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Exhibits throughout the new National Blues Museum in St. Louis focus on individuals whose music has impacted the music scene.

The Jack's Fork River, part of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, is known as a canoeing paradise.

The Showboat Branson Belle cruises Table Rock Lake in Branson, a tribute to the 21 showboats that once entertained towns along America's inland riverways.

The Hakansson family from Sweden crosses Brazil Creek on its fourth annual riding vacation to RS Ranch near Bourbon.

A lone cyclist taking part in Ride the Faultline makes his way along the rice fields of Dunklin County.

CITY OF BLUES

by JIM WINNERMAN
St. Louis’ musical roots run deep, making it the ideal location as the home of the National Blues Museum, which explores the foundation of all modern American music in a state-of-the-art facility.
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HERE COMES THE SHOWBOAT
by GARY ELLISON
For 20 years before the Civil War and 40 years after, showboats cruised America’s inland waterways, stopping at various river communities to provide the only theatrical entertainment many of them would ever experience.
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CELEBRATING AMERICA'S BEST IDEA
by DIANA LAMBDIN MEYER
The National Park Service (which includes 11 Missouri sites) turns 100 years old this year, proving that America’s best idea just gets better with age.
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FOXTROTTING THROUGH THE OZARKS
by BARBARA GIBBS OSTMANN
A 500-acre working cattle and horse ranch may not seem like the typical vacation destination, but guests of RS Ranch near Bourbon understand there’s no better way to relax and explore the beauty of the Ozarks than from the back of a majestic Missouri fox trotter.
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RIDE THE FAULTLINE
More than 300 cyclists spend seven days on the road, following the New Madrid Fault line more than 400 miles through three states.
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