Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) invites anyone ready for a leisurely drive through a beautiful stretch of forest and open woodlands to learn about the restoration work that goes into caring for these landscapes. Southern Missourians may have seen smoke in the sky in recent weeks from prescribed burns. Some may wonder why these controlled…
I couldn’t bear to live in a place without trees (or without hills, for that matter). To quote Gene Hackman’s character in the film, “Unforgiven”: “Even I thought I was dead — ‘til I found out I was just in Nebraska.” Trees can tell us things, according to the old Ozarks folkways, preserved to us by people…
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A man from Iron County, Mo., on March 21 admitted to committing an October crime spree that included arsons in the Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) in Missouri and the assault of a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer. Lucas G. Henson, 37, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Stephen…
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River Hills Traveler staff writer Wes Franklin often opines about Missouri folklore — as he did this month at the bottom of this page. He’s not the only one interested in Ozarks folklore and legends, as I often receive email and comments from people telling me they read this or that in the magazine and…
