As a child growing up in Crawford County, the day that the National Geographic magazine arrived at our home each month was the day that I curled up on the couch and traveled the world.
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Happy Walnut Day (5/17)
Happy Walnut Day! We’re nuts about our small towns in Crawford County and on National Walnut Day we’re celebrating Walnut, Kansas, population 220. Walnut was originally called Glenwood, in 1874, it was renamed Walnut after the Little Walnut Creek, on which it is located. The first post office at Walnut […]
Fishing For a Good Time
On an early spring day that seemed made for fishing, Tom Pebley, of Kansas City, cast his lure into one of the more than 1,000 strip pits that dot Crawford County.
We’re a little different than the rest of Kansas
For those who have never been to Crawford County, the 2022 Big Kansas Road Trip was an opportunity to see firsthand why our corner of the state is a little different than the rest of Kansas.
SEK Museum Passports Available from SEK Museum, Chambers, & Visitor Centers
The 2024 Southeast Kansas museum passport will be available at Crawford County museums beginning February 15.
Our Story
Southeast Kansas once looked and acted like the rest of the state, with prairies and farms as far as the eye could see. The search for coal changed everything.
Unique habitat for outdoor recreation
This corner of the state was once primarily rolling fields of prairie grasses with wooded areas only along creeks, sitting on the edge of the Ozark Plateau.
Top Farmer and Maker Markets in Pittsburg area
Fresh farm from local farms – baked goods, beef, cheeses, eggs, herbs, jellies, as well as handmade soaps and lotions, arts and crafts, and much more.
5 best things to do in historic Girard, Kansas
The beginning of Girard, Kansas was unconventional. So is it’s history.
Where to find local products & swag
ArtForms Gallery An artists’ cooperative gallery, ArtForms offers handmade art & fine crafts for sale as well as hands-on workshops led by member artists in a casual atmosphere. Location: 620 N Broadway St, Pittsburg, KS 66762Phone: 620-240-0165Website: ArtForms-Gallery.comSocial: Facebook.com/ArtFormsGallery620 C4 Coffeehouse & Country Store “Girard” shirts and more. Location: 102 […]
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