I love EVERYTHING about the Elk Falls Outhouse Festival. It's a highly clever event that involves the community and is very fun for the ...

This blog serves as an example of what exploring is all about. Warning: If you prefer obvious commercial attractions, this isn't for yo...

THE BEGINNING OF VETERANS DAY Emporia shoe repairman, Alvin J. (Al) King, and his wife Gertrude, helped raise a nephew, John E. Cooper, wh...

Some have asked for this so here it is! Speech given to Kansas Museum Association Nov. 6, 2009 By Marci Penner , Kansas Sampler F...

During the Great Depression customers of the Clay Center city-owned power plant who couldn't pay their utility bills were given the oppo...

I bet you have some favorite stops around the state. One of mine is the Thomas County Courthouse in Colby. Built in 1906, the architect fo...

I left it on my desk for a day. The big 9 x 11" envelope with the familiar Blue Cross Blue Shield logo in the return address corner. ...