Located in the City Park in Manhattan, Kansas stands a 30-foot tall, scythe wielding, wheat harvesting statue called Johnny Kaw. This mythical wheat farmer was created in 1955 by Kansas State University professor of horticulture, George Filinger to mark the city’s centennial. Modeled after legendary Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill, the tall tales of Johnny Kaw give…
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Monument Rocks: One of the 8 Wonders of Kansas
Driving through Kansas, you’ll see many billboards that aim to lure you off your path to discover some of the attractions the state has to offer. Monument Rocks is one such billboard that we’d seen. With eyes and GPS focused on Castle Rock, an outcropping of rocks that resemble, you guessed it, a castle somewhere in…
Field Trip Friday: Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas
This week’s edition of Field Trip Friday is another outing that I took sans children on my recent trip to Colorado. I have to tell you that I discovered there is no shortage of historical hot spots in Kansas- particularly along I-70! I was tempted to stop and stretch my legs at the Eisenhower Presidential…
Introducing FREE Notebooking/Coloring Pages!
I’m really excited to introduce my new line of notebooking/coloring pages for your printing pleasure! These pages are all FREE of charge, you just need to download them and print them from your own printer. If you would like to share them with your friends, please direct them to my site so I can determine…
Historic Fort Hays: Another stop in Kansas
I’d actually spent the night in Hays, Kansas on the way to Colorado. Can’t say that I was overly impressed with the hotel I stayed at but I did sleep well enough- even if I did sleep with the TV on so I didn’t have to hear the ramblings and goings on of those in…
Peek inside the Cathedral of the Plains, one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas
The Cathedral of the Plains was once the largest church west of the Mississippi and a perfect stop along I-70 on a road trip through Kansas.
