Welcome from Maryland! My parents are from KS and I spent the two best years of my childhood there in a little town called Alden. Back then there was a huge general store where we bought penny candy. It later became a craft store. The owner sold it a few years ago (she was an energetic 95 year old, but at 96, joked that she was slowing down and maybe oughta sell it. The mayor, an avid quilter, bought the store and she turned it into a beautiful quilt shop. It’s called Prairie Flower Crafts. They run classes across the street in what used to be the Alden Cafe. If you’ve never been , treat yourself and some quilting friends to a road trip.