ShareWhat with all the hoopla about Civil War reenactment, this had to happen.
The declaration asking for the end of the jayhawker mascot as being politically offensive was first reported by the AP on Sept. 18. Furthermore, the resolution asks that neither jayhawk, jayhawker or kansas be capitalized by any University of Missouri [...]

ShareOccasionally Traveler Country laps over onto our borders, especially up U.S. 61 to include news from Mark Twain Lake. With “Talk Like a Pirate Day” coming up Sept. 19, we’re sending an “ahoy” from our Army Corps friend Ben Sapp stationed there to defend the mainland:
Come set sail with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [...]

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 [...]

ShareTraveler readers are nothing if not observant, so we weren’t too surprised when Neal Mansfield of Dudley in Stoddard County called, wondering about his missing squirrels.
By Jo Schaper
“I’ve been noticing there haven’t been many squirrels around this year,” Mansfield said. “They’re not even eating my corn. Can you find out what’s going on?”
Mr. Mansfield [...]

ShareJo took off a couple days this past week to help out the folks at the YMCA of the Ozarks in Potosi. The Y at Sunnen Lake hosted a national organization, the Family Nature Summit from August 1st to the 7th. This gathering, now an independent non-profit, began in the early 1970s, under the [...]

Share(Jo received this appeal from her husband, on behalf of Joplin parks and recreation facilities. Although it may seem just a small part of the rebuilding, getting Joplin’s parks back in order is something which Traveler readers might wish to support. She though it an interesting approach: Suppose they gave a virtual marathon? No overhead [...]

ShareTo get the context for this story, read Colorado whitewater rafting story first. Then come back here. – Jo
by Jo Schaper
I mentioned earlier that our whitewater hosting company provided motel shuttles.etting around town proved not to be much of an issue: Glenwood Springs, for now, has free bus service running up and [...]

ShareWhitewater on the Upper Colorado: Missouri floating was never like this.
by Jo Schaper
As the story about John Wesley Powell in the July Traveler hints at, I’ve always secretly wanted to paddle the Colorado River. When the opportunity came up a week ago to run Colorado whitewater through part of Glenwood Canyon, above and through Glenwood [...]

ShareAwwwww.
By Jo Schaper
His/Her name is Gomer, and for Jo it was love at first sight. She was on assignment for Traveler last Sunday, down at Current River Cavern near Van Buren. Her task was to tour the recently re-opened show cave and interview the owner, Danny Gillespie. Even if you’ve only seen the paper or [...]

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 [...]