Cabela's to open in 2012 at Regency Lakes shopping center at 21st and Greenwich

WICHITA — National outdoor retailer Cabela's is coming to Wichita's Regency Lakes shopping center at 21st and Greenwich in spring 2012.

Construction on the 80,000-square-foot store will start this summer.

The retailer also has a Kansas City, Kan., store.

The Regency Lakes Cabela’s will have the store’s traditional design, with log construction, wood siding, stonework and a metal roof. A glass storefront will allow customers to see a lot of the store’s interior as they approach it.

Inside, customers will be immersed in the outdoors with trophy animal mounts and conservation-themed wildlife displays.

“Kansans are no strangers to Cabela’s or the outdoors,” Cabela’s CEO Tommy Millner said in a statement. “It’s because of their loyalty to our brand and their passion for sports like hunting, fishing and camping that we’re able to build another store in the Sunflower State.”

The chain, which sells thousands of products related to fishing, hunting, camping, boating, hiking and wildlife-watching gear, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

This story was originally published January 18, 2011 at 3:37 PM with the headline "Cabela's to open in 2012 at Regency Lakes shopping center at 21st and Greenwich."