Kansans Who are Rural By Choice
Kansas has changed rapidly over the past decades, with some 70 percent of all its citizens now living in metropolitan areas. That means it is increasingly rare to live in a rural region. But across…
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Taste of Kansas: National Festival of Breads
If a baking event is begun by a group with the name “The Kansas Wheathearts,” then it has to be good. In 1990, this women’s wheat-growers auxiliary group proposed holding a statewide baking contest…
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Seven Great Agritourism Destinations to Visit this Summer
Kansans take pride in their land and in the hard work of generations of farmers to sustain it. Across the state, farms, wineries, ranches and agricultural-type operations offer tours to educate and…
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Ode to Kansas Sunups and Sundowns
Ask any Kansan about our sunsets or sunrises and they are likely to begin waxing poetic. One case in point: artist Allan Chow of Kansas City, whose painting Summer Sundown was featured in the…
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Kansas Makers: Women Brewmasters
Photography by Aaron Patton These Kansas venues feature on-site beers created by a new generation of female brewmasters For the most part, the brewmaster profession in the United States is…
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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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Behind the Lens with Jeff McPheeters
A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their work and the iconic images of our home state. Jeffrey McPheeters, whose work appears frequently in the “Gallery” section of our magazine, was…
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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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Wichita's Newest Residents: Black-footed Ferrets
Photography by Aaron Patton A new exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo is the latest development in the comeback story of this endangered prairie mammal In December 2022, the Sedgwick County Zoo in…
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