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Big Bull Creek Park is about a 40-minute drive on I-35 from downtown Kansas City, Kansas. It is one of the newer and largest parks at the southwest edge of neighboring Johnson County, Kansas, between Edgerton and Gardner.

Most hikers in our region are waiting for cooler fall weather and the first frost that kills the ticks and sends snakes into hibernation to start the hiking season. 

Some recipes recommend trimming off okra’s stem ends, others suggest peeling off tough skin from the conical caps only, and others suggest slicing the pods crosswise. It is all a matter of preference.  

Los huazontles son una planta mexicana que fue consumida por los Aztecas en tiempos prehispánicos.

Here’s another great post on KCK history from our local history librarian, Anne.

Prunus angustifolia, or Sandhill plum, is native to much of Kansas. It is the most common wild plum in western Kansas. They are found striving on sandy prairies, where they are very effective in stopping blowing sand.

Without a doubt, the most famous residence in Kansas City, Kansas, is Sauer Castle. Perched high on a hill on Shawnee Road, the castle captivates the imaginations of all who pass by it.

It’s not always possible or convenient to go wait somewhere to renew your auto tags, but thankfully, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and the state of Kansas make it easy to renew online.

Westheight Manor is a distinctive early-twentieth-century residential development in Kansas City, Kansas, whose image is closely tied to houses designed by Louis S. Curtiss, one of the area’s most talented and idiosyncratic architects.