For some reason, I’m interested in concocting homemade jelly since moving into southwestern Missouri. I believe this desire stems from finding so many wild grapes on our old ranch, and that’s when it began. If you’ve never had wild grape jelly, well, you haven’t tasted a true grape then. Last year, ...
Ozark Trapping: Ollie and the Beaver
I wrote this one back in 2004, after a trip out to a farm pond with local trapper Ollie Kernick, when he went beaver trapping to take care of predation . ~BB “Here, smell this stuff,” said Ollie Kernick, as he uncapped a bottle of bait and held it under my nose. I inhaled, and the musky stink of the ...
A Trip to the Ozark Mill
On the convergence of the banks of the Finley River and the Ozark Trace, in Ozark, Missouri, stands the impressive (and some might say, imposing) Ozark Mill. On a beautiful autumn day, we visited the mill – courtesy of an invitation from Finley Farms. I had driven by the setting of the mill several ...
Pay Down: Memories of a Little Mill Town
“We lay claim to the fact that our little burg is far ahead of any other section of the county. First, in manufacturing industry; second, as being the oldest settled point in the county; third, it has been owned, occupied and operated by the best, most energetic and enterprising people who live in ...
Off-Season Milling Around Missouri
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 ...
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