I love to take Sunday drives – especially if they involve stopping at mills. What better way to spend some free time than to go off-season milling around Missouri? We just returned from visiting Hodgson and Rockbridge Mills, and from having a delectable lunch at the Rockbridge Trout Ranch ...
Wright County Farm and Alms House, the ‘Poor Farm’
A friend called me and asked me if I’d like to go to the “Poor Farm.” She mentioned that her neighbors had purchased the site where the Wright County Farm and Alms House used to stand, and would be willing to show me where the graveyard associated with it lay. How could I say no? We headed over to ...
Jim Oxley, ‘The Dress Man’
Some people call him “the dress man.” Jim Oxley and his homemade collection of frilly little dresses for girls can be found on the Mountain Grove Square during the town’s Farmers’ Market days. How does a 93-year-old man find himself on the town square selling dresses reminiscent of the 1960s? Here’s ...
Bollinger Mill Graffiti from the Past
While onsite at the Bollinger Mill State Historic Site, near Cape Girardeau, Missouri, I noticed scrawls on the walls. When I asked Holly Rohr (DNR employee) about the autographed walls, she said, “We have lots of historic graffiti, both inside the mill and inside the covered bridge that dates ...
In Search of The Sinks
In this throwback column from 2002, my husband and I went in search of The Sinks in Shannon County, Missouri. Although it appears that the property associated with this site has changed ownership, the site itself is still flowing. “Where are they?” I asked out loud. “I’ve been here before, and I ...
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