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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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SHOP STOPS

Holton Mercantile

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

📍 Holton, Jackson County

CARNIVAL RIDES

Home-Owned Carnival

In 1976 the locals heard about carnival rides in Colorado that were…

📍 Sharon Springs, Wallace County

TOWN NAME

Hope in Kansas

Stone signs at both ends of town remind us, "There Will Always…

📍 Hope, Dickinson County

PEOPLE

Horace Greeley Influence

Several place-names in the county derive from New York Tribune founder and…

📍 Tribune, Greeley County

RECOGNITION

Hot Wheels

In 2008 Hot Wheels chose Speed as one of its stops and…

📍 Speed, Phillips County

GOLF

Hoxie Golf Course

The grass greens are well manicured on this nine-hole course. Check their…

📍 Hoxie, Sheridan County

SODA FOUNTAIN

Hoxie Soda Fountain

Inside Mahanna Pharmacy, a 1950s soda fountain sports an orange Formica counter…

📍 Hoxie, Sheridan County

ICE CREAM AND/OR CUSTARD

Ice Cream House

You can't find a more picturesque setting for getting an ice cream…

📍 Baldwin City, Douglas County

MUSEUM

International Pancake Day Hall of Fame

Every Shrove Tuesday since 1950 the women of Liberal have competed with…

📍 Liberal, Seward County

HERITAGE

Irish Heritage in Chapman

You'll notice lots of Irish names and signs in green and the…

📍 Chapman, Dickinson County

CEMETERY

Iron Crosses

St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery is dotted with iron crosses. Although early…

📍 Munjor, Ellis County

BIKE HIKE TRAIL

Iron Horse Trail

The Iron Horse Trail is a rare “rail-with-trail,” meaning the hiking and…

📍 Abilene, Dickinson County

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