Sorry many photos did not come with my posting the article. For the whole story with photos click here and follow the link below! https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/all-ears-washington-mo-company-celebrates-years-of-making-corncob/article_a1d807e9-eae6-5874-a57b-b0dd99b8f635.html#18 Gwen and I went to this factory in April for the first tour of the Read more…
Our rivers in Missouri are used for transportation of goods, recreation, drinking water, manufacturing, energy production, and defining many of our states’ borders. How many rivers can you name? I have put together a simple word find that has the Read more…
As a young boy of 4 or 5, I remember the long, long trip to my grandparents’ house in Puxico. This was before Interstate 55 was built and before U.S. 67 was rebuilt as a four lane limited access highway. Read more…
Many stories abound from the Civil War era in Missouri; some like this one have been handed down these several generations in my family. One of those stories involved my Great Grandfather being hanged at the age of eleven by Read more…
I love to travel in Missouri! Large bodies of water, lofty peaks in the Ozarks, river bluffs, small rivers and creeks, major rivers, swamps and rolling hills into the flat boot heel, forest, plains, and farmlands gives Missouri so much Read more…
Special memories, we all have them. What comfort and enjoyment these memories bring as we remember the good times and people we shared those experiences with. My uncle, Russell Kelley, became my legal guardian when I was 14. It was Read more…
What was life like in Wilderness Missouri in the early 1800’s. Isaac E. Kelley my Great, Great, Great, Great Grand Father was born October 11, 1775 Died April 1837. In 1815 he was known as” Waka Theta” (lame man) by Read more…
ARE YOU READY? Things happen! Be prepared. Have enough food, water emergency cash and other supplies to care for you and your family for up to 30 days. Recent events in Florida, California and the Carolinas have stretched the Red Read more…
In an era of digital aids to travel, I am an old fashioned throwback to an earlier time. I am talking about using paper maps to plan and use during my trips. An item that you could get at almost Read more…