Summer 2014
Once again we welcome the warm evenings and the gentle night breezes that give us relief from our hot Missouri summers.
Summer is the season of picnics, baseball, barbecue and vacation travel. While seeking respite from the summer heat we can travel in comfort on our computers to seek out opportunities for great times in the Missouri outdoors.
I have found a few places to visit online and perhaps to venture out IRL.
For a lot of us, summer fun means a visit to an amusement park. Almost all youngsters and quite a few of us “older generation” get a big kick out of the rides and excitement. You can visit Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun online at WorldsOfFun.com to help plan your summer visit. The website lists the rides and fees, as well as places to stay and to dine. The parks are located next to each other just northeast of Kansas City. One ticket lets you visit and ride in both parks.
If you are on the eastern side of the state, you can go to Six Flags near St. Louis. Check out the website at Sixflags.com. The web page features a movie that puts you on a pretty thrilling roller coaster. Hold on to your chair while you view.
In the middle of the state, I’ll be spending most of my time in Glasgow. For a list of what is going on there, Glasgowmo.com/eventscalendar.html. If your pleasure is a golf tournament, a cat-fishing tournament, a canoe race or just a quiet visit, you will enjoy your time in the little town where the clock turns backward.
See more of Glasgow at the webpage of the historic Lewis Library at LewisLibrary.org. The library was the site of Lewis College, founded by Col. Benjamin Lewis just after the Civil War. It is the oldest continuously operating public library west of the Mississippi. For a slide show of Glasgow homes, click on my slide show link at
JYMiller.net.
As summer ends, Glasgow will host a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Glasgow October 10 and 11. There will be two battles, a period ball and many other activities. I’ll be working at the event. Be sure to say hi to me if you see me on a bus or giving a tour at St. Mary’s Church.
You will enjoy a visit to Bushwhackerbend.com, either online or IRL. Bushwhacker Bend Winery is located in downtown Glasgow. The websit includes links to many Missouri events, as well as winery information. It is a beautiful place to relax and to have a nice visit with the owners, Gene and Susan Marksbury.
Another of the many Missouri Civil War Reenactments will be held in Centralia on September 13 and 14. You can read about the massacre and the ensuing battle at
Centraliabattlefield.com. My friend, Jack Chance, is one of the committee members for this event. He will be busy if you see him, but tell him you heard about him from me.
While traveling you will no doubt see the Missouri Highway Patrol keeping the state’s highways safe. Visit MHSP.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/Root/index.html for information such as locations and schedules for driver exams, safety check stations, water craft verification stations and more. They even have photos of the patrol cars, motorcycles, planes and SWAT vehicles currently in use on Missouri’s highways and waterways.
Keep cool on the road and try to spend at least some time in the shady places. You might bump into me at the edge of a battlefield or at a period ball. You might be even more likely to find me on the deck of a winery overlooking the Missouri River. Say hello if you do.
Summer is the season of picnics, baseball, barbecue and vacation travel. While seeking respite from the summer heat we can travel in comfort on our computers to seek out opportunities for great times in the Missouri outdoors.
I have found a few places to visit online and perhaps to venture out IRL.
For a lot of us, summer fun means a visit to an amusement park. Almost all youngsters and quite a few of us “older generation” get a big kick out of the rides and excitement. You can visit Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun online at WorldsOfFun.com to help plan your summer visit. The website lists the rides and fees, as well as places to stay and to dine. The parks are located next to each other just northeast of Kansas City. One ticket lets you visit and ride in both parks.
If you are on the eastern side of the state, you can go to Six Flags near St. Louis. Check out the website at Sixflags.com. The web page features a movie that puts you on a pretty thrilling roller coaster. Hold on to your chair while you view.
In the middle of the state, I’ll be spending most of my time in Glasgow. For a list of what is going on there, Glasgowmo.com/eventscalendar.html. If your pleasure is a golf tournament, a cat-fishing tournament, a canoe race or just a quiet visit, you will enjoy your time in the little town where the clock turns backward.
See more of Glasgow at the webpage of the historic Lewis Library at LewisLibrary.org. The library was the site of Lewis College, founded by Col. Benjamin Lewis just after the Civil War. It is the oldest continuously operating public library west of the Mississippi. For a slide show of Glasgow homes, click on my slide show link at
JYMiller.net.
As summer ends, Glasgow will host a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Glasgow October 10 and 11. There will be two battles, a period ball and many other activities. I’ll be working at the event. Be sure to say hi to me if you see me on a bus or giving a tour at St. Mary’s Church.
You will enjoy a visit to Bushwhackerbend.com, either online or IRL. Bushwhacker Bend Winery is located in downtown Glasgow. The websit includes links to many Missouri events, as well as winery information. It is a beautiful place to relax and to have a nice visit with the owners, Gene and Susan Marksbury.
Another of the many Missouri Civil War Reenactments will be held in Centralia on September 13 and 14. You can read about the massacre and the ensuing battle at
Centraliabattlefield.com. My friend, Jack Chance, is one of the committee members for this event. He will be busy if you see him, but tell him you heard about him from me.
While traveling you will no doubt see the Missouri Highway Patrol keeping the state’s highways safe. Visit MHSP.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/Root/index.html for information such as locations and schedules for driver exams, safety check stations, water craft verification stations and more. They even have photos of the patrol cars, motorcycles, planes and SWAT vehicles currently in use on Missouri’s highways and waterways.
Keep cool on the road and try to spend at least some time in the shady places. You might bump into me at the edge of a battlefield or at a period ball. You might be even more likely to find me on the deck of a winery overlooking the Missouri River. Say hello if you do.