This is a retro Ozarkian, from 2003, when I worked as managing editor at the weekly newspaper in St. James, Missouri, and interviewed popular watercolor artist Mary Lou Corn. Imagine my delight, now in 2019, to discover that she is still painting. Local watercolor artist Mary Lou Corn stands with ...
A Visit to Alley Mill and Spring
Alley Spring Mill is located 6 miles west of Eminence on State Route 106. It’s a place you’ll want to take visitors when they come to the Missouri Ozarks, and belongs in the treasure trove called the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. If you have never been to the this place, the most-photographed ...
Bats in the Devil’s Icebox
There may be bats in the belfry somewhere in the Ozarks, but the Devil’s got bats in his icebox. In my quest to visit the sites in the Ozarks named after the Devil, I went to Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. The Devil’s Icebox is actually a sinkhole, part of a cave system running for several miles ...
Repatriation of an Ozarks Tombstone
On a Sunday afternoon, along with John Bradbury (senior archivist at UMR), and Jan and Terry Primas (Waynesville historians), my husband and I traveled out to a lonely spot in Phelps County for the sole purpose of repatriation of an Ozarks tombstone that signified the death of a little girl. Who ...
Golden Grove Farms Sunflower Festival
I couldn’t help but notice enticing announcements on social media regarding the third annual Sunflower Festival at Golden Grove Farms in Fair Grove, Missouri, starting in mid-July. They piqued my interest, and by the time the 5-day festival rolled around (July 24 to 28), I knew I had to go. So, I ...
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