Missouri really could be called the “Mill State,” since we have so many lovely old mills to visit. I checked out the Dawt Mill (near Tecumseh, Mo.) during its annual Arts & Crafts Fair recently.The history of the mill includes angst, bankruptcy, divorce, flooding and, of course, death. The ...
Missouri Turtles: Give ‘em a brake
I managed to avoid “squarshing” a turtle with my truck tire on a county road near my home recently, only to look in my rearview mirror and see the yahoo in the truck behind me purposely aim for the little critter. Another turtle became one with the chip-and-seal job on the road. People, we need to ...
Humanoids in a Cemetery
“Well, Barb, what do you think?” inquired Earline Turner. “Do you think these tombstones fit the description?” She gave me a serious look and waited for the answer. She wanted to know if these stone humanoids in a cemetery near Newburg, Mo., resembled some I'd described in an earlier column.I stood ...
Piney River Brewing Company 5th Aleiversary
I love a good Mom ‘n’ Pop Story of American entrepreneurism and it doesn’t get much better than this one – the story of the Piney River Brewing Company, and how it came to be celebrating its 5th “Aleiversary.”The brewery is not far from where I live in the Ozarks, and when I saw that it would be ...
The Squeeze Inn: Home of the Squeezeburger
“You gotta try the squeezeburger when you come to Stockton,” said Outdoor Guide writer Bill Seibel, in reference to the nearby Squeeze Inn. Among outdoor communicators, Bill is affectionately known as bsoutdoors, after his e-mail moniker. It seems to fit his nature, too, because he can be verbose at ...
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