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Missouri Life

August 2007

FEATURES

Tour of Missouri 44

A world-class, six-stage bike race patterned after the Tour de France makes its debut on the diverse terrain found throughout Missouri. Feature cities include Kansas City, Clinton, Springfield, Branson, Lebanon, Columbia, Jeferson City, St. Charles, and St. Louis.

Night Lights 54

Get a different perspective of the local fair through the eyes of our featured photographer: Notley Hawkins!

Reading the Rocks 58

Discover Missouri’s history through the clues hidden in road cuts, sinkholes, and prehistoric ocean beds.

A Bumpy Ride 64

Pole and plank roads in the swampy Bootheel made travel possible before drainage and modern roads.

Wiping Missouri’s Brow 70

King of the Road John Robinson visits the Battle of Athens State Historic Site and finds Kahoka, St. Patrick, and Memphis, Missouri.

Shepherd of the Hills 118

For a century, The Shepherd of the Hills has been delighting readers; find a special place celebrating the book and the 1900s Ozards at The Shepherd of the Hills Homestead and Outdoor Theatre at Branson.

ON THE COVER: Callaway County fair by Notley Hawkins.

DEPARTMENTS

Missouri Memo 10

Missouri Life Lines, our e-newsletter, and buzzing around the state

Letters to the Editor 12

Don’t eat the turnips!

Symbols 19

State rock, Mozarkite

Missouri Medley 21

R-Vino Express at St. James, Ivory Perry Park Concert Series at St. Louis, and Levee High apple pie at Kimmswick

Marketplace 24

2008 Ozark mills calendar, Lutz’s BBQ sauce, Hot Fresco Potter dip coolers, and more from online at Missouri Life Marketplace

All Around Missouri 27

Our listing of more than 65 events, plus an antique tractor drive, a rodeo kidnapping, and the Meet in the Middle tango festival.

Missouri Made 38

PlaySmart at Sedalia

Best of Missouri 40

5 scenic drives for road HOGs along routes 94, 79, 125, 142, and 106

Civil War Series 74

Father John Cummings and the oath of loyalty

Dream Homes 79

Seclusion and secrets

Missouri Getaways 80

Hotel Frederick at Boonville

Missouri Cuisine 88

Winemaker’s dinner at Mount Pleasant winery

Missouri Wine 104

No aging needed

Missouri Artists 106

Springfield’s Russ RuBert plus Grandview’s Valerie Doran Bashaw, Galena’s Brian Rance, and Clarksville’s Stacy Whitt

Trivia 115

Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum at Mansfield

Books 116

Stories of the game

Missouri Museum 122

Harold Bell Wright Museum at Pierce City

Missouri Cave 124

Riverbluff Cave near Springfield, the oldest known Ice Age cave in North America

Missouri Health 128

Ready or not? Missouri’s emergency preparedness grade

Musings 130

I fish, therefore, I am

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