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...
For 15 years, our readers have eagerly shared the fun and worthwhile activities they enjoy with friends, family and furry companions inside Missouri’s state parks and historic sites. And they’re not alone. The parks draw around 20 million guests annually, with more...
Candles shine at Hunter-Dawson one weekend every year by Paul Newton | pnewton@ruralmissouri.coop Guests begin filing into the stately, old home shortly after the sun dips below the horizon in southeast Missouri. The first thing they notice isn’t the flicker of...