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 ...
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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 ...
Book Review: ‘Passport to the Ozarks’
With eager anticipation, I ordered Kaitlyn McConnell’s first book, Passport to the Ozarks. I have been following Kaitlyn’s blog, “Ozarks Alive!” for at least 2 years. Her blog never disappoints and her first, self-published book doesn’t, either. Who is Kaitlyn McConnell? After I read about Kaitlyn’s ...
Going to the Devil in Missouri
You can go to the Devil in Missouri in at least 80 places. From up high on a Devil’s Backbone to below the earth’s surface in the Devil’s Well, geological formations named after Lucifer abound. A former state geologist and University of Missouri-Rolla professor, the late Thomas R. Beveridge, ...
Devil’s Backbones in Missouri
It seems that the Devil has left his marks all over the state of Missouri. Especially prominent are the sets of backbones named after him. In my never-ending search for places named for Lucifer, I talked my family into going on another trip to the Devil. Whereas before this trip, we had peered down ...