Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Kansas Explorers Club tent at the Kansas Sampler Festival, Leavenworth NEW EYES How do we see our state? Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Like everything else in our lives, how we perceive Kansas is how we experience it. If you think that Kansas has …
Tallgrass Express String Band
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Annie Wilson, playing at the 2008 Symphony in the Flint Hills. TALLGRASS EXPRESS STRING BAND THAT ANNIE WILSON, she can write some songs. If you want to understand life in the Flint Hills, then she’s your gal. Annie gets her inspiration when she pulls on …
Explorers Visit Howard
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: EXPLORERS VISIT HOWARD Every hour on the hour, Howard residents can hear the ringing of the courthouse chimes. It wasn’t always so. The Elk County Courthouse was built in 1908 with a clock tower – but funds ran short, so instead of inserting a real …
Lunch at the Emma Chase
Speaking of Cottonwood Falls, when my mom was here a week or so ago, one of the places we hit for lunch was the Emma Chase Cafe. We picked up mom’s cousin in Elmdale and had a tasty meal. We hit the restaurant before the rest of the lunch crowd. Coming soon – the Broomweed …
Kansas Customs
Emporia is on the list, Cottonwood Falls, and Kris, Plains is here, too. **** This just in from Marci Penner at the Kansas Sampler Foundation: HOT OFF THE PRESS! Hey Kansas Explorers Club members, and friends; Here’s a list of the 24 finalists for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs! The custom is the action …
Kansas Photo Dudes and Dudette
Dave was in Salina today, so he’s not in the picture, but here are some other dedicated photographers who capture the state of Kansas on “film.” Keith Stokes … Rebecca Snell … Frank Thompson, and Larry Hornbaker. (Check out their websites!) (Also, don’t miss Keith’s travel blog and he’s a Kansas foodie, like me.) They …