The Struggle for Statehood is a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Missouri's bumpy road to becoming the nation's 24th state.
The oldest European settlement west of the Mississippi is now part of the National Park Service.
This snake (or snail) is must one piece of unique art that is mailed to and display at the Post Art Library in Joplin.
Measuring 70 feet in length and 17 feet at its tallest point, The Awakening in Chesterfield is both an outdoor sculpture and a climbing destination for children.
FEATURES
by GARY FIGGINS
Birthday celebrations have never really excited me. Don’t get me wrong, there are certainly milestone anniversaries that are worthy of the recognition. A child’s first birthday is always a great reason for family to gather. A 16th birthday brings with it the opportunity to drive, 18th to vote, 21st to, well, do things that were previously frowned upon. Beyond those, however, I have never really understood all the fuss.
A 200th birthday? Now that’s a different story, one that warrants a year-long celebration. Such an extended party doesn’t just happen, though, and a small group of people has been planning this one for nearly five years.
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by GARY FIGGINS
Missouri will be celebrating its 200th birthday all summer long with activities designed to involve as many people as possible.
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The Missouri Explorers Program encourages people to travel across the state and participate in challenges to receive Missouri Explorers merit badge buttons.
This photo exhibition is oriented around the four seasons and, and the selected photographs showcase the geographic and cultural landscape of the state.
Leading up to the Missouri Bicentennial, Bill Eddleman, associate director of the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Cape Girardeau research center, discusses some of the important moments that led to Missouri’s admission to the United States.
"Struggle For Statehood" chronicles the three years that the controversy over Missouri’s admission into the Union was fiercely debated and reexamines the lasting significance of the conflict on a local and national scale.
by KIM HILL
The oldest European settlement west of the Mississippi River is now part of the National Park system.
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by GARY ELLISON
Springfield is willing top pick up a night’s stay if travelers will take in the sites of Missouri’s third-largest city.
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by DIANA LAMBDIN MEYEER
The best way to understand mail art is to actually see it in person at the Post Art Library in Joplin.
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by JIM WINNERMAN
The great outdoors provides artists plenty of opportunities to express themselves, and their works can be found all across the state.
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DEPARTMENTS
TASTE OF MISSOURI
J.C. WYATT HOUSE
St. Joseph
After gutting the 1891 Victorian, the owners of the J.C. Wyatt House first opened it as a bed and breakfast before reinventing it as a restaurant.
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St. Joseph
After gutting the 1891 Victorian, the owners of the J.C. Wyatt House first opened it as a bed and breakfast before reinventing it as a restaurant.
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OFF THE BEATEN PATH
REDISCOVER
The travel industry's road to recovery over the next few years brings back memories of rediscovery following another catastrophe 20 years ago.
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The travel industry's road to recovery over the next few years brings back memories of rediscovery following another catastrophe 20 years ago.
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PLACES TO STAY
BEAR CREAK B&B
Walnut Shade
Tucked into the Missouri hills between Springfield and Branson, this bed and breakfast offers three lodge suites and six cabins situated on wooded acreage, along with a brewery, winery and wedding venue.
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Walnut Shade
Tucked into the Missouri hills between Springfield and Branson, this bed and breakfast offers three lodge suites and six cabins situated on wooded acreage, along with a brewery, winery and wedding venue.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
by KRISTEN LOKEMOEN
The November, 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as United States President led to the secession of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. On April 12, 1861 the first shots of the Civil War were fired by southern forces on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. That led to the secession of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina.
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WHO WE ARE
For more than 20 years Show-Me Missouri's team of professional travel writers and photographers have provided readers with the opportunity to explore nearly every square mile of the Show-Me State . It's the next best thing to being here.
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Email: info@showmemissouri.net
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