The two-story, cherry red Dillard Mill sits overlooking the junction of the Huzzah and Indian Creeks in Crawford County. Alongside the mill, a waterfall spills into a huge reflecting pound. The overall site appears idyllic and well deserving of the title, “the mill on the hill.” History of Dillard ...
Arizona’s Mission Craft Pottery Tied to Ozarks
You may have heard of “Ozark roadside tourist pottery,” birthed in the 1930s by Harold Horine, of Hollister, Missouri. The colorful swirly cement pots were Horine’s patented brainchild, and the story of how these interesting Ozarkian art pieces, renamed Mission Craft Pottery, wound up in the desert ...
Deby Gilley: Artist and Ozarkian
Deby Gilley calls herself an artist. She also calls herself an “Ozarkian.” The first claim is easy to see, based on her art that features wood and linoleum cuts – hearkening back to an art form from as far back as hundreds of years ago (for the woodcuts). The Ozarkian part comes naturally to her, ...
A Trip to Turner Mill in the Ozarks
When we last visited Falling Spring, we talked to some employees of the Forest Service and they told us about another interesting mill site, Turner Mill. They said all that’s left to see is the original 25-foot metal wheel, standing alone in the creek. We struck off, by now it was late in the day, ...
Simpsons Family Farm in Mountain Grove: A ‘Berry Good’ Life
For years, I always seemed to think about picking strawberries at the tail end of the picking season at the Simpsons Family Farm, near Mountain Grove, Missouri. I had read about this local U-Pick place in one of my favorite publications, “Rural Missouri.” Usually, I’d happen to see a notice on ...
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