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 ...
A Trip to See Hammond Mill
Whenever we plan on heading out to explore the Ozarks, I check to see if there might an old water mill standing somewhere near where we’re planning to go. We decided to explore the Hercules Glades Wilderness a while ago, and also, to find Hammond Mill because it’s just down the road. Hercules ...
A Visit to Topaz Mill
Topaz Mill stands in a holler in Douglas County, a perfect representation of what a gristmill should look like, complete with a gushing spring nearby and a raceway. Next door to the mill stands an associated general store. Neither of these buildings would be here had it not been for the energy and ...
Mushroom Rock State Park
I’d seen this place listed a few times, and then, when I saw a feature about Mushroom Rock State Park in the Kansas Wildlife & Parks magazine, I knew we needed to stop by someday soon. Besides that, I promised my 3-year-old grandson that we’d go to see the “mushroom rocks.” We headed over to ...
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