March 2008

Missouri Life Magazine recognized for excellence

March 13, 2008—Missouri Life magazine received a first-place Ranly award in a region-wide competition during the 4th Annual Publications Summit at the University of Missouri-Columbia, March 6-7.

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January 2008

Civil War Books and Authors

Review of The Civil War's First Blood: Missouri, 1854-1861

January 27, 2008—While the subtitle implies a broader focus, The Civil War's First Blood is really the first modern work that attempts a complete overview of Missouri in 1861, the most critical year of the state's Civil War experience on many levels. ...

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“Rural-Missouri Magazine Brings Life,”

January 23, 2008—There are numerous publications available to Missourians that depict several aspects of our state. ... One particular publication is produced right in the heart of Mid-Missouri. Missouri Life explores the unique qualities of our state, including its diverse people and places from our past and present. The magazine is written, produced, and printed in Boonville. The husband and wife team, Greg and Danita Allen Wood, started the company nine years ago. ...

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October 2007

“Missouri Life takes gold”

Boonville, MO, October 15, 2007—Missouri Life magazine earned top honors in travel feature writing at the International Regional Magazine Association’s twenty-seventh annual conference held in Lone Wolf, Okla., in October 2007. ...

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About Us

“Why not Missouri?”

That’s the question my husband, Greg, and I kept asking ourselves when we returned to our beloved home state in 1995.

Okay, “beloved” might be over-the-top, but maybe you’ll understand our passion if I tell you this: Even after living in Iowa for more than 15 years, when Greg and I traveled and met people who asked where we were from, we answered “Missouri,” which caused confusion. Later in the conversation, it would usually come out that we lived in Iowa. The people would ask, “I thought you said you were from Missouri?” We’d reply, “Oh, we live in Iowa, but we’re from Missouri.”

So, upon our return to our beloved state, we wondered why Missouri didn’t have a state magazine. We’ve both been in the magazine business for our whole careers and tend to notice magazines, or the lack of them. We knew about 25 other states, many with smaller populations, have beautiful magazines. We would pore over them, talk to their editors and publishers, and ask ourselves, “Why not here?”

In our research, we learned that there once was a state magazine called Missouri Life. It started in 1973 but ceased publishing under that name in the late 1980s, after a series of ownership changes.

We loved the name. It seemed to encompass all the things that should be in the magazine: Missouri’s stunning scenery, our fascinating people, our rich past, and energetic present.

Today, we’re proud to deliver it to 20,000 Missourians, and research has shown us that each copy is read by the subscriber and two more, so we have 60,000 readers.

You can also find Missouri Life in most bookstores and magazine racks throughout the state.

Today, Missouri Life, Inc. also custom publishes other magazines and books, including Vacation Days magazine and our latest book The Civil War’s First Blood: Missouri 1854-1861, as well as several special promotional publications.

“Why not Missouri?”

We hope you like the answer, and we invite you to be a part of the answer by writing to us. Tell us about interesting people and places we should include in future issues, tell us what you think about our stories, and tell us what else you’d like to see in a magazine devoted to the state in the heart of the nation, Missouri.

“Why not?”

E-mail us at info@missourilife.com.