FEATURES
by JIM WINNERMAN
A century after it was born, The Mother Road not only connects the East to the West, but also connects travelers, both domestic and international, to a piece of Americana.
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by DIANA LAMBDIN MEYER
The wait is finally over as the best soccer teams—and the fans that follow them—arrive in the Kansas City metro area for the biggest sporting event in the world.
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by GARY ELLISON
Get a glimpse of life under water at the new Conservation Education Center at Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery at the base of Table Rock Dam on the shore of Lake Taneycomo.
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by KIM HILL
An initiative by the Missouri Parks Association provides senior citizens and people with mobility issues an opportunity to experience nature along the Katy Trail.
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DEPARTMENTS
TASTE OF MISSOURI
LUCKY J STEAKHOUSE & ARENA
Carthage
Barrel racing and roping are fairly commonplace in Missouri. Doing so while enjoying a steak dinner is a tad more unusual. Diners can partake in both at the Lucky J Steakhouse & Arena, 15 minutes from downtown Carthage.
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Carthage
Barrel racing and roping are fairly commonplace in Missouri. Doing so while enjoying a steak dinner is a tad more unusual. Diners can partake in both at the Lucky J Steakhouse & Arena, 15 minutes from downtown Carthage.
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CAMPBELL'S SERVICE
Pacific
This is definitely the year to get your kicks on Route 66 in Missouri. A new attraction that looks and feels vintage is Campbell’s Service, a museum of petroliana (or petroleum memorabilia) on Historic Route 66 in Pacific. The collection showcases artifacts related to service stations from the early days of the 1920s through the height of Route 66 usage in the 1950s and 1960s and beyond.
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Pacific
This is definitely the year to get your kicks on Route 66 in Missouri. A new attraction that looks and feels vintage is Campbell’s Service, a museum of petroliana (or petroleum memorabilia) on Historic Route 66 in Pacific. The collection showcases artifacts related to service stations from the early days of the 1920s through the height of Route 66 usage in the 1950s and 1960s and beyond.
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PLACES TO STAY
WESTON STEAMBOAT INN
Weston
Celebrating pre-Civil War history, the Weston Steamboat Inn stands as a tribute to master navigator and riverboat captain R.N. Traver who built the home in 1845.
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Weston
Celebrating pre-Civil War history, the Weston Steamboat Inn stands as a tribute to master navigator and riverboat captain R.N. Traver who built the home in 1845.
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OFF THE BEATEN PATH
by JOHN ROBINSON
Can you name the four rivers that form parts of Missouri’s border?
That question is a reliable stumper in a trivia battle about Missouri. Sure, most folks can name the Mississippi and the Missouri. But identifying the other two river borders nearly always requires a lunge for the atlas.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
by JOHN DRAKE ROBINSON
Things are not always as they seem. Trace the outlines of Iron and Reynolds counties on a map and try to decide which one looks more like a B-2 bomber. Then drive through the two-county area and descend into asense of rural peace and simplicity. Rural peace and simplicity, as it turns out, is the literal translation of the greek word “Arcadia.” And Arcadia is the valley at the epicenter of this best-kept Missouri vacation secret.
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WHO WE ARE
For more than 25 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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Email: info@showmemissouri.net
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