Hidden in the southwest part of the Fredericktown Unit, in Iron County, is one of Mark Twain National Forest’s jewels — the 100-acre Crane Lake. Three years have passed since engineering inspections first revealed that Crane Lake’s dam does not meet federal dam safety regulations. Since then, the USDA Forest Service has been…
Once Charlie and I had planned this campout for a couple of weeks. We had not been camping for some time, so we were looking forward to this trip. Thursday afternoon we had everything packed and ready to go. Friday morning we headed out. We knew just where we were to set up camp. We…
National Park Service firefighters burned off from nearby roads to contain the wildfire. The historic Welch Lodge, located north of Akers Ferry on the upper Current River, was destroyed in a wildfire that ignited on April 12, during warm, windy, and dry weather conditions. Despite valiant efforts by several local fire departments and wildland firefighters…
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Gone but not forgotten, the old “Mom and Pop” stores. At one time they were THE thing of the area, scattered all over the Ozarks and offered up a little bit of everything. Each were different in their own little way but the one thing they had in common was the atmosphere, true customer service…
The state of Missouri is unequal in its phenomenal history. There are people, places, items and events that changed the history of Missouri and also of the United States. Such was the Hawken family who moved to St. Louis in 1807, and the invention was a new style of rifle. The Hawken Rifle is…
You know what they say about the best-laid plans, right? I know I do! They often go awry. Or, in the case of Spring Break 2018, they get drenched. I had this vision of taking my mom and daughter to explore parts of northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri in late March. I had dreams of…
We have been really hammering turkey hunting for the past few weeks and for good reason. I like my columns to be timely for the current season of the year. Well, there is another very popular season in full-swing right now: mushroom season. For some folks in our area, mushroom hunting/eating is more than…
