On a recent trip to Lebanon, Missouri, I swung by the Route 66 Museum and Research Center, located in the city’s library complex, the Lebanon-Laclede County Library. I had visited the museum several years ago, and wanted a refresher. Lebanon fought hard back in the day to get this iconic road that ...
Creekin’ in the Ozarks
I’d never heard of the word “creekin’” until a few weeks ago, when a friend of mine wrote that she had taken her daughter “creekin’” and that her daughter is a natural “creeker.” I realized I’ve been creekin’ in the Ozarks for several years now, and it truly ranks as one of my favorite things to ...
Civil War Cemetery in Newtonia, Missouri
Whenever I venture out to visit a new site in Missouri, I like to check the local area for other places to find – such as an historical site or … junking. When we visited the Jolly Mill recently, we also drove over to the Civil War Cemetery near Newtonia. Here’s what we found, and didn’t ...
A Visit to Jolly Mill
Not a breath of fresh air moved on that day. In sweltering heat, we spent more than hour wandering around Jolly Mill Park, located in Pierce City, Missouri. The park has been developed around the mill, a unique way of honoring a past culture and presence that had been pivotal at one time for the ...
I Met the ‘Martha Stewart’ of the Ozarks
Go back in time with me, to 2001, when I met a woman who could easily compete with Martha Stewart for productivity and creativity. Meet the "Martha Stewart of the Ozarks," Alice Dudenhoeffer. Over near Frankenstein, Missouri, lives a woman who might be worthy of being called the “Martha Stewart of ...
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