This is the story of when my friend and I stumbled upon a museum exhibition, “Gone But Not Forgotten,” at the Gasconade County Historical Society Museum in Owensville, about 15 years ago. Some of the finds during this visit still interest me, so that's why I'm bringing this one, er, back to life. ...
Meet Robert U. Montgomery of ‘Who Let the Frogs Out’
I first became aware of Robert U. Montgomery when I received a press release regarding his book last year, the first in a series of children’s books, titled “Who Let the Bugs Out.”I’m delighted to see that he has added book #2 to the lineup, “Who Let the Frogs Out,”which is loosely based on his ...
More on Morel Hunting in the Ozarks
I get giddy this time of year because I can get out into the Ozarks, enjoy springtime and all it brings – wild flowers, dogwoods and redbuds in blossom, turkeys gobbling and my favorite, morel mushrooms. I’ve already been out this spring, finding a few morel mushrooms here and there. Here’s more on ...
Two Visits to the Missouri State Penitentiary
In 2006, I wrote about the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City for a travel magazine – 2 years after it had closed in September 2004. In 2017, I went back to see what had been done to attract visitors to the historic site. During the initial visit in 2006, Charlie Ferrell, a maintenance ...
Viking River Cruise Day #12: Kinderdijk Windmills
On the last full day of our Viking River Cruise “Grand European Tour,” we arrived in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. The itinerary showed a trip to Kinderdijk, where 19 windmills have been built close together – closer than any other place in the world. It sits in the middle of Randstad, which is a ...
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