Around Kansas

Around Kansas

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Around Kansas episodes

  • Historical Happenings, Festivals, and Raccoons

    Today on Around Kansas Deb and Michelle talk about historical happenings in Council Grove and Fort Wallace, share their varied experiences with raccoons, and preview the upcoming events in Winfield, Kansas! 

     

    Links from this episode:

    Council Grove: https://www.councilgrove.com
    Fort Wallace Museum:  https://ftwallace.com
    Raccoons:  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/raccoon
    Winfield, KS: https://www.winfieldks.org/residents/index.php
    Walnut Valley Festival: https://www.wvfest.com
    Robby Steinhardt: https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/robby-steinhardt-1950-2021-violinist-and-singer-with-kansas/

    50 min
  • Civil War Battles, Ravens, Bartlesville and Dewey

    Today on Around Kansas Michelle gets to play while Deb is away on Santa Fe Trail Business. In our history segment we will learn about the battles of Island Mound and Honey Springs. Our wildlife segment features everything you wanted to know about ravens. Michelle takes us to northeast Oklahoma for some history and fun with Kansas connections with her special guest Kay Little of Little History Adventures!

    Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site: https://mostateparks.com/park/battle-island-mound-state-historic-site

     

    Battle of Honey Springs Historic Site:

    https://www.okhistory.org/sites/honeysprings

     

    Visit Bartlesville:

    https://www.visitbartlesville.com

     

    Bartlesville Area History Museum:

    http://www.bartlesvillehistory.com

     

    Visit Dewey:

    https://www.cityofdewey.com/About_Dewey/Things_To_Do_See.aspx

     

    Dewey Hotel Museum:

    http://www.wchs-ok.net/index.html

     

    Woolaroc:

    https://www.woolaroc.org

     

    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower:

    https://www.pricetower.org

     

    Frank and Lola’s:

    http://frankandlolas.com

     

    Outpost Coffee:

    https://outpostcoffeeco.com

     

    Little History Adventures:

    https://www.facebook.com/LittleHistoryAdventures/

    27 min
  • Abraham Lincoln, Kangaroo Rats, and County Fairs

    Today on Around Kansas, Deb and Michelle share the travels of Abraham Lincoln in Kansas, hop around with the Kangaroo Rat, and take us to fairs around Kansas!

     

     

    Territorial Kansas Online: https://territorialkansasonline.ku.edu

    Leavenworth Main Street:  http://leavenworthmainstreet.com

    Kansas Fairs:  https://www.kansasfairsassociation.com

    Ad Astra Eating Magazine: https://www.facebook.com/realkansasfood/

     

    31 min
  • Dear Friends, Badgers and Independence Day

    Today on Around Kansas Deb and Michelle honor Paul Hutton and Robert Utley, look at the interesting life of the badger, and take us to Independence, Kansas for some fun via space.

     

    Links from this episode:

    Paul Andrew Hutton: http://www.paulandrewhutton.com
    Robert Utley: https://www.robertutley.net
    Western Writers of America: https://westernwriters.org
    Neewollah: https://www.neewollah.com
    Independence Kansas: https://indkschamber.org
    Independence Historical Museum and Art Center: https://www.independencehistoricalmuseum.org
    Astra Festival: https://www.astrafest.org
    Magnolia Scents by Design: https://magnoliascents.com

    34 min
  • Kansas Oddities

    On this week’s episode of Around Kansas Deb and Michelle explore historical oddities in Kansas museums, share stories about catfish, and visit natural history museums where you can take the family this summer!

     

    Oddities:00:00:07

    Catfish and Noodling: 00:25:43

    Staycation Sites: 00:35:59

     

    Links from this episode:

    Kansas Museum of History: www.kshs.org

    University of Kansas Natural History Museum: www.biodiversity.ku.edu

     

    Frontier Army Museum: https://history.army.mil/museums/TRADOC/frontier-army-museum/

     

    Sternberg Museum: https://sternberg.fhsu.edu

     

    Fick Museum: https://www.visitoakleyks.com/fick-fossil-museum

    16 min

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Come along with Deb and Michelle as they share stories from “Around Kansas.” They take you along the back roads and the main highways to show you the people, places and things that make Kansas a great…