Frank Thompson

Franklin Thompson at the camera. He was charged with the mission of photographing the attendees at the Kansas Explorers Club “Happening” in Franklin, Kansas, on Saturday. It was Franklin’s first visit to the unincorporated community of Franklin.

Frank is a Kansas kid. He was raised in Wellington and now lives in Overland Park. He loves Kansas and often treks around the state with his wife, Nancy. (And sometimes his dog, Melody.)

Please check out Frank Thompson’s photo blog. Currently, he has a posting of the beautiful St. Fidelis Catholic Church, the Cathedral of the Plains, in Victoria.  Scroll down on his site and on the right side you’ll find a listing of previous posts. He not only posts photos but includes history about the place, such as on his entry about the Little Vermillion Crossing on the Oregon Trail and one about the Cimmaron National Grasslands.

Frank does good work.

Since 50 or so people are going to line up on the famous 1.7 mile sidewalk that connects Franklin and Arma, the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs Sidewalk , Frank Thompson and Marci Penner discuss how to get everyone in the picture.

“We could stand on the sidewalk and lean out,” Marci suggests.

A couple group photos were taken – one in which we were all standing normally, one in which we can-canned, loosened things up a bit, because the Kansas Explorers are not a stuffy bunch of folks.