Blog /blog/stories/ Blog Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:50:42 +0000 Sunflower Summer Rural Road-Trip /blog/stories/post/sunflower-summer-rural-road-trip/ /blog/stories/post/sunflower-summer-rural-road-trip/#comments /blog/stories/post/sunflower-summer-rural-road-trip/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Sunflower Summer App

They say the best things in life are free, and they’re right. offers Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø families a get-out-of-the-house free card they can carry in their pocket. A chance to have free rein (and free admission) to visit museums, zoos, historical attractions, and nature centers. Don’t forget to

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Things to do in Burlington, Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø /blog/stories/post/things-to-do-in-burlington-kansas/ /blog/stories/post/things-to-do-in-burlington-kansas/#comments /blog/stories/post/things-to-do-in-burlington-kansas/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400

Restaurants

There are a multitude of delicious places to get a bite to eat in Burlington. Fun fact - the town is home to three Mexican restaurants: Cilantros, Across the Borders, and Avacado's Mexican Restaurant! All three of them are excellent choices for dinner or a great lunch. There are also two

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Bleeding Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø: A Tour of the War before the War /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/ /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/#comments /blog/stories/post/bleeding-kansas-a-tour-of-the-war-before-the-war/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

A small two-story wooden building, a grassy meadow, a quiet park, a wooded valley between hills; these spots today are relatively unassuming and even banal at first appearance, but there was a time when these places in rural Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø were the center of national attention. I visited several major sites

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Three Native American Historic Sites to Explore /blog/stories/post/three-native-american-historic-sites-to-explore/ /blog/stories/post/three-native-american-historic-sites-to-explore/#comments /blog/stories/post/three-native-american-historic-sites-to-explore/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Âé¶¹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø is the homeland of a wide variety of native American tribes. For thousands of years, native tribes lived across the vast prairies passing down their traditions to each successive generation. Tribes such as the Pawnee, Osage, Kaw, Arapaho, Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita are just a few of the

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Exploring the Extraordinary Lehigh Portland Trail State Park! /blog/stories/post/exploring-the-extraordinary-lehigh-portland-trails-state-park/ /blog/stories/post/exploring-the-extraordinary-lehigh-portland-trails-state-park/#comments /blog/stories/post/exploring-the-extraordinary-lehigh-portland-trails-state-park/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

Recently, over the summer, I journeyed to Lehigh-Portland Trails – our newest state park. Located right by Iola, this park is a literal five-minute drive from my grandparents’ house. With it being so close to them I naturally am quite familiar with it and enjoy visiting whenever I get the

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