I’ve always wanted to visit Hannibal, Missouri – mostly because of Mark Twain, but also because it’s set on the Mississippi River, and there’s a lot of history and folklore associated with this body of water, in particular. I saw an online auction for the Missouri Travel Alliance last year, and won ...
A Visit to Klepzig Mill
What do you get when you combine an old water mill, shut-ins (the rocks, not the people) and a tragedy? You get the historical and unique Klepzig Mill, located in Shannon County, Mo, on Rocky Creek. The Mill In the book, “Historic Ozarks Mills,” by Mike McCarthy, he noted, “Klepzig Mill in ...
Reed Spring Mill
Reed Spring Mill is not to be associated with the small town of Reeds Spring, Missouri. In fact, they are about 212 miles apart. Reeds Spring is located slightly southwest of Springfield, and Reed Spring is in Centerville, Missouri. To have a mill and a spring within a city’s limits is unusual in ...
Meet the Daffodil Dudes of Douglas County
On a country road in Douglas County, Missouri, thousands and thousands of daffodils line the lane on both sides for a mile and a half. Thanks to the efforts of two men, Hershell Letsinger and Delbert Scrivner, these flowers have been appearing in the springtime since the early 1990s – and will more ...
Montauk Mill: Yesterday and Today
Montauk State Park, located near Salem, Missouri, is one of the most popular vacation spots in the state, largely in part because of its popular trout stream (Current River) and fish hatchery on-site. The park also holds other treasures – namely historical Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ...
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