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Welcome one and all to the season of sizzling bratwursts and sounds of oom-pah! Transport yourself to the heart of Munich with all the excitement of this wundervoll fall festival in downtown Lee’s Summit. Grab your lederhosen and dirndl and join 100,000+ festival goers for an unforgettable, family friendly experience! Families can expect fun games …

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At first glance, it might seem that County Road 5285, eight miles south of Rolla, is an unlikely place to spend a day at the beach. And yet, several trusted travel websites rate the location among the Midwest’s top 10 beaches. How can this be?

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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  …

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When brothers Frank and Stanley  Robison took over baseball’s St. Louis Browns in 1899, they decided to change the team’s name – and its uniforms. The team would be known as The Perfectos, and the trim on its uniforms would now be red, instead of brown Legend has it St. Louis Republic baseball scribe Willie …

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On this date in Missouri History, The St. Louis Zoo is named the best zoo in the nation. Missourians have always been proud of the St. Louis Zoo, and the world took notice when USA Today announced that the landmark had been named the best zoo by voters.  To qualify for the voting, the zoo first …

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