The Kansas Flint Hills Quilt Trail
Is Featured In The New"Kansas Guidebook 2"
by Marci Penner & WenDee Rowe
"Thank you Marci & WenDee!"
Book Info Follows
Kansas Guidebook 2 shares 4,500 places to visit
Co-authors Marci Penner and WenDee Rowe spent
four years traveling to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in Kansas in
addition to visiting several hundred spots in the country. The result is The
Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers, a project of the Inman-based Kansas
Sampler Foundation.
The 480-page, coil-bound book weighs over two
pounds and is chock full of information that will keep Kansas road trip
enthusiasts busy for quite a long time. Along with 4,500 entries that
provide descriptions, directions, hours, and contact information, there are
also more than 1,600 color pictures. Rowe says, "Many people will be
interested in the 843 restaurants, cafes, drive-ins, and soda fountains."
The book is designed to help achieve the
mission of the Kansas Sampler Foundation which is to preserve and sustain rural
culture. Penner says, "Though the book reads like a travel guide,
it's intended to help people get to know the state and learn about towns of every
size." Among the diverse entries, guidebook users will find historic
bridges, beautiful statues, specialty shops, quirky sites, little known
points-of-interest, cemetery finds, and back road scenic drives statewide. Rowe
said, "There really is something for everyone whether you are looking for
outdoor sites or ways to get to know a town. The more a person interacts
with the locals the more special a road trip can become."
To find retail stores that carry the book or
to order online, go to kansassampler.org.
FACTS AT A GLANCE
Kansas Guidebook 2 for Explorers
Co-authors – Marci Penner and WenDee Rowe
Number of entries – 4,500
Number of restaurants in those 4,500 entries – 843
Number of pictures – 1,700+
Number of incorporated Kansas cities – 515 of the 626
Number of unincorporated towns/ghost towns - 97
Published by the Kansas Sampler Foundation, Inman, Kansas, 2017.
Contact – marci@kansassampler.org, 620.585.2374
The book is a project of the Inman-based public non-profit Kansas Sampler Foundation, a 501c3.
Research – Marci and WenDee traveled to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in Kansas from 2012-
2015.
Previous guidebooks by Kansas Sampler Foundation: 8 Wonders of Kansas Guidebook (2011); Kansas
Guidebook for Explorers (2005).
Retail price - $29.95
Summary – The mission of the Kansas Sampler Foundation is to preserve and sustain rural culture and
though this book reads like a travel book it’s really a guide to knowing Kansas. Directions, hours, phone
numbers and web sites are included. Our goal is to make it easy to know what there is to see and do
around the state and easy to get there. All entries fit in our eight rural culture element categories of
architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history and people.
