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Fast-rising river catches some Mississippi River town mayors by surprise; river closed to shipping
A man operating a front loader who declined to be identified fortifies a section of Missouri 94 on Thursday, May 2, 2019, near a levee at Saale Road in West Alton, Mo. High waters have already covered much of the road and forecast rain threatens the area. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com Updated at 1:23 p.m. with quotes from regional mayors. ST.
The Flood of 1993: From routine crests to record-breaking heartache
The flood of 1993 resulted areas of nine states being declared Federal disaster areas. Rivers in the Midwest hit record flood stages at 95 points in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas were above flood stage for five months. In St. Louis, rivers were higher than any previous recorded flood for more than three weeks, according to the weather service.
Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia MO - www.sedaliademocrat.com
KIMMSWICK — The 8-foot-long mastodon tusk on display at Mastodon State Historic Site looks almost good as new, even though it’s more than 10,000 years old. The tusk recently returned to the museum at the state historic site after a six-month stay at the Saint Louis Science Center’s Fossil Lab, where it was cleaned and stabilized. “The tusk was fairly brown, and it looks very white now,” said Brooke Mahar, interpretative resource specialist at the state historic site.
View a total eclipse at a Missouri state park in August
A 70-mile-wide circle of darkness will cross Missouri at mid-day next summer. With the proper planning, you can achieve what star gazers call the “totality” of this astronomical experience. TOM UHLENBROCK - Missouri State Parks A 70-mile-wide circle of darkness will cross Missouri at mid-day next summer.
State parks encourage pollinator populations
TROY – Chip Taylor demonstrated the delicate technique of catching, and holding, a butterfly.With net in hand, he ventured off Blazing Star Trail at Cuivre River State Park into the tallgrass prairie. He was stalking a spicebush swallowtail, which was flitting among the flowers and grasses.“The way to catch a butterfly is to move very, very slowly,” said Taylor, who has caught thousands as founder of Monarch Watch.
Day Trippin':Part 2 - A Guide to the Turquoise Jewels of the Missouri Ozarks
We continue our look at the beautiful free-flowing springs in the Ozarks Tom Uhlenbrock Falling, Greer and Big Springs Falling Spring (37 miles): Take Highway 19 south to Highway 60 at Winona, go right (west) on 60 a short distance to get back on 19 south. About 10 miles down the two-lane blacktop, a sign on the left marks the gravel road that leads 2.3 miles back to the spring. The spring is part of a small park maintained by the U.S. Forest Service.
Day Trippin' - Part 1: A Guide to the turquoise jewels of the Missouri Ozarks
The new Echo Bluff State Park, billed as the gateway to the Missouri Ozarks, is the perfect base camp for a two-day treasure hunt in search of the turquoise springs hidden in the forested hills. Tom Uhlenbrock The new Echo Bluff State Park, billed as the gateway to the Missouri Ozarks, is the perfect base camp for a two-day treasure hunt in search of the turquoise springs hidden in the forested hills.
Montauk: Improving the trout parks - West Plains Daily Quill: Outdoors
Montauk State Park, one of the oldest and most popular destinations in the state park system, is getting a bit of a facelift for its 90th birthday. Gov. Jay Nixon recently visited Montauk to inspect completed and planned improvements. He noted that all three of the state’s trout parks, which includes Bennett Spring and Roaring River, will have surprises for the thousands who show up for the opening of trout season next March.
Echo Bluff, Missouri’s 88th state park, is now open
Stepping out on the balcony of my beautiful room in the Betty Lea Lodge at Echo Bluff State Park, I am greeted by a panorama of sun rays cuffing through fog rising along Sinking Creek. It’s a stunning sight.Echo Bluff officially opened July 30, becoming our state’s 88th state park. These parks,along with 34 historic sites, are managed by the Department of Natural Resources.
