A cliffside climbing course in Missouri state parks STORY AND PHOTOS by Ricki Spargo Tucked deep in the St. Francois Mountains, Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park is best known for its rushing water and smooth pink rhyolite. On hot summer days, it’s packed with Missourians...
App matches fishing buddies in Missouri and beyond STORY AND PHOTOS by Sara Schafer On a beautiful October afternoon in 2021, John Bledsoe was casting for bass on Pomme de Terre Lake. The serene scene of calm water reflecting the wide Ozarks sky created the perfect...
Encounters with four-legged friends across the Show-Me State Story and photos by ANGIE JONES-WHEELER If you’re looking for animal adventures for day trips, family fun, group outings or school field trips, Missouri does not disapoint. Our state offers many types of...
Hi Striker rings the bell for entertainment STORY AND PHOTOS by Jim McCarty It happens at just about any carnival, festival or fair. A pitchman stands next to a tall contraption with a bell on top holding a heavy hammer. A man comes by with his girlfriend and the...
by Caleb Jones Last weekend, Lindsey and Charlie headed out of town for a dance competition. Max and I had other plans. While they were packing dance shoes and hair spray, we were loading turkey decoys, camouflage and enough shotgun shells to make every gobbler in...
Adrian Buff brings Swiss cheesemaking tradition to his family’s Ava dairy STORY AND PHOTOS bY Sara Schafer Inside a renovated dairy barn near Mountain Grove, Adrian Buff moves with practiced precision. Steam rises from a vat of milk he hauled that morning from his...
Doris McGowan paints a legacy inspired by life out West STORY AND PHOTOS by Ricki Spargo In a quiet home down lettered highways in central Missouri, Doris McGowan is surrounded by her life’s work. The walls she built now serve as a gallery, holding a lifetime of...
Celebrate Dad with a backyard bash Grilled Shrimp Skewers Ingredients 8 bamboo skewers 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 pound...
Co-ops Take Key Priorities to Washington More than 1,500 electric cooperative leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., April 26–28 to represent their fellow members and advocate for policies that ensure reliable, affordable electricity for rural America. Missouri’s...
McDingerz dishes out upscale pub grub in Eolia STORY AND PHOTOS by Paul Newton Just off the Avenue of the Saints in southern Pike County, the restaurant parking lot fills up faster than you might expect in the summer. Pickup trucks and SUVs roll through the gravel as...