ShareOur annual directory of Missouri outdoor businesses, Mo-Go, short for Missouri Guides & Outfitters, is now available online in two formats and in print. (To learn how to get the printed Mo-Go mailed to you free, see the offer at the end of this article).

ONLINE OPTIONS
In addition to the traditional online format, allowing you to [...]

ShareI’m at the Traveler office in Valley Park this snowy morning, loading the truck for the St. Louis RV Vacation and Travel Show this weekend. We had such a great time last weekend visiting long-time readers and introducing Traveler to new readers. We’re looking forward to seeing a lot of people this weekend at America’s [...]

ShareA big thanks to the many Traveler readers who stopped by to say hi at the Let’s Go Fishing Show in Collinsville, IL. The three-day shop wrapped up today with great attendance despite unseasonably warm and sunny weather, when people could have been fishing instead of wishing.
It was one of the best shows for Traveler [...]

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Share Results have been tabulated from September and October balloting in Traveler’s 2012 Readers Choice Awards. Winners and nominees are listed below.
Winners and runners-up were declared where a person, place or business received the largest number of nominations. Certificates, suitable for framing, will be mailed to the winners.
Michael Jeffries is the winner of a one-night stay [...]

ShareIf St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley was trying to get the public’s attention, his 2012 budget plan to close 23 out 50 county parks and cut 175 jobs did the trick. In fact, he may have aroused a sleeping tiger.
Some 60 members of the public attended a County Council meeting in Clayton last night, [...]

ShareOf all the stories and pictures in this month’s Traveler, Alex Biehl’s piece on Page 15 rang my bell the loudest.
In one story, there’s despair, hope, nostalgia and common sense that can be applied to our everyday problems.
First, the despair. Vandals with a pipe wrench opened the floodgates at Noblett Lake this summer, draining the [...]

SharePhilip Moore knows trees because he’s grown and grafted them for years, especially nut trees. Now he can claim a state champion white mulberry tree, too
The tree towers over a farm fence on Pleasant Hill’s southern boundary, off Cardinal Road. A tape measure stretched 23 feet around its girth at a height 4.5 [...]

Share One reason white-tailed deer hunting is popular in Missouri is that venison is a lean, nutritious and delicious protein source. Careful processing from field to freezer can enhance deer meat for the table.
The Missouri Department of Conservation will offer a course on how to process venison 8 a.m. to 12 [...]

ShareI’m trying to get the word out that I have a new cell phone number. It’s 636-222-8714. This isn’t earth-shaking news, but the reasons are a little bit funny.
For the last two years, I’ve been getting calls and text messages for one Joseph Rodriquez, who apparently had my old number before me. Some calls came [...]