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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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GROCERY

Pak Halal International Market

Next door to the Holy Land Cafe you'll find a grocery filled…

📍 Lenexa, Johnson County

GROCERY

Pallucca's Market

Fresh spaghetti sauce, meatballs, chili without beans, homemade Italian sausage, fresh-cut meats,…

📍 Frontenac, Crawford County

SANTA FE TRAIL

Palmyra Marker

From U.S. 56, 2 blocks north on 6th, 3 blocks east on…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

PARK

Pappy Litch Park

Named for a beloved local historian, the park features a gazebo, old…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

QUILTS

Paradise Flats Quilt Co.

Nichole, the one-woman show behind Paradise Flats Quilt Co., provides fabric, kits,…

📍 Plainville, Rooks County

MEAT MARKET

Pat's Beef Jerky

Pat Carver started this business around 1990 and said his jerky was…

📍 Liebenthal, Rush County

HISTORIC DISTRICT

Peabody Downtown Historic District

Stroll down Walnut between 1st and Division and take a close look…

📍 Peabody, Marion County

SHOP STOPS

Peat's Creek Trading Company

Repurposed items and locally-made crafts make this a great stop in Palmer.…

📍 Palmer, Washington County

FARM TO MARKET

Pendleton's Country Market

Pendleton's is a diversified family farm growing vegetables, flowers, bedding plants, herbs,…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

GROCERY

Perry's Pork Rinds and Country Store

Located just off U.S. 54, this general store has just about everything…

📍 Bronson, Bourbon County

AGRICULTURE

Piqua Farmers Co-op Grain Bins

Piqua might be small, but the Piqua Farmers Co-op bins aren't! The…

📍 Piqua, Woodson County

GIFTS

PK Country Design

If it’s Saturday, you’re in luck—shop clothing, food products, kitchen towels, seasonal…

📍 Burlingame, Osage County

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