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Discover Mid-America — March 2004
"Best Of" Survey Winners
Our readers have spoken. Following is a compilation of the winners and runners-up in the various categories of the recently concluded Discover Mid-America “Best Of” Survey.
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| Categories on the survey not shown here did not have enough votes to fairly elect a winner. |
Best Mall or Shop for General Antiques: Paramount Antique
Mall, Wichita, KS.
Runner-Up: Beverly Hills Antique Mall, Beverly, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for General Collectibles: Konitzer
Lane Antiques & Flea Market, Spring Hill, KS.
Runner-Up: Southside Antique Mall, Joplin, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Crafts: Ozark Treasures, Springfield,
MO.
Runner-Up: Something Old, Something New, Odessa, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Quilts and Fabrics: Liberty Quilt
Shop, Liberty, MO.
Runner-Up: Country Sampler, Overland Park, KS.
Best Mall or Shop for Gifts & D»cor: Mission Road
Antique Mall, Prairie Village, KS.
Runner-Up: With a French Accent, Liberty, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Antique Furniture: Back In Time
Antique Mall, Harrisonville, MO.
Runner-Up: Country Meadows Antique Mall, Independence, MO
Best Mall or Shop for Antique Furniture Restoration:
Cheep Antiques, Kansas City, MO.
Runner-Up: The Wood Stripper, Liberty, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Jewelry and Smalls: Ma & Pa’s
Riverview Antique Mall, Napoleon, MO.
Runner-Up: W. D. Pickers Antique Mall, Platte City, MO
Best Mall or Shop for Collectible Glassware: Collector’s
Paradise, Peculiar, MO.
Runner-Up: Trip Stop, St. Joseph, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Antique Toys: Main Street Mall,
Grain Valley, MO.
Runner-Up: Country Meadows Antique Mall, Independence, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Vintage Clothing: Recollections
Antique Mall, Guthrie, OK.
Runner-Up: Dottie Mae’s, Kansas City, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Advertising, Paper Ephemera: W.
D. Pickers Antique Mall, Platte City, MO.
Runner-Up: Weird Stuff! Antiques, Kansas City, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Classic Cars, Automobilia: Antique
Sampler, Kansas City, MO.
Runner-Up: Benton Antique Mall, Benton, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Coins, Related Collectibles: Star
Coins & Collectibles, Riverside, MO.
Runner-Up: Brass Armadillo Antique Mall, Grain Valley, MO
Best Specialty Museum: Toy & Miniature Museum, Kansas
City, MO.
Runner-Up: UFDC Doll Museum, Kansas City, MO.
Best Antique Mall (Selected by Dealers): Paramount Antique
Mall, Wichita, KS.
Runner-Up: Back In Time Antique Mall, Harrisonville, MO.
Best Craft Mall (Selected by Dealers): Branson 76 Mall,
Branson, MO.
Runner-Up: Decorators Gallery & Craft Mall, St. Joseph, MO.
Most Dealer Friendly Mall (Selected by Dealers): River
Market Antique Mall, Kansas City, MO.
Runner-Up: Paramount Antique Mall, Wichita, KS.
Best Bookstore (New Books): Brass Armadillo Antique
Mall, Grain Valley, MO.
Runner-Up: Antique and Craft City, Kansas City, KS.
Best Bookstore (Used Books): Book Stop Antique &
Used Book Mall, Maryville, MO.
Runner-Up: By The Book, Liberty, MO.
Best Caf» or Tea Room in a Mall or Shop: Greenwood Antique
Mall & Country Tea Room, Greenwood, MO.
Runner-Up: Mission Road Antique Mall, Prairie Village, KS.
Best Mall or Shop for Appraisals: Truman Corners Antique
& Furniture Mall, Grandview, MO.
Runner-Up: Brookside Antiques, Kansas City, MO.
Best Bed & Breakfast: Woodson Guest House, Independence,
MO.
Shakespeare Chateau Bed & Breakfast, St. Joseph, MO.
Best Historic Hotel or Inn: Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs,
AR.
Runner-Up: Historic Suites, Kansas City, MO.
Best Mall or Shop for Friendly Service: Country Meadows
Antique Mall, Independence, MO.
Runner-Up: Parkville Antique Mall, Parkville, MO.
Best Winery: Holy-Field Winery, Basehor, KS.
Runner-Up: Whiskey Run Creek Winery, Brownville, NE.
Best Antiques & Collectibles Show: Walnut, Iowa.
Runner-Up: Crown Center, Kansas City, MO.
Best Outdoor Flea Market: Sparks Flea Market, Sparks,
KS.
Runner-Up: White Cloud Flea Market, White Cloud, KS.
Best Indoor Flea Market: Antiques & Collectible
Market, Kansas City, MO.
Runner-Up: Mid-America Flea Market, Wichita, KS.
Best Arts & Crafts Show: Affair of the Heart, Oklahoma
City, OK.
Runner-Up: Liberty Gathering, Liberty, MO.
Best Festival with Fine Art: Plaza Art Fair, Kansas
City, MO.
Runner-Up: Art in the Park, Lawrence, KS.
Best Festival with Arts & Crafts: Hill Billy Corner
Arts, Craft & Antique Fair, Hindsville, AR.
Runner-Up: Ole Applegate Place Craft Festival, Bentonville, AR.
Best Art Gallery: Nelson-Atkins Art Gallery, Kansas
City, MO.
Runner-Up: Great Plains Gallery, Lone Jack, MO.
Best Historic Homes Tour: Bingham-Waggoner Estate, Independence,
MO.
Runner-Up: Lexington Historic Homes Tour, Lexington, MO.
Best General Historical Museum: Leavenworth Historical
Museum, Leavenworth, KS.
Runner-Up: Ft. Scott Museum, Ft. Scott, KS.
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