The Cottonwood
(First published in our winter 2013 edition, feature "A Symbolic State." It's been updated to the current date) Called the pioneer tree of Kansas when it was selected by the state Legislature as the…
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Category: Reasons to Love Kansas
The State Flag of Kansas
(First published in our winter 2013 edition, feature "A Symbolic State." It's been updated to the current date) In February 1861, Abraham Lincoln stopped in Philadelphia to hoist the nation’s first…
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Kansas Finest Honoree: Jonathan Adams
A carpenter by trade, Jonathan Adams is also a self-taught photographer who has recently turned to documenting the landscape and sights of Kansas from his home in Iola. “Maybe five years ago, I…
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Peppernuts a Kansas Baking Tradition
The dainty, big-flavored cookies we now call “peppernuts” were originally baked in European kitchens as a part of yuletide celebrations. Germans called them pfeffernüsse , the Dutch knew them as…
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The Wild Mustangs of the Flint Hills
Photography by Dave Leiker Kansas ranchers team with a national program to bring mustang herds back to the Sunflower State Our pick-up truck bumps across chert-strewn pastures as lightning flares…
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Horses and Heroes
Because those in the armed forces risk their lives to protect our nation, several volunteer nonprofit organizations, such as Horses and Heroes, Inc. in Johnson County, are on a mission to assist…
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Refueling a Stealth Bomber
What does it take to offload 10,000 lbs. of jet fuel into a B-2 stealth bomber at 30,000 ft while hurtling over the Kansas prairie at 275 knots (400–500 mph)? Nine hundred or so Air National Guard…
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Ultimate Haunted Weekend in Atchison
When you think of haunted Kansas you probably think of Atchison. Named the most haunted town Kansas, Atchison doesn’t shy away from its reputation, instead, they embrace it. So, how did this…
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Tulip Time in Kansas
When you think of springtime in Kansas, the images that come to mind are thunderstorms, warming weather, and the awakening of our flora and fauna. An annual event, however, that we in the Midwest…
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Corn Mazes & Fall Grazes
This time of year the corn has grown so high you could get lost in it. And some Kansas farms are welcoming you to do just that with unique corn mazes. Gary’s Berries, near Grantville, hosts a Fall…
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