’s as if a favorite landscape painting has come to life. Winding roads, a canopy…
A Lavender Spring
Lavender’s sweet fragrance scents sachets, lotions, and cleaning products. Its oil soothes heartburn, heals insect bites, and reduces…
Battle of the Breakfast | Pancake Day in Liberal
The tradition of Liberal’s annual pancake celebration actually started across the Atlantic, in the town of Olney, England, over 500…
5 "Super" Tasty Dishes for Football Fans
KANSAS! magazine has your game day dishes covered. We've looked through our archived recipes and these tasty appetizers and snacks will…
Editor Picked: Seven 'Taste of Kansas' Dishes for this Thanksgiving
Our editors have scoured through the "Taste of Kansas" recipe archives and selected their go-to dishes for Thanksgiving…
A Heritage of Flavor
Kansans have been sharing their recipes in community cookbooks for nearly as long as the state has existed. The tried-and-true recipes that…
Lavender Patch Farm’s Lavender Lemon Bars
Ingredients 2 cups white sugar 2 tablespoons dried lavender buds 1/2 cup softened butter 1/4 cup virgin coconut oil 2 1/4 cup all-purpose…
Puffed Pancake
Recipe from the kitchen of The Prairie Queen B&B in Leavenworth INGREDIENTS 4 large eggs 2 Tbs. sugar 1 cup milk ¼ tsp. Salt 1 cup…
Dawsons’ Cowboy Chunky Beef Stew
Recipe featured in Taste of Kansas: Chuckwagon Cooking Note: “This recipe will feed approximately 40 people,” Dawn says…
Dawsons’ Cowboy Corn(ey)bread
Recipe featured in Taste of Kansas: Chuckwagon Cooking Ingredients 2 (8.5-ounce) boxes Jiffy Cornbread Mix 4 large eggs 1/2 cup (1 stick)…
Apple Butter Bread
This recipe was featured in Emmett's Place, from our 2020 fall issue. Ingredients 3/4 cup Louisburg Cider Mill Apple Butter 2 teaspoons…
Kansas Women Trailblazers: Janelle Monáe
Many Kansas-born artists, musicians, actors, and other creative types came of age and into their careers in other states and countries…
Behind the Murals: Interview with Muralist Jennifer Bohlander
(Topeka mural artist, Jennifer Bohlander, stands with her "Art Elephants Take Over Topeka” located south side of Kaw River…
A Sunflower State Literary Pilgrimage: Visiting the Custers
A frequent contributor to KANSAS! magazine, Mary Gage has written extensively about the history and modern attractions of the state. When…
A Sunflower State Literary Pilgrimage: Connecting with Gordon Parks Hometown
Annette Hope Billings is an award-winning writer and actress who has called Topeka home since early childhood. During a recent visit to Fort…
Beauty in Paper, Blooms and Glass
Wayasashi Studio From her home studio in Wichita, Tomiyo Tajiri creates stunning kimonos, origami art and accessories. Tajiri began studying…
Life in Living History at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
ANDREA ETZEL (AE): Tell me about yourself, and how your journey lead you to Mahaffie? ALEXIS RADIL (AR): I was born in Nebraska and have…
Kansas Women Trailblazers: Amelia Earhart
Regaled as the “Queen of the Air” during her lifetime and celebrated to this day as Kansas’ most famous pilot, Amelia…
Kansas Women Trailblazers: Jessie E. Woods
Jessie E. Woods was born in 1909 on her family’s Stafford County farm near Seward and, upon her death in 2001, buried only a short…
Kansas Women Trailblazers: Erin Brockovich
In a 2013 speech to the San Gabriel Water Valley Forum, Erin Brockovich said that while growing up in the Sunflower State, her mother and…
Battle of the Breakfast | Pancake Day in Liberal
The tradition of Liberal’s annual pancake celebration actually started across the Atlantic, in the town of Olney, England, over 500…
Four Great Fall Trails
(Photo Location: Kanopolis State Park) With temperatures cooling and fall foliage colors reaching their peak, autumn is an excellent time to…
Summer Fishing in Kansas
Last year’s flooding was a nightmare for Kansas anglers, making many boat ramps and favorite fishing holes inaccessible for months…
Pueblo on the Prairie
What we know about one of the state’s most widely studied and important archaeological sites begins with hungry squirrels. According…
Summer Catfish: Catching the Most this Season
Summer is prime time for catching channel catfish in Kansas. The whiskered fish thrive in thousands of waters, angling techniques are…
Reasons We Love Kansas: Golfing
BUFFALO DUNES GOLF COURSE Garden City Ranked the top municipally owned golf course in Kansas by Golf Digest, Buffalo Dunes also earned…
Life in Living History at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
ANDREA ETZEL (AE): Tell me about yourself, and how your journey lead you to Mahaffie? ALEXIS RADIL (AR): I was born in Nebraska and have…
Behind the Murals: Interview with Muralist Jennifer Bohlander
(Topeka mural artist, Jennifer Bohlander, stands with her "Art Elephants Take Over Topeka” located south side of Kaw River…
Kansas Women Trailblazers: Erin Brockovich
In a 2013 speech to the San Gabriel Water Valley Forum, Erin Brockovich said that while growing up in the Sunflower State, her mother and…
A Sunflower State Literary Pilgrimage: Visiting the Custers
A frequent contributor to KANSAS! magazine, Mary Gage has written extensively about the history and modern attractions of the state. When…
A Sunflower State Literary Pilgrimage: Connecting with Gordon Parks Hometown
Annette Hope Billings is an award-winning writer and actress who has called Topeka home since early childhood. During a recent visit to Fort…