Kansans and other Midwesterners have much to be thankful for come Thanksgiving. They are blessed with gas prices that are among the lowest in the country and an economy that fared better than that in other parts of the nation.More than 3.7 million people from Kansas and the other six states that comprise the American Automobile Association’s West North Central Region will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, virtually unchanged from last year. They will pay on average $3 per gallon for gas (the lowest in a long time) and trek an average of 515 miles.Proportionally more of the region’s population visits family and friends, travels more by auto, and allocates more dollars in travel budgets for fuel transportation, dining, and watching sporting events than any other region.