Rural Kansas a tourist lure for offbeat travelers

January 27, 2012


Bill Bunyan and Susan Bunyan of Dodge City, Kansas enjoy ice cream sodas at the Kiowa County Historical Society soda fountain in GreensburgKANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) – While some avid travelers seek exotic ports or ancient cities, Larry Hornbaker’s ambition is to drive 25 miles of dirt roads in every county in the U.S. state of Kansas. He has company on the back roads. Some 1,500 members of the Kansas Explorers Club long to see every corner of the state and patronize struggling small towns, many of which are fighting a losing battle against population decline. “Our mission is to sustain and preserve rural culture,” club founder Marci Penner said. “Our explorers know the difference they can make. …



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