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Posts From: May 2022

Good Day Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Explores: Salina's Sculpture Tour

By Colby Sharples-Terry on May. 31, 2022

Downtown Sculpture Tour Downtown Salina is home to 22 new sculptures, that is until next year rolls around. Each May, Sculpture Tour Salina unveils the new art instillments for the self-guided walking tour encouraging their community and visitors to explore downtown and appreciate public arts. From…

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Experience Agritourism in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø with Prothe's Pecans

By Kelsey Wendling on May. 20, 2022

I was born and raised in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø and have spent the majority of my adult life in this wonderful state. One thing I love about living in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø and being the Agritourism Manage r, almost weekly, I learn something new and interesting about agriculture in our state. Last year I traveled nearly 1,000…

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Good Day Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Explores: Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City

By Colby Sharples-Terry on May. 18, 2022

You don’t need a reason to party in the Wild, Wild, West, but Dodge City has a great reason for their yearlong celebrations this year. You only turn 150 once, so you better do it big, and you better do it right. If you’ve been wanting to make your way out west, 2022 is the year to do it. You can’t…

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Discover the History of Women and the Orphan Train

May. 17, 2022

Orphan Trains transported roughly 250,000 homeless, abandoned, and orphaned children out of cities and into rural communities and homes between 1854-1929. Today, millions of Americans are descended from these brave children, and millions more are fascinated by this historic movement. The event…

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Get Your Kicks on Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Historic Route 66

By Gary Thompson on May. 15, 2022

Road-trippers normally dread close encounters with tow trucks, but not at Cars on the Route in Galena. Stop by to see Tow Tater, the 1951 International boom truck that provided vehicular inspiration for Tow Mater in Disney·Pixar’s animated classic Cars. Just down the street, Gearhead Curios, located…

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Explore Hidden Gems With 'Abandoned Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø'

By Abandoned Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø on May. 09, 2022

Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø has a wide variety of both abandoned and restored locations to visit across the entire State Tiny Jails - " It's safe to say that Tiny Jails have become my niche, I am known as the "tiny jail" girl within the Abandoned Atlas Foundation. My journey to discovering tiny jails started off in…

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Iconic Foodie Finds in Wichita

By Visit Wichita on May. 07, 2022

Finding iconic food in Wichita, the largest city in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø When you visit Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, you are guaranteed to find hearty meals made with love. Because of the state’s farmland and cattle ranches and fondness for potlucks and farmhouse meals, it’s no surprise you’ll find flavorful barbecue, thick-cut…

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A Story-Worthy Adventure in North Central Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø

By Cecilia Harris on May. 01, 2022

Who doesn’t love a good story? The North Central region of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø introduces inspiring characters like former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (who loved reading history books as a boy in Abilene), “Home on the Range” poet Dr. Brewster Higley, and S.P. Dinsmoor, whose quirky cement sculptures…

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