A Paper Moon Pilgrimage
Photography by Jessi Jacobs Celebrate 50 years of this classic Hollywood film by following the heroes’ route across Kansas or stopping by any of the numerous locations and events commemorating the…
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Category: History & Heritage
Preserving Leavenworth's Historic Greenwood Cemetery
Photography by Kevin Anderson A historic Leavenworth cemetery is added to the National Register of Historic Places as preservation groups work to protect and restore it When the Greenwood Cemetery was…
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Pony Express: Along for the Ride
Kansas Pony Express sites continue to celebrate over 160 years of the legendary, short-lived mail system Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows, not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to…
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Kansas Innovator: George Washington Carver
Portrait by Wichita artist Ric Dunwoody George Washington Carver is one of Kansas’ favorite sons. And for good reason; he was a man of many talents. Most of us know him as a scientist, but he was…
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Flying into The Beaumont
Photography by Bill Stephens A historic fly-in hotel and restaurant serves ranchers, bikers, and the occasional celebrity The town of Beaumont, population 46, can be easily reached by car as it…
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Black Squirrels of Marysville
Story & Photography by Rachael Sebastian Their appearance is shrouded in mystery, and covetous towns have attempted to kidnap them, but Marysville’s population of rare black squirrels has thrived for…
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Honoring Gordon Parks
New display signs inform about and celebrate the Fort Scott locations where the famous artist filmed his masterpiece In 1969, Kansas native Gordon Parks became the first Black American to release a…
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Birthplace of “Home on the Range”
Story by Ron Johnson, this article was featured in the fall issue of 1982 (Editor's note: This article has been lightly edited) A small historical sign in Smith County along U.S. Highway 36 points…
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Ride Into The Garage
Photography by Nick Krug Salina’s new car museum represents the latest in a growing network of specialized vintage and customized auto showcases around the state On one of the walls of The Garage…
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Historic Opera Houses of Kansas
Raised across the state as edifices of high culture (at least in name), opera houses are now being restored and revisited for community events and performances In the late 1800s, railroad lines were…
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