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Our new issue is here! We're time-traveling back into Kansas' history. Stories in this special "freedom" issue include - Brown vs. Board of Education's 70th Anniversary, the Dockum Drugstore Sit-In, Preserving the Ruins of Quindaro, Geary County's Black History Trail & more.
A historic fly-in hotel and restaurant serves ranchers, bikers, and the occasional celebrity.
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Subscribers, keep your eyes on the 📪! The next issue is arriving soon!
Cover: Adam VanDonge of @thewhitelinen.
📷: @nickkrug
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Yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced its annual awards semi-finalists.
Congratulations to:
- Adam VanDonge, The White Linen - Best Chef (Midwest)
- The Restaurant at 1900 - Outstanding Hospitality
- Drastic Measures - Outstanding Bar
June is Great Outdoors Month!
What better way to celebrate than exploring one (or more) of Kansas' 28 state parks? Located throughout the state, there's one near you.
Which is your favorite park? #myksstateparks
In the back yard of a residential neighborhood of Salina, Kamila Dandu’s garden features plants and vegetables from around the world. #kansasmagazine #kansasliving #Kansas
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In this issue, @rhondalevaldo talks with the Baxoje (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska) about their 26+ enterprises - including the @iowaybeefarm - that help serve their community needs. (photography by Ryan Coody)
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Kansan Erin Brockovich is a health & environmental activist with a high-profile career that inspired an Oscar-nominated movie & Best Actress win. Learn more about Erin's legacy of work in this profile from @KANSASMag: bit.ly/3hBp1Qt. #WomensHistoryMonth
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“I was furious and I thought how ignorant of these folks and my real gut reaction was to call the CEO and invite him out here and take him through the flint hills and then tell me that Kansas isn’t one of the most beautiful states in the country.” wibw.com/2022/03/05/gov-kell…
Congratulations @SportingKC!
Kansas' military history and traditions run deep. Many know about native son General Eisenhower, but here are ten other military legends to know.
#veteransday #kansashistory #VeteransDay2021
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Kansas-themed podcasts share their deep dives into the state's legends and attractions. Featured podcasts include - Wild West Podcast, Uncovering Kansas & Kansas BHA Podcast.
Do you have a favorite Kansas podcast? Share it in the comments.
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#KansasHistory Today in 1945, Camp Concordia, a World War II internment camp for German POWS, closed. At its height, the camp held over 4,000 Germans. Today, visitors can visit a museum on the original site. Contact @CloudTourism
When the government pulled the plug on Ed Dwight Jr.’s chance to become the nation’s first Black astronaut, the talented Kansas native refocused his life - becoming a BBQ entrepreneur, personal pilot & then one of the nation’s most sought-after sculptors.
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Inside this story, writer Amber Fraley talks with Native elders, historians, and archaeologists about the homes of the Wichita, Pawnee, and Kansa people. @kansashistory #kansashistory #ourstories
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"It is a quiet, peaceful place, although it was for a brief time at the center of American migration, commerce and a bitter war of settlement and dislocation," writes Cecilia Harris on @FortLarnedNPS.
#kansashistory #kansas #ourstories
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