Maybe I’m just at that point in my life, but I always find it interesting when I get a chance to hear some of the personal stories of someone who has lived a full life. …

Like local history? Then you’ll love Southeast Kansas History Online. Simply navigate to the SEK History homepage at sekhistory.com, on either desktop, tablet or mobile, and you’re ready to start exploring. Did we mention that…

A bridge is a symbol for so many things, so many passages and crossings in life. We stand upon one shore, wondering if we have the means or courage to brave the distance, decide whether…

A warm spring wind was bending the wild plum trees, scattering small white petals, when I arrived at the former Lily Church corner in Woodson County. Constructed in 1896, and sharing a circuit with Salem…

The Marmaton River remembers. And on Easter Sunday as I stood on its northern banks, not far from the deep, rocky-bottomed section called the Kettle Hole, I swear I could hear it whispering. It might…

The bells of St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Piqua had just ceased ringing when I crossed the threshold and sat down in a pew to write. The bells rang at sporadic intervals, not indicative of…

Forget Disney World. This summer, I’m going to Electric Park. Last time I was there, on the shores of Rock Creek where it’s crossed by highway 54, I stood in awe of the lights and…

When it comes to rainy day getaways, Toronto Lake isn’t likely the first place that jumps to mind, but never underestimate the power of stir craziness. An almost uniform veil of silvery-gray storm clouds had…

Like Prince Hamlet and his friends, when last in Elsinore I, too, saw a ghost. It wasn’t atop the ramparts of an ornate castle in Denmark, however, but near the banks of Big Creek in…

In the mood for a historical adventure? Look no further than the Allen County Historical Society and Iola Area Chamber of Commerce. The joint venture is a scavenger hunt for Allen County businesses, most of…