8 Wonders of Kansas commerce

The 8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce are...

Big Brutus, West Mineral
commerce

Big Brutus, West Mineral

Big Brutus, 5 miles west on K-102 form the K-7 junction near Scammon, then 1 mile west of West Mineral, 1/2 mi...

Read More
Brant's Meat Market, Lucas
commerce

Brant's Meat Market, Lucas

Brant's Meat Market is a finalist because all meat products are made on site using a variety of old-fashioned ...

Read More
Frontenac Bakery
commerce

Frontenac Bakery

The Frontenac Bakery is a finalist because it has been operating for over 100 years in the same location using...

Read More
Hemslojd, Inc., Lindsborg
commerce

Hemslojd, Inc., Lindsborg

Hemslojd is a finalist because they are the only shop in the U.S. that handcrafts Dala horse shaped signs and ...

Read More
MarCon Pies, Washington
commerce

MarCon Pies, Washington

Marcon Pies is a finalist because over 500-1500 pies are made daily by hand using fresh and health-conscious i...

Read More
Moon Marble Company, Bonner Springs
commerce

Moon Marble Company, Bonner Springs

Moon Marble Company is a finalist because it is the only store in the country where you can buy toy marbles, h...

Read More
Stafford County Flour Mills Company, Hudson
commerce

Stafford County Flour Mills Company, Hudson

Stafford County Flour Mills is a finalist because they are one of the last independent flour mills remaining i...

Read More
Vonada Stone Company, Sylvan Grove
commerce

Vonada Stone Company, Sylvan Grove

Vonada Stone Company is a finalist because they use the old-fashioned feathers and wedge system to remove the ...

Read More

The Finalists are...

Baxter's Bait & Tackle, Stockton
commerce

Baxter's Bait & Tackle, Stockton

Baxter's Bait & Tackle, 424 Main, Stockton, KS Baxter's Bait and Tackle is a finalist because it has a huge...

Read More
Bowersock Mills & Power Co., Lawrence
commerce

Bowersock Mills & Power Co., Lawrence

Bowersock Mills & Power Company is a finalist because it is the only operating hydroelectric plant in Kansas, ...

Read More
Brookover Feed Yards, Garden City
commerce

Brookover Feed Yards, Garden City

Brookover Feed Yards is a finalist because in 1951 it was the first commercial feed yard in the Midwest and re...

Read More
Cloud Ceramics, Concordia
commerce

Cloud Ceramics, Concordia

Cloud Ceramics/Kansas Brick & Tile is a finalist because their employees produce nearly 8,000,000 top quality ...

Read More
Cobalt Boats, Neodesha
commerce

Cobalt Boats, Neodesha

Cobalt Boats is a finalist because it is a leading manufacturer of luxury power boats with world-class marine ...

Read More
Dessin Fournir, Plainville
commerce

Dessin Fournir, Plainville

Dessin Fournir is a finalist because this luxury goods firm competes internationally from its rural Kansas hea...

Read More
El Dorado Oil Field
commerce

El Dorado Oil Field

The El Dorado Oil Field and Petroleum Industry is a finalist because the discovery of the El Dorado field chan...

Read More
Koerperich Bookbinders, Selden
commerce

Koerperich Bookbinders, Selden

Koerperich Bookbinders is a finalist because they are one of a very few binderies in the nation that still mee...

Read More
Mill Creek Antiques, Paxico
commerce

Mill Creek Antiques, Paxico

Mill Creek Antiques is a finalist because it is the largest stove restoration business in the Midwest and anch...

Read More
Millers of Claflin, Claflin
commerce

Millers of Claflin, Claflin

Millers of Claflin is a finalist because it is the oldest and largest family-owned home furnishings store in K...

Read More
Rans, Inc., Hays
commerce

Rans, Inc., Hays

RANS is a finalist because it is a world leader in the ever-growing recumbent bike and kit plane industries. ...

Read More
Ringneck Ranch, Tipton
commerce

Ringneck Ranch, Tipton

Ringneck Ranch is a finalist because it offers exceptional upland game bird hunting and is a prime example of ...

Read More
The Grasshopper Company, Moundridge
commerce

The Grasshopper Company, Moundridge

The Grasshopper Company is a finalist because it introduced the first commercially-viable zero-turn mower in t...

Read More
Wichita Aviation Industry
commerce

Wichita Aviation Industry

The Wichita Aviation Industry is a finalist because the "Air Capital of the World" represents the manufacture ...

Read More
Winter Livestock, Inc.,                                   Dodge City
commerce

Winter Livestock, Inc., Dodge City

Winter Livestock is a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Commerce because it is America's largest independen...

Read More
Wolf Creek Generating Station, Burlington
commerce

Wolf Creek Generating Station, Burlington

Wolf Creek is a finalist because it is the first and only nuclear power generating station in Kansas.

Read More