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Missouri Life

June 2008

FEATURES

Flea Market Treasures 58
Five notable markets in Pevely, Kansas City, Seneca, Rutledge, and Wentzville offer bargain-hunter bounty.

Twisters, Trains, and Blind Boone 62
King of the Road John Robinson tracks piano prodigy, Warrensburg native, St. Louis student, and Columbia resident Johnny "Blind" Boone all over the state.

Blue Skies 68
A photo essay explores the Kansas City skyline.

Steamboats’ Perilous Journeys 72
Mark Twain said he’d rather sink a steamboat than eat, anytime. And sinking steamboats were common on the Big Muddy. The Arabia hit a snag at Parkville, and the Saluda exploded at Lexington.

Secret Ozark Streams 84
Some of the less well-known Ozark streams yield some of the most fun, best fishing, and beautiful scenery.

Last Man Standing 94
The last World War I U.S. veteran still living was born in Missouri near Bethany and spent his youth here.

Tasteful Traveler: The New Organic 96
Our food writer travels close to home and tries to eat only local food, during the winter, without the aid of fresh produce from gardens and farmers’ markets.

Wine Trails: Pairing Possibilities 104
Missouri has more than 70 wineries, and almost 30 of them are grouped along six wine trails.

 

ON THE COVER: Ozark Trail courtesy of Ozark Trail Association/Scott Avetta

 

 

DEPARTMENTS

Missouri Memo 8
Managing Editor Rebecca French Smith shares lessons learned while floating Ozark streams.

Your Letters: Great Tacos Too! 14
You tell us about another great taco stand, a mom-and-pop jail, and those hogs near Arrow Rock.

Missouri Symbol: The State Tree Nut 17
Missouri leads the nation in production of black walnut.

Missouri Medley 19
The new and largest genealogy center in the country opens at Independence, and a new Amtrak exhibit opens at La Plata. Meet Missouri’s first poet laureate, and discover culinary classes in rustic farmhouse cuisine.

All Around Missouri 27
Choose from 194 festivals and events in our newly expanded calendar, which doubled in size!

Made in Missouri 52
A Joplin company makes skateboard ramps for parks all across the country.

Civil War Series: Gen. J.O. Shelby 92
The flamboyant general who wouldn’t surrender returned to Waverly, where he farmed for thirty years.

Missouri Wine 111
Our columnist explains why Missouri oak barrels are now competing with European oak barrels in making some of the best wine in the world.

Artist 112
A Kirksville cardiologist pours his heart into woodworking. Three artists near Springfield create a stained-glass vision, and the Discover America landscape project will be shown all together for the first time at St. Louis.

Books: Ozark Novels 120
Ghostly apparitions play a role in both Fiddler’s Ghost by Mitch Jayne and The River Wife by Jonis Agee.

Missouri Journal 122
Thomas Jefferson’s dream affected the Francis Quadrangle on the University of Missouri at Columbia, and his Revolutionary roots are still relevant today. See the Jefferson Garden, his original tombstone, and a bronze statue of this Revolutionary president.

Trivia: The Missouri River 126
Ten questions relate to the Big Muddy.

Healthy Living 128
Find a carpool ride in four regions, and check the credentials of fitness trainers in the state.

Musings 130
Our Ozark philosopher thinks bad weather follows him around. Perhaps we should send him out of state.

 

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