Rich soil and wine making traditions of immigrants positioned Eastern Kansas to rival California’s Wine Country. 67 years of Kansas Prohibition changed that.
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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.
The Balkans of Kansas
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.
The Amazon Army: Social Influence of the Coal Camp Women
Protesting unfit working conditions in area mines, thousands of women marched to block them. It’s a story that made statewide and national headlines.
Chicken Annie’s, Chicken Mary’s, and beyond: The Southeast Kansas Fried Chicken Trail
Since the 1930’s travelers have asked why fried chicken is so popular in the area. It’s a story about an inexpensive meal and survival.
Heritage Hall Museum, Frontenac, Kansas: The Free Coal-Camp Museum Built From Immigrant Grit, Grief, and Kansas’s Deadliest Mining Disaster
Walk a recreated 1900s coal-camp street. Crawl into a mine shaft. Meet the bootleggers, miners, and mob whispers who built it — free.
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