ShareIf you are a Missouri angler, this is a quick reminder that fishing permit and small game permits will expire February 29th. Yes, you get a whole extra day to renew your permit, a process better explained at the MDC site. You may buy a new permit online or in person from one of the [...]

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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 [...]

ShareBoth Emery and Jo spend a fair amount of time on the road, covering stories and meeting with advertisers in our region. We see our share of deliberate and unintended roadside humor.
Today, Jo was coming back from Steelville, passing through the town of Sullivan on I-44, when she did a doubletake, then had to [...]

ShareJo would like you all to look at this picture and tell her how this happened.
I know, it’s a mutation. I’ve seen enough brown eyed Susans to know what they’re supposed to look like. But…how does this happen? Please let Traveler know by commenting online, or via Facebook post.
The flower is growing in [...]

ShareUPDATED: The 2011 Mingo Swamp Photo Contest entry deadline has been moved to AUGUST 1.
The deadline, usually in July, has been moved back a month because of flooding in April and May. Contest co-chair Aaron Horrell said they decision was made because the park had been off limits due to flooding which prevented [...]

ShareUPDATED: The Traveler Outdoor Photo Contest entry deadline has been extended to Labor Day.
It’s been raining a lot around here. A lot of our people have been dealing with various aspects of inclement weather, and the resulting cleanup. It’s hard to think about photo contests under those circumstances. When we set the date in early [...]

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Eminence, MO – Park Superintendent Reed E. Detring recognized Jeff and Karen Wade, owners of Elm Street Garage in Mountain View, Missouri for their dedicated efforts to restore the mill in operating condition during the Alley Mill Grand Opening Event on Friday, May 6, 2011.

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ShareA cargo cult is a bizarre belief and series of activities usually by unsophisticated cultures to entice gods, perceived gods, supernatural powers, or just people more technologically advanced to share their material richness with them.
Although known for centuries, the most recent and well-known cargo cults are those which sprang up in the South [...]

ShareThe Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently confirmed a mountain lion sighting in northwest Missouri. A landowner in southern Platte County near the Missouri River contacted the MDC with a photograph he took on Nov. 26 of a mountain lion in a tree on his property.
“The photo is clearly of a mountain lion,” said Jeff [...]

ShareBoone & Crockett, move over.
A new wrinkle just arrived in deer hunting: the video deer tournament. Deer are stalked in the field, and “shot” with blanksAt the same time, the scope records a 10 second video, which is submitted to the tournament judges. No deer are physically harmed in the process.
This approach is [...]