Echo Bluff State Park Opens July 30
Gov. Jay Nixon will welcome visitors with remarks at 10 a.m. on Saturday
DAY TRIPPIN' -- Check out new state park in southern Missouri
The Ozarks, with its bounty of spring-fed rivers, has long been a popular spot for floating on summer week- ends. Echo Bluff, which will be open year round, encourages visitors to enjoy the other seasons, especially spring, when the redbuds and dog- woods are blooming, and fall, when the forests glow in autumn colors. “Echo Bluff was designed and built for people to enjoy the Ozarks every day of the year,” Bryan said.
Echo Bluff State Park opens July 30
The new Echo Bluff State Park opens on Saturday, July 30, and offers the opportunity to explore all the scenic wonders of the Missouri Ozarks.Gov. Jay Nixon will welcome visitors with remarks at 10 a.m., and is familiar with the area.
Hermann Farm and Museum open for tours - The Edwardsville Intelligencer : News
The Dierbergs have restored historic buildings on the 200-acre farm, including the two-story Husmann House, a Greek-revival style home that has served as the estate and business office of prominent leaders in Hermann since 1850. The house now serves as a museum with authentic period furnishings. The collection of meticulously restored, and in some cases relocated and re-assembled, buildings on the grounds creates a pastoral setting in the hills east of Hermann overlooking the Missouri River.
Effort to save historic Route 66 bridge in St. Louis County underway
A highway landmark that once carried motorists on Historic Route 66 across the Meramec River in southwest St. Louis County may be reborn as a pedestrian walkway for hikers and bikers in Route 66 State Park.
Effort to save historic Route 66 bridge in St. Louis County underway
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St. Louis - and now the nation - has got the blues - The Edwardsville Intelligencer : Entertainment
Jacqueline Dace, interpretative manager of the museum, pointed out a couple of other interesting tidbits about the display that features a red-sequined outfit and red guitar in front of a large photo of Berry in action. “You’ll notice that the sequins are worn off of the shirt by his guitar strap,” she said.
National Blues Museum now open in St. Louis - The Edwardsville Intelligencer : News
Jacqueline Dace, interpretative manager of the museum, pointed out a couple of other interesting tidbits about the display that features a red-sequined outfit and red guitar in front of a large photo of Berry in action. “You’ll notice that the sequins are worn off of the shirt by his guitar strap,” she said.
Havasu Falls: Grand Canyon trip features waterfalls, an Indian village and hair spray
SUPAI, ARIZ. — While we waited on the restaurant's deck for our dinner of fry-bread tacos, two sinewy mongrels wrestled in the dusty courtyard of the Indian village, their friendly bout interrupted by packhorse trains heading out of the Grand Canyon. Supai is the home of the Havasupai, and little has changed in the 700 years the tribe has inhabited this small side canyon lined by red-rock walls and shaded by cottonwoods.
Bald eagles arrive, belatedly, in Missouri
Winter weather was late this year in Missouri, and so was the arrival of migrating bald eagles.
"A Garden of Eden" - The Edwardsville Intelligencer : Entertainment
The spring, located near Dora, Mo., and thousands of wooded acres around it, has been privately owned and preserved by Carpenter’s St. Louis-based family for more than a century. Rainbow Springs is the best kept secret among Missouri’s natural wonders, but that is about to change. A historic fishing lodge overlooking the spring is now available for nightly rental. Rainbow Springs is the third largest in a state that boasts several impressive springs.
Katy Trail celebrates 25 years
This is a success story.Eldon Meyer brought his wife, Maggie, from the East to a rundown farmhouse on a hill outside his hometown of Hermann on the Missouri River.She was not happy.“I was a Jersey girl — I thought it was the Wild West,” Maggie said. “I guess you could call it a midlife crisis.
Visiting Bingham’s artistic roots in Arrow Rock, Mo.
ARROW ROCK, Mo. • In a December 1858 edition, the Marshall Weekly Democrat noted that artist George Caleb Bingham was returning to Missouri from Europe after completing paintings of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.“They are to be suspended in the Capitol at Jefferson City,” the story reported, “and it is said are masterpieces of art, securing immortal fame to the artist.”Immortal means forever, and Bingham’s fame, so far, has lasted more than 150 years with another important boost this...
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