Branson
Silver Dollar City, near Branson, opened to an enthusiastic reception. The 1880s Ozark Mountain-themed park began fairly small, with just a handful of stores, a church, a log cabin, and a stage production based on the Hatfields and McCoys. The park drew national attention in 2007 when ABC’s “Good Morning America” named Silver Dollar City’s …
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][ss-promo op_id=”758059″ op_guid=”dcac169a-3cea-4eee-91e2-bb8310d75a4b” routing=”hash”][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] What’s in the Barrel? A Ravensburger 3D Puzzle and a Playmobil gift set from Blondie’s Toys A Corkcicle bucket cooler and wooden Missouri State Parks sign from UpRiver Exchange St. James Wine and the barrel from St. James Winery Bremerton Quartet sculpture by artist Joey …
As a landlocked state, Missouri isn’t exactly a hub for lighthouses. Yet there are a few places within our borders to experience these iconic pieces of nautical life. All of Missouri’s lighthouse structures are ornamental, but they still offer up interesting history, a study in architecture, great views, or at the very least, a fun photo-op.
Wearing a beard is no new trend. The first Europeans to explore Missouri, Louis Joliet and Jacque Marquette, both kept long whiskers, and it seems nearly every other Civil War general rocked facial hair of some sort. However, after the beard’s popularity peaked—arguably with the Ulysses S. Grant administration—it didn’t make a comeback until the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Since then, it …