After traveling the state of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø for the past few years, hitting up as many waterfalls as possible, I thought it was time to make a fun little Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø waterfall list! This year, I’ve made it a point, with all the rain, to try and hit most of the ones I’ve yet to visit. I’m up to over 60 of nearly…
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This open love letter is not of my usual nature and is my sauciest writing to date. Folks, I am in love with sweet, smoky, and unbelievably tender Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø barbeque. I realize this love affair is shared with many, and rightfully so. Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø is home to some of the best barbecue in the world. Naturally…
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Take your family on a road trip to experience the beautiful and magical, FREE light displays throughout Southeast Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø. Some of these, likely in communities you've never heard of, are going to surprise you. Includes more than 20 displays featuring nearly 500,000 lights. There is a synched radio…
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Names you know. Names you should know. They saved and told the stories of Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø, America, and the world. Memories from traveling across American pioneer country by covered wagon and growing up on a farm near Independence in 1869-70 inspired Laura Ingalls Wilder to write her original novel. The…
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The Lavender Patch Farm, Fort Scott Agritourism in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø It seems like every time I visit one of our agritourism businesses I always feel inspired to incorporate my recent farm learnings into the small farming and gardening operations on my own property. Leaving The Lavender Patch Farm in Fort…
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Come to the state’s southeast corner to get basic training in military history and sample the beauty and bounty of the land. Fortified Fun Steeped in military history, the town of Fort Scott commands an arsenal of U.S. Army-related attractions, chiefly the Fort Scott National Historic Site. Guided…
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When you’re ready for dinner (or breakfast, or lunch), use this list to find your perfect meal in…
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Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø links political, social, racial and cultural issues that continue to define and shape today’s social landscape. From “Bleeding Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø” to Brown v. Board of Education, Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø offers unique pieces of Black History. Each historic site unveils history in a way never seen before. Travel the state…
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On Wednesday I drove an hour to Topeka from Manhattan, just as I had done every weekday for the majority of my summer. For 10 weeks I had the opportunity to intern with the Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s tourism division. When I pulled into the parking lot, I was met by the other…
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Fort Scott has a unique history that follows the growing pains of our country in the middle of the 1800s. The National Historic Site recently marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, but the history of the Army’s presence in the area stretches back to a time when the western edge…
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