After seeing our Arkansan neighbors’ Mammoth Spring, I took a trip to check out Missouri’s Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo. Hands down, no comparison, not even close—Arkansans need to rethink their definition of mammoth, and take a trip to see Missouri’s big one. No wonder we Missourians say, “Show ...
Fishing and Filosophy with Fat Man
When you’re not catching many fish, and you’re sitting in a jon boat with Fat Man and the outdoor editor of “The Southern Illinoisan,” you’re gonna catch some filosophizin’. Find out more from this story that dates back to 2006. On a trip last spring to Southern Illinois, I had the good fortune ...
Bernon E. Brackett’s Trip of a Lifetime
First published in 2006, this story weaves a love for old cars into how a man grieved for the love of his life. Meet Bernon E. Brackett, one of the many Ozarkians I've had the pleasure to get to know along this journey. We all work through grief in different ways. I am discovering that as I try ...
A Side Trip to Evening Shade
I once stood right in front of actor Hal Holbrook in Rolla, Missouri, at the Panera Bread eatery. I knew he’d been scheduled in a one-man, Mark Twain show over at the university that weekend. Even though I was so tempted to compliment him on his portrayal of Evan Evans – small town newspaper man in ...
Newburg’s Regional Opera Company
“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 ...
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