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

Legends and Lore

From My Travels

Local Meads • Kansas businesses offer mead varieties that sample the state’s natural flavors

From the Woods of Kansas • These Kansas wood artists offer natural, customized items for homes, kitchens and the next séance party

Talking Kansas • Kansas-themed podcasts share their deep dives into the state’s legends and attractions

Civil War Commemorations • Kansas marks 160 years since the beginning of the deadly conflict

Rachael Sebastian • A conversation with KANSAS! photographers about their lives in photography

THE kansan • Logan Sleezer is a native Kansan who graduated from Emporia State University and then completed a master’s degree at Virginia Tech in Fish and Wildlife Science. He returned to Kansas and works remotely as a research associate for Mississippi State University.

Reasons We Love Kansas

KANSAS DETAILS must see

TASTE OF KANSAS The Pawpaw Is the Star • ‘Like banana custard, only better,’ is how some describe the taste of this large, fickle fruit native to portions of Kansas

Airship Alert! • In the late 1800s, Kansans were inventing early aircraft, and mysterious ships were (reportedly) navigating the skies

Early Kansas Aviation Inventors • A short list of Kansas aviation pioneers to know

HAUNTED AT CHISON • The historic riverfront town in eastern Kansas is known for spooky homes, ghostly legends and things that go bump in the night

Eyewitness Tales: Villa Paranormal Party

Eyewitness Tales: The Chilly Charm of the Sallie House

Dia de los MUERTOS DAY OF THE DEAD • The traditional Mexican holiday is celebrated across Kansas in recognition of loss and lives respectfully remembered

Holiday TASTE

PAPEL PICADO

GIVE THE GIFT OF KANSAS!

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