Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:01:16 +0000 Things to do in Burlington, Kansas /blog/stories/post/things-to-do-in-burlington-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/things-to-do-in-burlington-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/things-to-do-in-burlington-kansas/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Restaurants

There are a multitude of delicious places to get a bite to eat in Burlington. Fun fact - the town is home to three Mexican restaurants: Cilantros, Across the Borders, and Avacado's Mexican Restaurant! All three of them are excellent choices for dinner or a great lunch. There are also two

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Bleeding Kansas: A Tour of the War before the War /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/ /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/#comments /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

A small two-story wooden building, a grassy meadow, a quiet park, a wooded valley between hills; these spots today are relatively unassuming and even banal at first appearance, but there was a time when these places in rural Kansas were the center of national attention. I visited several major sites

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Three Native American Historic Sites to Explore /blog/stories/post/three-native-american-historic-sites-to-explore/ /blog/stories/post/three-native-american-historic-sites-to-explore/#comments /blog/stories/post/three-native-american-historic-sites-to-explore/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Kansas is the homeland of a wide variety of native American tribes. For thousands of years, native tribes lived across the vast prairies passing down their traditions to each successive generation. Tribes such as the Pawnee, Osage, Kaw, Arapaho, Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita are just a few of the

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Exploring the Extraordinary Lehigh Portland Trail State Park! /blog/stories/post/exploring-the-extraordinary-lehigh-portland-trails-state-park/ /blog/stories/post/exploring-the-extraordinary-lehigh-portland-trails-state-park/#comments /blog/stories/post/exploring-the-extraordinary-lehigh-portland-trails-state-park/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Recently, over the summer, I journeyed to Lehigh-Portland Trails – our newest state park. Located right by Iola, this park is a literal five-minute drive from my grandparents’ house. With it being so close to them I naturally am quite familiar with it and enjoy visiting whenever I get the

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