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    MONUMENTAL TRANSFORMATION

    Visitors to the Gateway Arch National Park will find it much easier to access the monument grounds and the underground museum, all of which have been completely renovated.
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    COLLEGE COLORS

    Missouri's college campuses offer a spectacular showcase for fall colors.
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    TAP AND POUR TOUR

    Curling Vine Winery in Branson is one of a number of wineries and craft breweries participating in the Ozarks Tap and Pour Tour.
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    FARM TO TABLE

    Locally grown and raised foods are highlighted in an annual Southeast Missouri dinner.

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A MONUMENTAL TRANSFORMATION
by JIM WINNERMAN

After a five-year 380 million renovation, the only remaining thing unchanged at the Gateway Arch is the Arch, itself, an overhaul that brings with it a new name: Gateway Arch National Park.
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COLLEGE COLORS
by DIANA LAMBDIN MEYER
Missouri takes a back seat to no place when it comes to showing off its fall colors, and some of the best locations to experience them are on the state’s college campuses.
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TAP AND POUR TOUR
by GARY ELLISON
The Ozarks Tap and Pour Tour winds from Springfield to Branson, providing an opportunity for lovers of adult beverages to experience some stimulating flavors.
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FARM TO TABLE
by GARY FIGGINS
An annual outdoor dinner in Southeast Missouri promotes locally grown foods and the area’s largest economic engine—agriculture.
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by ELIZABETH HEY

Pasta aficionados will find much to love at Black Walnut Bistro where Nick and Brittany Renfroe whip up noodles on a daily basis. Hand-made egg fettucine and spaghetti serve as the cornerstone for their dishes that incorporate a variety of from-scratch sauces and toppings.

Situated on Hermann’s quaint main thoroughfare, the couple opened the restaurant in 2011, naming it after Missouri’s state nut. With few exceptions, every dish and sauce is made from scratch.

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by JOHN ROBINSON
Down the road, there’s always something. Maybe not a saint, but a golly just the same. We traced Highway 47, crossing the Missouri River into Washington’s movie star face, a gorgeous riverbank town with chiseled features, church spires and storefronts peeking from under a brow of hills draped in nature’s thick mane of hardwood forests. The town smiles with art shops and antiques and festivals, and along the tracks where Amtrak stops, Washington revels in its marriage to the Missouri River.

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by ELIZABETH HEY

The Victorian-style Hilty Inn sits at the edge of Versailles’ town square. Gingerbread detail on the front porch and a two-story screened veranda in back give this bed and breakfast a homey appeal.

My husband and I were warmly greeted by energetic Doris Hilty who grew up in this Ozark town. After living in California and Kansas City for 30 years, she returned to be nearer to family. Her sister took piano lessons at the home and, when it went up for sale, her sister wanted to see it again. Doris came with her.

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