ShareFor the monthly in-print Traveler Calendar, Jo tries to pick the unusual, the interesting and things she thinks our readers might be interested in. These three events came in after the print date, but they seemed unusual enough to give a little blog space.

Share International Vulture Awareness Day. Sept. 3. World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Celebrate the bird scavengers of the world. 636-225-4390 or www.worldbirdsanctuary.org.
“Green Fire” Showing. Sept. 16. Powder Valley CNC. 7-10 p.m. MDC Natural Areas Coordinator Mike Leahy and Doug Ladd from TNC [...]

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Adults Only Canoeing Basics
. Aug. 6 Cape Girardeau CNC. Noon – 2 p.m. For 18 and up. Learn and practice basic strokes, and info to keep you afloat. Reservations required. 573-290-5218.

Battle of Athens Reenactment.
Aug. 6-7. Battle of Athens SHS, Revere, MO. Northernmost battle of the Civil War west of the Mississippi. [...]

ShareLooking for something to do this weekend? Or next, or the one after that?
Sometimes, people don’t get info to us by the 10th of the previous month, and the event misses our print deadline. Gasoline seems to have dropped a bit in price. Even though the Missouri is on the rise, most Missouri float [...]

Share49th Annual Azalea Festival. May 6-8. Starts 5 p.m. Fri. goes to
6 p.m. Sun. More info at www.fredericktownmissouri.net/events.

Spring Fever Days. May 12-14. Downtown Ellington. BBQ contest, car show, Ellington Idol, much much more. www.ellingtonmo.com
Civil War at Powder Valley. May 13. Powder Valley CNC. 7-9 p.m. First person interpretations of two soldiers and a slave [...]

ShareApril 1-2. Big Muddy Folk Festival. Boonville. Folk singing at Thespian Hall, and various venues. http://bigmuddy.org/
April 8-10. Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. Downtown. 9 am to 9 pm Fri/Sat; 9 am-3 pm Sunday. $20/day adults. www.capestorytelling.com.
April 8-9. 17th Annual Redneck BBQ Cook-Off. Bootheel Rodeo Grounds. Sikeston. Visit www.sikeston. net. 573-471-2498.
April 7-9. Great Lake of the Ozark [...]

ShareI know, I know, the snow’s not all off the ground the March Traveler is barely out the door, but we’re busy as a groundhog bailing out its flooded den trying to accumulate listings for the Spring Festival section for the April paper.
We need listings! Our free listings are very basic: date, event name, [...]

ShareFebruary 22 – Traveler’s readers are the greatest folk in the world.
This morning,Traveler reader Norman Chapman called the office to inquire about a subscription, and relay information direct from one of the show’s promoters that the Cape Sports Show, scheduled for this weekend, February 25-27, had been cancelled.

Share2010 is winding down. The holidays are upon us. Plans are being made for outdoor adventures in 2011. Where can you write down those important trip dates, hunting and fishing seasons, and check your personal schedule against that of your friends, family and business associates?
A Traveler 2011 Travel Planner, that’s where.
A “paper” pocket [...]

ShareIt’s no secret that River Hills Traveler has an Outdoor Bookshelf of regional book titles. One good thing about books as gifts is that one size fits all over about age 12…we’ve even got a Lewis and Clark book, and a very few childrens’ books suitable for slightly younger readers.
If you are like Jo, [...]