Big Brutus Monument & Museum Show the world you’ve seen the world’s largest surviving shovel. There’s t-shirts, caps, license plates, a toy of Big Brutus itself, and more. Location: 6509 NW 60th St, West Mineral, KS 66782 (Located in Cherokee County)Phone: 620-827-6177Website: BigBrutus.org Crawford State Park Location: 1 Lake Rd, […]
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Four antiques & vintage shops in the Pittsburg area you can’t miss
Paradise Mall Antiques, Furniture & More With 10,000+ square feet, this is the largest antique and collectibles store in Southeast Kansas. Frequently voted the #1 Antique and collectible store in Crawford County. Location: 105 S Broadway St, Pittsburg, KS 66762Phone: 620-232-6956Social: Facebook.com/ParadiseMall1 Past Time Antiques, Collectibles & Flea Market Where […]
Family fun at the Crawford County Fair
The Crawford County Fair has something for everyone during fair week: agriculture, games, live music, shopping, and great food.
Home to six of the oldest chicken houses in Kansas
Since the 1930’s travelers have asked why fried chicken is so popular in the area. It’s a story about a delicious, inexpensive family meal, and survival.
Bicycle Routes through Southeast Kansas getting Wayfinding signage
Nearly 500 miles of the national U.S. Bicycle Route System is being signed through Kansas, including USBR-76, which primarily follows the same route as the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail and Trans Am Bike Race through the southeast corner of the state.
A New Century of the Crawford County Fair
The Crawford County Fair is celebrating Year 1 of a new century. 2017 marks the 101st annual Crawford County Fair (although the fair’s history goes back even further!). Look back through the first 100 years and you will see an event characterized by hard work, community, and wholesome fun: thousands […]
Socialist Press – Girard’s Appeal to Reason
Girard in the early 1900s was primarily a quiet home for the well-off, the retired merchants and farmers, and other conservative types of midwestern United States. Quite opposite to the county seat, nearby mining towns were home to working class immigrants immersed in poverty and injustice. The inequality faced by […]
Treasuring Local Art
Often encompassing the spirit and uniqueness of the community, local art is something to treasure. Since last spring, downtown Pittsburg has been the home of a local art gallery created with that very mission in mind, and whose featured art is as varied as its artists. ArtForms Gallery LLC is […]
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