Kansas Stories
The Prairie Wetlands: Natural Neighborhoods
The Museum at Prairiefire's wetlands incorporate classic Kansas imagery such as sunflowers, waving wheat, and cottonwood trees. This "natural neighborhood" contrasts with the Overland Park museum's stunning architecture.
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People & Place
Produced by the Arkansas City Area Arts Council
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Shifting Course
Explore the relationship between the Missouri River and the life and culture in Atchison, Kansas.
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Waters of Kansas
A series of three short films exploring Kansans’ relationship with water through stories of the Cheyenne Bottoms, the Ogallala Aquifer, and the state's reservoirs.
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When the Well Runs Dry
This short documentary film portrays the vital connection that rural Kansans have with water, our most precious resource.
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Look Down to Think Forward
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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Can You Dig It?
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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Horse Fossils and Buffalo Grass: Life on the Equus Beds Aquifer
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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Dams, Democracy, and Cold Cuts
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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Grant Avenue by Boat: 25 Years Since the 1993 Junction City Flood
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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"Water Clear and Pure, & Excellent for Drinking": Exploring the Solomon River
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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The Little Dipper of the Flint Hills
For over a century, water has remained integral to the well-being and culture of Greensburg, Kansas. Learn more about how Greensburg leads the state in energy and environmental development.
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Waterways - Past, Present & Future - Marmaton River, Mill Creek & Buck Run
Historically, the Marmaton River has been been a benefit to those living and working in the river's surrounding areas. For instance, the Native Americans, settlers, and the railroads all prospered from the river.
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Strange Things Rising in the Flood
The summer of 2007 brought Fredonia, Kansas, torrential rains and floods. Although this natural crisis wasn't happily received, it illuminated the strength of Fredonia residents and the bonds between community members.
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(Mineral) Spring Fever Hits Kansas
People with an entrepreneurial spirit worked to create a mineral spring resort that could have made Marion, Kansas, a successful tourist spot. Learn more about the shifting trends and economies of 19th century Marion.
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Waconda Springs, From Sacred to Submerged
The Waconda Springs were a sacred location for Central Plains tribes. Once the spring was taken over by Anglo settlers, a spa and resort was built to attract tourists, but over a century later, only a dam remains.
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Don't Forget Broughton
After World War II, the Milford Dam Project created the beautiful Milford Lake, while also initiating the relocation or abandonment of 14 towns surrounding the Milford Dam Project.
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