The Mark Twain National Forest (Forest) is a place of beauty. When walking through the woods or riding a horse on a trail, the woodlands, glades, and other natural vistas can lull a visitor into a calm state of mind. Although finding calm is a great reason to visit the woods, ensuring that you stay…
By Judy Maggard Stewart The Shannon County Museum’s Fall History Program on Oct.13 was well attended. Ben Timson and Ruth Maxwell shared the history of the rise and fall of the extinct village of Cedar Grove, Mo., which was on the upper Current River eight miles above Akers. It was interesting to learn about the…
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By Allison Kite The Pomme de Terre River’s status as an impaired waterway is poised to set up a fight between environmentalists and a meatpacking plant in Southwest Missouri. Missouri Prime Beef Packers has requested permission from the state to discharge treated wastewater from its facility near Pleasant Hope directly into the river. It currently…
By Judy Maggard Stewart Both locals and visitors braved summer humidity and blistering heat to remember the Round Spring area’s history, culture and people at Echo Bluff on Saturday, Aug. 5. Rick Mansfield, of the Ozark Heritage Project, spearheaded the event with a vintage river camp scene with a refurbished beautiful Bales johnboat and cooking kit. The Shannon County Museum booth, hosted by Alan Banks, displayed his arrowhead collection as well…
Consider stopping in Herculaneum the next time that you are driving on Interstate 55 in southeast Missouri. There you can visit one of the smallest of the 93 Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites. Governor Daniel Dunklin’s Grave is one of the smallest state historic sites and not far from the interstate. But even at 1.37 acres, it is…
VAN BUREN, Mo. — A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,291,305 visitors to Ozark National Scenic Riverways in 2022 spent $63,766,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 873 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $73,310,000. “Since 1916, the National Park Service…
In 2011 the Springfield-Greene County Park Board held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of a $1.8 million “facelift to the much-needed natural water environment of Sequiota Park.” Considering the variety and intensity of utilizations of the place over the last century, that expenditure seems justified. Fisher Cave, as the larger cave on the property…
