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Landing in my mailbox today was the latest Newsletter of the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. As parents, we often think about checking the local library for educational ideas for our youngsters, but add the Cape Girardeau Nature Center to your list.
For the Youngins….
Unlike many local educational programs, the Cape Girardeau Nature [...]

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Over the past year, my family and I have fallen in love with the Mark Twain Nation Forest. I feel so silly confessing that I never really understood what the Mark Twain National Forest. That is until my kids and I were invited to visit the Fuchs Home in Markham Springs Recreational [...]

ShareRecently I was reading a post by a fellow Mommy Blogger about State Parks in Illinois and bringing fun back to nature. I applaud her for being uniquely different, and speaking out that fun can be focused around real things.
Many of us forget about visiting our State Parks, and even more [...]

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Call it an accident, a quick stop in the road, or our messed up compass, but a few weeks back Ryan and I discovered Thompson Ford Access.

Just west of Fredericktown, Mo on County Road 503 sets another one of those hidden treasures in Missouri. I am absolutely disgusted with myself! I know I [...]

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ow, was this past weekend a bit of a tease or what? With way above average temperatures and two kiddos fighting a severe case of “cabin” fever, Ryan and I decided it was time to hit the hiking trails.

ShareIs there any other better way to kick off 2012 than to kick it off with great hike in the woods? Is your New Year’s resolution to get more active, spend more time outdoors, or have more fun as a family?
Trail of Tears State Park in Jackson, Mo., is participating in the First [...]

ShareSlipping and Sliding at Silver Mines…I WISH!
Oh the warm lazy summer days…this yucky, cold, rainy day has me dreaming of summer again. Sigh why we must endure winter for only too short of a summer! Yep, I am a true summer girl, born smack dab in the middle of it. [...]

ShareAs I sat down to make the list of our favorite “natural” retreats, there were so many in Missouri it is so hard to narrow them down, but I have!
Today our favorite natural retreat is Bollinger Mill State Historic Site in Burfordville, MO. Some will say I chose this place because It [...]

ShareOver the next few weeks or until the end of the year I am going to be sharing with you (our readers) my family’s favorite “nature” adventures of 2011. Each of the places we have visited, fallen in love with, and had a GRAND adventure at. Some are state parks, some are wildlife [...]

ShareDeer Season has almost come and gone and I have experienced parts of the hunting experience. I went hunting with my guide, learned what it was like to sit in the woods and wait for that deer, and then I had the great opportunity to experience what happens after the kill compliments of my [...]