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French Lessons

Ste. Genevieve helps us look back … and forward

By Arthur Mehrhoff

Some people sample and collect fine wines, but I like to collect and savor vintage museum experiences. Following a workshop last spring at Cape Girardeau, I visited the Felix Vallé House State Historic Site in historic Ste. Genevieve. The experience of discovering a truly unique aspect of Missouri life interpreted by a first-rate museum made this French-American …... Read more >

A spin of the globe

Callao, Missouri’s, long history began with a finger, a globe, and chance.  The story goes that the name of the town was chosen by a blindfolded man who placed his finger on a spinning globe, says Callao resident Melanie Thurnau. The finger landed on Callao, Peru, and the small Missouri town was named after the South American city.  About three thousand people are expected to arrive in the 320-person town to celebrate the fif…... Read more >

A spin of the globe

Callao, Missouri’s, long history began with a finger, a globe, and chance.  The story goes that the name of the town was chosen by a blindfolded man who placed his finger on a spinning globe, says Callao resident Melanie Thurnau. The finger landed on Callao, Peru, and the small Missouri town was named after the South American city.  About three thousand people are expected to arrive in the 320-person town to celebrate the fif…... Read more >

50 Miles of Art

By Lauren Foreman   Missouri’s 50 Miles of Art festival and semi-annual Studio and Gallery Tour decorate the cities of Hannibal, Louisiana, and Clarksville the weekend of April 27. For the last six years, this celebration has grown to include fifty-three artists and artisans and more than forty studios and galleries. Art aficionados can watch skilled local artists create a work of art and can later purchase those very pieces. Cla…... Read more >