By On the way to Colorado earlier this month, Dave and I stopped for dinner at the famous Pho Hoa One in Garden City. This restaurant was in the top 24 of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine contest sponsored by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. It’s in a nondescript building off of a parking lot, at …
Karen’s Kitchen
Last Saturday when I was in Newton for a book reading/signing, friend and fellow author Beverley Buller took me out to lunch at Karen’s Kitchen. It’s more than a restaurant, it’s a coffee shop, a hang-out place. The blackboard has a list of upcoming musical guests I had the black bean wrap and it was …
Toot’s
Dave and I were southbound today and our hungriness kicked in right before Howard, the county seat of Elk County. So, we stopped at Toot’s Drive-In. Dave had a double hamburger and fries. I haven’t had a burger since March, but had one today. It was a satisfying meal.
Along the Way
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: ALONG THE WAY One of the reasons people take road trips is to see what’s going on in the rest of the world. Most of us desire, crave, new scenery. For those of us who live, work and spend most of our time in one …
Touring Stafford County
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Quivira National Wildlife Refuge TOURING STAFFORD COUNTY March had a hard time kicking the cold weather habit. I’ve worn long-sleeved shirts for so many months now that I’ve forgotten what my arms look like. On March 26, as Dave and I hit the highway for …
In the Brown Grand Theatre
Old playbills are on display on the second floor of the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia.
In Lourdes Park
Lourdes Park at the Sisters of St. Joseph Nazareth Motherhouse in Concordia. This grotto in Concordia was built to resemble Our Lady of Lourdes grotto in France. This one in Concordia was designed and built by Edward J. Koenig of Chicago in 1916.
A Tour of Concordia
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: Brown Grand Theatre A TOUR OF CONCORDIA Although I had long wanted to visit Concordia, an invitation to hold a book-signing there was what finally got me to Cloud County. Susie Haver and Tammy Britt enthusiastically promote local attractions from the Cloud County Tourism office …
Trego County Courthouse
The 1888 Trego County Courthouse. WaKeeney.
T-Rex
This T-Rex scared the snot out of me. I was alone on the path in the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays and this guy came to life. I knew I had triggered some sort of sensor a minute earlier when the screeching of birds began, but I didn’t expect the T-Rex to come …
Along Interstate 70
Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: ALONG INTERSTATE 70 Walter P. Chrysler was a man from small-town Kansas who made it to the big time. He built cars in Michigan and he built a sleek skyscraper in the heart of New York City. On my recent trip to western Kansas, I …