Cape Girardeau began at the river’s edge, back in the days when French fur traders started using the settlement as a port on the Mississippi River in the early 1700s. You still can see Cape Girardeau’s European influence in the downtown area near the river, and from there, it sprawled into a small ...
Alhambra Grotto, Knotwell Smelter and Pool Holler
This is the story of a typical afternoon search for me back when I wrote a weekly newspaper column that appeared in a few Missouri newspapers. I found the Alhambra Grotto, Knotwell smelter and Pool Holler. ~BB “Now, where is that Scooby-Doo headband?” I asked myself as I searched through the flotsam ...
Going Back to Falling Spring
When my sister visited here in the Ozarks a couple of years ago, we waltzed off to show her some of our favorite places, which of course, include mill sites. She told us she wanted to see a waterfall, and since Falling Spring is located within an easy drive from Alley Mill, we went. At the time, we ...
A Hike at Lane Spring Recreation Area
Here's a trip down Memory Lane to Lane Spring Recreation Area, located up near Rolla, Missouri, in the Ozarks. This is from June 2002, but some things will not have changed and it's still a lovely place to visit. ~BB “You know, I think that’s probably the largest batch of poison ivy I’ve ever ...
Springfield’s World’s Largest Fork and Noodle
I love to find roadside attractions and one-offs. If you visit Springfield, Missouri, aka “the Queen City of the Ozarks,” you might want to drive by and see the world’s largest fork and noodle. The two attractions are not located in the same place, but it won’t take long to get from one to the ...
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