The counties of Jewell, Republic, and Smith in North Central Kansas will host the third annual Big Kansas Road Trip May 4 through 7.

A project of the Inman-based Kansas Sampler Foundation, the Big Kansas Road Trip (BKRT) provides the public first-hand experiences in rural communities. Co-director Marci Penner said, “It’s like a tri-county open house. Each visitor creates their own plan of where and when to go to any particular place.”

Communities are asked to simply be good at being themselves and organizations, attractions and businesses are invited to help the public get to know...