Name any one of the 627 incorporated towns in this state and marci penner could respond, been there, done that. Schuster of morrill, kansas to photograph each of the 216 places in the contest. Exploring the nooks and crannies of kansas an author talk. Rainy day books, ellen plumbs city bookstore, meadowlark books, slow money ne kansas, country road retreat, thrive kansas, this is kansas.
Wendee rowe and penner coauthored the book, as they visited all 626 incorporated communities in kansas. Marci penner and wendee rowe hit the road for parts of four years to look in every one of the 626 incorporated towns and cities and in hundreds of other dots on the map and countryside locations. Kansas guidebook 2 for explorers by marci penner inman and wendee rowe inman, kansas sampler foundation the ultimate guidebook for all things to see and do in kansas features 4,500 attractions, 843 eateries, and more than 1,600 color photos. The book, which just became available to the public, features 4,500 attractions, 843 eateries and 515 cities in kansas. Author marci penner made it her personal commitment to visit every one of the 627 incorporated towns and cities in kansas, plus dozens of unincorporated towns and a handful of ghost towns. Marci penner was born on february 2, 1956 in inman, mcpherson county, to parents mill and v. The result is a 480page guide to 4,500 places in 500 towns. As we have previously profiled, marci grew up on her familys farm near inman.
Marci penner is the author of 8 wonders of kansas guidebook 4. Coauthors marci penner and wendee roe will present an author talk on their book the kansas guidebook 2 for explorers on january 28. The 8 wonders of kansas guidebook is a 272page book filled with over 800 beautiful photos of the 216 entries in the 8 wonders of kansas contests. The result is the kansas guidebook 2 for explorers, a project. Marci penner and wendee rowes the kansas guidebook 2 took four years of research and one year to write, 60,000 miles in their erv explorer research voyager vehicle. After graduating from high school in 1974, she went on attend the university of kansas and received a bachelors degree in radio, television, and film in 1979.
Kansas guidebook 2 for explorers by marci penner, wendee. Kansas sampler foundation pursuing everyones love for. This is the most comprehensive guidebook to exploring kansas that youll ever own. Marci penner, kansas sampler foundation kansas is intensely seasonal, and in many ways still a migratory frontier character. The kansas guidebook for explorers spiralbound 2006. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Coauthors penner and rowe spent four years going to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in kansas to research content for the new kansas guidebook 2 for explorers. Written by two women marci penner and wendee rowe whove been everywhere, man. Marci penner founded the kansas sampler foundation with her father, mil penner in 1993. The two had seen much of what the state of kansas had to offer in their travels coauthoring a series of guidebooks, and found themselves championing small. Harland j schuster marci penner takes us on a kansas tour of the 216 winners and finalists of the 8 wonders of kansas contestscover.
Schuster of morrill kansas to photograph each of the 216 places in the contest. Lippard, author of lure of the local makes me want to jump in the car right now and go look at those marvelous murals. Marci penner will be here to talk about her new book, 8 wonders of kansas. Coauthors marci penner and wendee rowe spent four years going to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in kansas to research for the new kansas guidebook 2 for explorers. Marci penner, 8 wonders of kansas guidebook matthew polly, tapped out ramon powers, the northern cheyenne exodus in history and memory deb raney, after all steve revare, raw. The state of kansas notable book awards are presented annually for fifteen notable books created by writers, illustrators or book artists who are kansans or have written about kansas. Designer liz penner king has interspersed information about each of the places among harlands photos to create a book that perfectly fits the celebratory nature of 2011, kansas sesquicentennial year. Marci penner, author of the kansas guidebook for explorers an essential book for every traveler in the kansas artscape. The kansas guidebook 2 by marci penner and wendee rowe. Kansas sampler foundations marci penner told of the unique town during a slide presentation about her journeys in creating the kansas guidebook 2. It is certain to become a treasured kansas classic whether its used as a coffee table book or as a travel guide. Join facebook to connect with marci penner and others you may know. Marci is the executive director of the kansas sampler foundation and has spent more than 20 years promoting kansas, particularly rural. In 1993, marci and mil founded the kansas sampler foundation.
