It seems that the Devil has left his marks all over the state of Missouri. Especially prominent are the sets of backbones named after him. In my never-ending search for places named for Lucifer, I talked my family into going on another trip to the Devil. Whereas before this trip, we had peered ...
Gascondy Resort: In Search of Finer Things
“Hey, look!” said my pal, Mozelle, from the back seat of the Silver Bullet (1991 Silverado Suburban) as we tooled down an old country road somewhere in Osage County a while ago. “It’s an upside-down turtle.”“Oooh, stop the truck,” ordered my other pal, Melody.Sure enough, I’d just driven past a ...
Old Bridges and Even Older Petroglyphs of Missouri
What I love about Missouri is that you never know what you’re going to find when you set out to explore. Recently, I tagged along with my husband on a field trip to look at old bridges and petroglyphs. Little did I suspect that on the way to see one of the bridges, we’d stop for a break at a ...
Chainsaw Artist August Birk: Letting the Chips Fly Where They May
“It’s amazing the requests that you get – each one of them becomes a whole experience by itself. Someone asks for a cotton plant or for a Coke bottle … I’ve got a fellow right now who has asked for a toilet bowl. I asked, ‘What do you want on the toilet bowl?’” said August Birk, the woodcarver ...
A Visit to the Unclaimed Baggage Center, Scottsboro, Ala.
When the Ozarkian visits the premiere unclaimed baggage repository in the nation, in Scottsboro, Ala.There are some answers to eternal questions that we’ll never know.What is the meaning of life?Why do socks disappear in the dryer? Will you ever see the headline “Psychic wins lottery?”A few weeks ...