Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:27:41 +0000 Cowboys, Eisenhower & the World’s Largest Belt Buckle Star in Abilene, Kansas /blog/stories/post/cowboys-eisenhower-the-worlds-largest-belt-buckle-star-in-abilene-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/cowboys-eisenhower-the-worlds-largest-belt-buckle-star-in-abilene-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/cowboys-eisenhower-the-worlds-largest-belt-buckle-star-in-abilene-kansas/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400

You don’t have to be a presidential historian to appreciate the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. On a 22-acre campus that includes Dwight and Mamie’s burial site, follow Ike’s rise from a humble Abilene childhood to five-star Army general, war hero and president of

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Are you not quite finished with holiday shopping? Kansas has some serious shops to celebrate. Explore unique Kansas gifts and charming stories – in person or online. Give someone you love something special from Kansas.

The Wheat State Wine Company began in 2008 when they planted their first vines on

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Spanning grassroots galleries and presidential history, North Central Kansas delights and surprises with its blend of approachable art and hometown legacies.

Finer in Salina

A grand revitalization has amped up Salina’s already vibrant historic downtown district, where brings music,

]]> It’s Time to Like Ike /blog/stories/post/its-time-to-like-ike/ /blog/stories/post/its-time-to-like-ike/#comments /blog/stories/post/its-time-to-like-ike/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0400

Get to know Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower, the Kansas-raised soldier and statesman who led the historic D-Day invasion of occupied Europe in World War II and served two terms as president during the Cold War 1950s. The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene is completing a

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New Years Travel Resolutions

We all make resolutions for the new year. And some of them, we actually

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There’s a good reason why Kansas celebrates Home on the Range as its official song. Discover Old West adventure at guest ranches, living-history museums and dusty rodeo arenas.

Living the Ranch Life

A squeaky-clean version of cowboy life lives on at Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper on the outskirts of

]]> The Greatest Kansas Hero /blog/stories/post/the-greatest-kansas-hero/ /blog/stories/post/the-greatest-kansas-hero/#comments /blog/stories/post/the-greatest-kansas-hero/ Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:00:00 -0400

In our family “Eisenhower” most often refers to the aircraft carrier where my husband spent six years in the Navy. We saw the ship this summer. So, it only seemed appropriate to take the boys to the place where the real Ike lived here in Kansas.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Kansas boy who helped

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