In this retro piece that I wrote back in 2006, you'll get to meet a woman and her husband who, at that time, offered sock monkeys for adoption as part of the appeal to purchase. Melanie Moxley-Johnson now teaches at the University of Missouri, Columbia (MU), and as far as I can tell, no longer makes ...
From Noblett Lake to Topaz Mill to Ray’s Country Store
It was one of those summer days that called to us and said, “Hey, change it up! Get outside. Take a drive. Discover something new!” So, we packed our cameras, binos, maps and water and headed out in the Scooby-Doo Subaru to find Noblett Lake, and then, Topaz Mill. Noblett Lake Recreation Area We ...
Missouri Museums #5: Anheuser Estate
Wipe your feet at the door, feel free to sit on the furniture and use the restroom. Fred and Mabel-Ruth Anheuser’s home, aka the Anheuser Estate, in the country near Kimmswick, welcomes visitors on Thursday afternoons and during special events. Anheuser Estate The stately house belonged to ...
Sleuthing for Stalactite Tombstones
“So this is what we come to – our final resting place becomes a repository for old long underwear bottoms and empty Pringles cans," said biologist Eugene Vale, as he looked down into a narrow gravesite surrounded by old concrete walls. I looked and saw what he was referring to, for there inside the ...
Missouri’s Shut-Ins Offer Summertime Thrills and Spills
Many families spend hundreds of dollars in the summer standing in line for hours at Missouri’s waterparks. Why pay money to slip and slide down a plastic chute of rapidly moving water, or float in a man-made current, when you can take advantage of Missouri’s natural waterparks? In fact, if you want ...
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