Pancake Day in Liberal

Featured in the March/April issue of 1956 (Editor’s Note: This article has been lightly updated)

Well known as the home of such famous trackmen as Glenn Cunningham and the

The tradition of Liberal’s annual pancake celebration actually started across the Atlantic, in the town of Olney, England, over 500 years ago.

Legend has it that in 1445, a woman in Olney was

’Tis the season of decked halls and open doors at holiday homes tours, which are as much of a tradition in several Kansas communities as Santa’s visit. Whether homes are embellished by the owners

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Våffeldagen (pronounced “voh-full-doggen”) is a traditional Swedish holiday with historic ties to Vårfrudagen, or the Feast of the

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