Volume 81, Issue 5
Celebrating KANSAS!
By Andrea Etzel
Kansas Museum of History exhibit honors the magazine's 80 years.
Beat the Winter Blues
By Cecilia Harris, photography Jason Dailey
Winter farmers markets offer fresh food all season long
Feature in the story: Lenexa Winter Farmers Market, Kansas Grown! Farmers Market & Downtown Farmer's Market of Manhattan
Come Full Circle
By Cecilia Harris, Photos by Nick Krug
These town centers rise above the ordinary with their delightfully unexpected public plazas
Featured in this story: Blue Rapids' "squirle," largest town square in Iola, and Widest main street in Plains.
Off the Beaten Path
By Lisa Waterman Gray
These quirky roadside attractions are worth pulling over for.
Featured in this story: Bowl Plaza, Truckhenge Farm, Wheat Jesus Billboard, and Giant Grasshopper.
Electric Escapes
Story & photos by Michael Pearce
These scenic trails across Kansas perfectly suited for electric bikes
Featured in this story: Flint Hills Trail State Park, Gary L. Haller Trail, Levee Trail, Riverside Park, Prairie Sunset Trail, Lake Scott State Park and Crawford State Park.
Reason We Love Kansas: Inventions
By Cecilia Harris
Creative inventions from amazing Kansans throught the years.
Smoky Hill River Festival Turns 50
By Patricia Ackerman, photography by Tanner Colvin
Salina proves that when a community invests in the arts, everybody benefits for generations
Ghost Tracks
By Christine Steinkuehler
A look into the faded remains of Kansas' interurban network and how it shaped our state
The Legend of Sinkhole Sam
Story by Nick Spacek and illustration by Torren Thomas
Did Kansas' forgotten monster ever really, exist? You decide.
Living on the Edge
Story by Beccy Tanner
Calm one minute, furious the next, Kansas' extreme weather proves its unpredictability is its only constant.
Pet Paradise
Story by Meta Newell West, photography by Aaron Patton
These pet-centric businesses are bringing joy to dog and cat lovers.
Poems Curated by Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall
Poem by Gretchen Brunch
Editorial, Creative & Publishing
Andrea Etzel, publisher
Shelly Bryant, art director
Gina DeBacker, managing editor
Leslie Clugston Andres, managing editor
Beccy Tanner, consultant
Joanne Morgan, advertising manager
