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Missouri Life

April 2007

FEATURES

Tiptoe through the Trillium 22 Here are 29 special places to enjoy the beauty of spring wildflowers, recommended by botanists and naturalists.

Main Street USA at Marceline 28 Walt Disney honored Marceline by modeling his theme parks after it. His hometown honors him with a museum and more.

5 Famous Missouri Generals 32 Read about William Doniphan, Sterling Price, Ulysses S. Grant, John Pershing, and Omar Bradley and the sites that pay tribute.

Old Man River 38 Meet two adventurers from St. Louis who have traveled the entire length of the Mighty Mississippi and share their joy and agony.

World Famous Towns of Missouri 44 Our photographer captures moments that echo images usually associated with their more famous namesakes.

Civil War Series: The Boonville Races 48

ON THE COVER: Pink phlox at West Tyson County Park near Eureka. Photo by Glenn Curcio.

DEPARTMENTS

Missouri Memo 6 From Uzbekistan to Missouri

Letters to the Editor 8 About that calendar

Symbols 15 Dogwood

Missouri Medley 16 Gasoline Alley near Cuba, bike camps at Springfield and St. Louis, Dead Sea scrolls at Kansas City, and treasures from privies in St. Louis

The Cave State 18 Devil’s Icebox and Connor’s Cave near Columbia

Made in Missouri 21 A Carthage company turns waste into fuel

Dream Homes 55 Charming college towns

Bed & Breakfast 59 Swan Haven at Augusta

Creative Cuisine 60 5 recipes for tasty trout

Missouri Wine 66 Pairing food and wine

Missouri Books 69 3 guides to adventure

Health Innovations 71 Chiggers and ticks and new possibilities for stem cells

Missouri Artist 75 Murals and more

All Around Missouri 77 A herb festival at Webster Groves, clowns at Houston, a Civil War reenactment at Clinton, and ragtime at Sedalia. More events at MissouriLife.com

Missouri Trivia 81 Famous Missourians

Musings 86 What global warming