The result was a beautiful 272page, 9 x 12 book featuring schusters images and marci penners descriptions of 216 special places in. Kansas explorers club 978 arapaho road inman, ks 67546 director. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. The result was a beautiful 272page, 9 x 12 book featuring schusters images and marci penners descriptions of 216 special places in kansas. The result is a 6 x 9 coilbound book with 4,500 entries and more than 1,600 pictures. Guidebook by marci penner published on feb, 2012 the 8 wonders of kansas guidebook is a 272page book filled with over 800 beautiful photos of the 216 entries in the 8 wonders of kansas con. Marci penner kansas profile kansas state university. Guidebook by marci penner inman the 8 wonders of kansas guidebook is a 272page book filled with over 800 beautiful photos of the 216 entries in the 8 wonders of kansas contests. After two years of touring, penner, of inman, compiled a book that reveals the unexpected charm and wonder found in kansas.
Coauthors marci penner and wendee rowe of the kansas sampler foundation traveled to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in kansas. The result is a 6inch by 9inch coilbound book with 4,500 entries and more than 1,600 pictures. Author marci penner made it her personal commitment to visit every one of the 627 incorporated towns and cities in kansas, plus dozens of. Marci and wendee traveled throughout kansas photographing and writing about what a traveler visiting. A novel lori roy, bent road mary doria russell, doc.
Marci penner author of 8 wonders of kansas guidebook. The road back to kansas molly shapiro, point, click, love. The result is a 6 x 9 coilbound book with 4,500 entries. Marci penner and wendee rowe are director and assistant director of the kansas sampler foundation and coauthors of the kansas guidebook 2 for explorers. Author marci penner has worked with all 216 entries to compile background information, location, contacts, web sites and hours to make this spiralbound book a handy. They drove dusty back roads and navigated bigcity highways. She spent several years traveling 40,124 miles, and now is ready to share what she inside front cover. It highlights high profile plus outoftheway places to explore in kansas. The award, originally established in 2006, is organized by the kansas center for the book kcfb. Published in 2017, coauthors marci penner and wendee rowe went to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in kansas to research. Author shares colorful tales of kansas towns and their. For the second in our whats so special about kansas series, the first interview was with rolf potts, we reached out to marci penner. Once the contests were concluded, the foundation hired harland j. Coauthors 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.
Author marci penner has worked with all 216 entries to compile background information, location, contacts, web sites and hours to make this spiralbound book a handy tool when exploring kansas. Awardwinner for tourism promotion and being an all around great leader for the state of kansas, she wrote the 8 wonders of kansas guidebook and is updating the kansas guidebook for explorers. This book feels fresh in every wayfrom the locallysourced ingredients to the kansascentric recipes. As one of her nominators wrote, there are several small towns in kansas that still have post offices and grocery stores because of marcis advocacy.
Author marci penner has worked with all 216 entries to compile background information, location, contacts, web sites and hours to make this. Exploring the state with the new kansas guidebook 2. The kansas guidebook 2 for explorers is now available. They are a specialty store with great service and who offer oldfashioned service, said marci penner, director of the kansas sampler foundation. The kansas guidebook 2 for explorers aaa midatlantic. The new kansas cookbook university press of kansas. In 2006, wendee rowe joined the foundation as assistant director. The top 8 wonders entries in the categories of architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history, people, and the overall 8 wonders are.
They looked for architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs. Few have done as much for rural kansas as marci penner. The kansas guidebook for explorers spiralbound january 1, 2005 by marci penner author visit amazons marci penner page. Research duo to give program on exploring kansas news. Wakeeney marci penner and wendee rowe of the kansas sampler foundation spent four years going to every one of the 626 incorporated cities in kansas. The book provides a look into the overall culture of a community with entries featuring architecture, art, commerce, cuisine, customs, geography, history and peoplethe 8 rural culture elements.
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