FEATURES
by BILL MOTCHAN
Mardi Gras may be more synonymous with that other city on the Mississippi River but the Soulard neighborhood in St. Louis is home to the second largest celebration in the country.
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by Diana Lambdin Meyer
When winter weather slowed down his normal flying operations, Southwest Missouri crop duster and flight instructor Kiman Kingsley began dressing up as Santa and offering planes rides to kids.
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by GARY FIGGINS
A Southeast Missouri mother’s desire to share her childhood Christmas memories with her own children led to writing a book that is accompanied by a series of streaming videos.
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by Melissa Combs
A Kennett baker and gingerbread artist takes home the trophy during his second appearance on Food Network’s holiday cooking competition.
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a portfolio
While spring and fall paint the landscape with vivid colors, winter offers another opportunity for photograpers to capture nature’s masterpiece.
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DEPARTMENTS
TASTE OF MISSOURI
CHICKEN N PICKLE
North Kansas City
Just across the Missouri River from downtown Kansas City, Chicken N Pickle’s first restaurant boasts eight pickleball courts, an expansive lawn-performance-picnic space, a chef-driven casual restaurant and sports bar.
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North Kansas City
Just across the Missouri River from downtown Kansas City, Chicken N Pickle’s first restaurant boasts eight pickleball courts, an expansive lawn-performance-picnic space, a chef-driven casual restaurant and sports bar.
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REMEMBER WHEN
JESSE JAMES WAX MUSEUM
Stanton
Was Jesse James shot to death at age 35 in his home in St. Joseph in 1882 or did he live to be 103 under the name J. Frank Dalton? That question is the primary focus of the Jesse James Wax Museum in Stanton.
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Stanton
Was Jesse James shot to death at age 35 in his home in St. Joseph in 1882 or did he live to be 103 under the name J. Frank Dalton? That question is the primary focus of the Jesse James Wax Museum in Stanton.
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PLACES TO STAY
INN AT CRESCENT LAKE
Excelsior Springs
This stately early-1900s Georgian Colonial sits on 22 tree-lined acres. Behind the mansion, a small, crescent-shaped pond offers fishing, a paddleboat and electric-powered bass fishing boat.
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Excelsior Springs
This stately early-1900s Georgian Colonial sits on 22 tree-lined acres. Behind the mansion, a small, crescent-shaped pond offers fishing, a paddleboat and electric-powered bass fishing boat.
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OFF THE BEATEN PATH
by JOHN ROBINSON
I recently saw an interview with Gregory Robinson, director of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Program. The new Webb telescope is producing startling images, pushing aside the workhorse Hubble telescope, named for Missourian Edwin Hubble.
I’m still waiting for NASA to name a telescope for Hubble’s fellow Missourian, Harlow Shapley.
Unless you’re a rocket scientist, you may not have heard of Harlow Shapley. But Albert Einstein knew him. And so did fellow Missourian Edwin Hubble.
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WHO WE ARE
For more than 20 years Show-Me Missouri's team of professional travel writers and photographers have provided readers with the opportunity to explore nearly every square mile of the Show-Me State . It's the next best thing to being here.
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