A Visit to the Caplinger Mills Bridge
We went to see an old mill, and found a beautiful bridge built in 1895. Find out more about this structure that spans the Sac River.
A Visit to the Caplinger Mills Bridge
Two years ago, I published “Milling Around: Exploring 26 Mills in the Missouri Ozarks”, a book about some of the (mainly) water mills that made a great impact on my region’s history and commerce. In my quest to find more mills for a second book, I often run across other interesting historical ...
Milling Around Highway 60 in Missouri
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Route 66, an iconic road, to be sure. While Route 66 shines, let's not forget what we might find off Highway 60, which is a well-traveled national highway that covers 2,655 miles -- from Brenda, Arizona, to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Here's an interesting ...
A Visit to See Johnson Mill in Arkansas
Continuing on with our quest to find more mills in the Ozarks for another book, we ventured to Arkansas. While there, we found Johnson Mill, located in Johnson (near Springdale), which is now a boutique motel with 52 units called Inn at the Mill. It sits on the corner of on a busy thoroughfare in ...
Danette House: The Journey to Becoming a Traditional Ozarks Storyteller
I first met Danette House a few years ago, when she appeared at the West Plains library, sat down in front of a small group of people, opened a book and started telling stories relating to the language of the Ozarks. My husband and I have read Vance Randolph’s books, and been entertained by his ...
A Visit to the Van Winkle Mill
When I put my list together of mills to visit in the Arkansas Ozarks, Van Winkle Mill definitely made it to the top. Online it looked interesting. Onsite, it offered a wowzah factor of almost 10 for me. The Van Winkle mill site is set in Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area, near Rogers. Hobbs is ...
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