KANSAS!

As the lifestyle magazine of Kansas, each issue celebrates the best of our state. It’s people, places, and spaces. For over 75 years, we’ve shared the stories of the Sunflower State, told by Kansans. Featured topics include a dynamic line up of culture, food, travel, outdoors, history, personalities, and communities.

KANSAS!

IT’S ALL IN THE EXTRA DETAILS

A HELLO FROM OUR PUBLISHER • For centuries, water has played a pivotal role in Kansas’ story. It’s vital to our future as well.

Lakeside Dining • These three Kansas restaurants combine great dishes with magnificent waterfront views

Art & Fossils • A trio of Kansas museums combine works of art with historical perspective, both modern and ancient

How to Amaze with a Needle and Thread • Quilt guilds across the state prepare for shows, classes, and new collaborations

Little Apple Glow Paddle • Gear up for Manhattan’s fall float adventure

Salina Crossroads Marathon • A new but highly successful marathon plans for an even bigger third year

Dave Mayes • A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their lives in photography

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REASONS We Love Kansas

A Reimagined Roast Straight from the Ranch • Eck Agriculture continues generations of farming and ranching with direct-to-customer sales and an array of original recipes

“NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S POT ROAST” • Yield: Bone-in beef pot roasts yield approximately 2 to 2½ three-ounce servings of cooked, trimmed beef per pound

High Plains Under the Sea • An ancient sea and the life that thrived in it shaped the contour of the land we know

Native Grasses in Kansas • Save money and the planet with these backyard grasses

Where Every Drop Counts • Just beyond the Ogallala Aquifer and on the dry plains, Hays has learned how to value, conserve, and rethink its use of water

RIVER Adventures • Discover parts of the state that roads don’t reveal on Kansas’ three navigable rivers

anatomy OF A SIT-IN KAYAK

DO YOUR homework • Before launching a trip, follow these tips from river experts Albers, Buehler and Bass as you plan:

THE Wetlands • Two neighboring wildlife areas in central Kansas offer some of the nation’s best viewing for migratory birds

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