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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SODA FOUNTAIN

Hodge Podge

A potpourri of things happen here, but the main event is ordering…

📍 Glasco, Cloud County

OLD MILL

Hoffman Grist Mill

Opened in 2016, this old-time mill is a nod to the original…

📍 Enterprise, Dickinson County

LIVESTOCK SALE BARN

Holton Livestock Exchange

Dan Harris welcomes you to take a seat on the wooden bleachers…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

SHOP STOPS

Holton Mercantile

Formerly the Koger Variety, a five-and-dime throwback was in business for 47…

📍 Holton, Jackson County

WINERY

Holy-Field Vineyard & Winery

The Holy-Field name derives from Holyfield Road, now known as 158th. The…

📍 Basehor, Leavenworth County

COFFEE

Hometown Grounds

Whether it's for your morning coffee fix or a delicious soup and…

📍 Phillipsburg, Phillips County

COMMERCE

Hometown Market

Hometown Market is a successful community-owned grocery. Stop in and support the…

📍 Minneola, Clark County

HARDWARE STORE

Hometown True Value Hardware

Soft-serve ice cream is sold at the hardware store window--you don't even…

📍 Minneapolis, Ottawa County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Independence Downtown Historic District

Chestnut, Laurel, Myrtle, Main, and Maple between 5th and 9th. The advent…

📍 Independence, Montgomery County

HISTORY

Industrial Past

At Prospect and Main, the concrete block building with a red-brick front…

📍 Lehigh, Marion County

GLASS BLOWING

Infinity Art Glass

Artist Scott Hartley creates luminous hand-blown glass objects of all shapes of…

📍 Benton, Butler County

ART

Ironman Studios & Gallery

Brian Williamson is an auto body technician by trade and a metalwork…

📍 Macksville, Stafford County

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