“I’m kind of like you,” says Frank Bridges, with a twinkle in his eye, “I’m the Accidental Thespian, I guess.” Bridges didn’t intend to spend his free time learning lines and remembering stage directions. He continues, “I’m strictly an ‘Accidental Player,’ because I just went to help ...
Bonnots Mill and the Pink Roof of the Church
Ever since my trip to Frankenstein, Missouri, I’ve wanted to return to the hills and dales of the old-country communities that lie east of Jefferson City. When I saw the beautiful photograph of Bonnots Mill in an issue of “Rural Missouri,” I knew I had to get up there. So I called my pal ...
Christmas in the Ozarks
“Say that, again?” I said, to the woman in charge of the annual cookie walk at the Ozark Highlands Christian Church on Highway BB near Rolla, Missouri. “You said there are more than 4,000 cookies here, baked by 16 women?” I had heard the correct number. That was last Friday evening. ...
A Trip to Hermann’s Kristkindl Market
Check! I can now cross this anticipated and long-awaited-for trip off my bucket list. There are certain places/events I've wanted to attend in Missouri and this is one at the top of my list -- Hermann's Kristkindl Market. Held on the first weekend of the month of December, the market features German ...
Fulton Remembers Winston Churchill
Fulton is someplace I’ve wanted to see, ever since I dropped my niece off at William Woods College several years ago so she could attend Girls State there. I especially wanted to find out more about the Fulton connection to Winston Churchill. Recently, on a wintry day, with Old Man Winter spitting ...
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