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The second total solar eclipse to cross Missouri in a decade is also the last of a lifetime, and Southeast Missouri communities in its path are gearing up for the celebration. The Spring 2024 issue of Show-Me Missouri is in the mail. http://www.showmemissouri.net
The official lighting of The Magic Tree in Columbia was tonight. Show-Me Missouri was there for this annual tradition in 2011, and you can read about it in Lucinda Signaigo's cover story that was accompanied by photos from Notley Hawkins.
https://www.showmemissouri.net/pages/the_magic_tree.html
A new Christmas movie available on Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms takes place in Missouri Wine Country. A Christmas Vintage was filmed in Hermann over a three-week period last November and December. Go behind the scenes in the newest issue of Show-Me Missouri. Subscribe at http://www.showmemissouri.net .
The year was 1998. Titanic became the highest-grossing film of all time and picked up an Oscar on the way. Seventy-seven-year-old Senator John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, returned to orbit in the space shuttle Discovery. The federal debt reached a record $3.8 trillion. And the first issue of a magazine featuring Missouri travel destinations rolled off the press.
The 25th Anniversary Issue of Show-Me Missouri is in the mail. http://www.showmemissouri.net
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The 100th issue of Show-Me Missouri heads to the backroads of Perry County where quilt blocks adorning more than 60 barns provide a glimpse into this Southeast Missouri community's rich heritage. We also explore the pumpkin-lined streets of Silver Dollar City, the state's newest aquarium in Kansas City and three bakeries that celebrate 100 years of serving sweet treats in St. Louis. The Fall 2023 issue is in the mail. http://www.showmemissouri.net
Professional soccer makes a home in St. Louis, creating an immersive atmosphere like none other. As the harvest gets underway this summer, juicy watermelons from Southeast Missouri will start appearing in supermarkets across the country. And Springfield's Dickerson Park Zoo celebrates 100 years of wildlife conservation. The Summer 2023 issue is in the mail. http://www.showmemissouri.net
College football's elite players travel to Kanas City, home of the Super Bowl LVII champions, to hear which teams will call their names during the NFL Draft. The Spring 2023 issue of Show-Me Missouri is in the mail. http://www.ShowMeMissouri.net
The second-largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country takes place this weekend in the Soulard District in St. Louis. Read about it in the winter 2022 issue of Show-Me Missouri. http://www.showmemissouri.net
Missouri has been on television and the big screen quite a bit over the past few years. You might be surprised to discover that most of the filming takes place in other states, though, meaning those states reap the benefits from production spending.
Film In MO is a Missouri Motion Media Association
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When winter weather slowed down his normal flying operations, Southwest Missouri crop duster and flight instructor Kiman Kingsley began dressing up as Santa and offering planes rides to kids. Read about it in the winter issue of Show-Me Missouri. http://www.showmemissouri.net
Christmas Together, a 25-day journey through holiday traditions, begins tomorrow night. Read about it in the new issue of Show-Me Missouri.
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Celebrate Mardi Gras at the second-largest festival in the country, take to the skies with Santa or observe the 25 days of Christmas with family and friends. The Winter issue of Show-Me Missouri is in the mail.
Big turnout in downtown Kennett for Baker Chad Stone’s appearance on Food Network’s Christmas Cookie Challenge.
One man's search for justice following the death of his dog placed canine companions on a pedestal above all other animals. The Fall 2022 issue is on the press. Subscribe at http://www.showmemissouri.net
Show-Me Missouri contributor Gary Ellison was recently interviewed KY3 TV about Elvis Presley's connection to Springfield, Missouri.
Johnny Wilkinson toured and recorded with the King of Rock and Roll. Johnny played rhythm guitar for the Taking Care of Business Band.
Cassette tapes may not be as commonplace as they were before the arrival of compact discs, digital music files and satellite radio, but they are still around, and the only place in the world that makes them is in Springfield. Read about it in the Summer 2022 issue of Show-Me Missouri. http://www.showmemissouri.net
Rodeo cowboys and cowgirls demonstrate the skills that tamed the Wild West in the only American sport centered around real work situations. The Summer 2022 issue of Show-Me Missouri is hot off the press. http://www.showmemissouri.net
Join Missouri Division of Tourism photographer Aaron Fuhrman as he shares some of his favorite images as well as his thoughts on how travel photography differs from other types of photography. The Spring 2022 issue of Show-Me Missouri is in the mail. https://showmemissouri.net
Purchase two subscriptions to the travel magazine of Missouri for only $25 now through Monday, November 29. It's the next best thing to being here! Visit online or call 573-888-1100. https://showmemissouri.net/page/subscribe.htm
Kick off the holiday season at one of more than a dozen tree farms in Missouri. Then travel to Hermann for the annual Holiday House Tour, or lace up your skates for winter fun under the lights of the Branson Ferris Wheel. The Winter 2021 issue of Show-Me Missouri is in the mail. http://www.showmemissouri.net
Did you know that The Darlings from the Andy Griffith Show were played by The Dillards, a Bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri?
Watch Andy perform "Duelin' Banjos" with the band.
Congratulations!
The Missouri State Penitentiary is honored to receive the Tripadvisor 2021 Travelers' Choice award! A huge thanks to our all of our visitors and supporters.
If you haven't come to see us, visit MissouriPenTours.com to book your tour and see what all the hubbub is about!
Do you have a large evergreen that needs removed? It could be a candidate for the Christmas tree on the Governor's Mansion lawn. Get more details at mdc.mo.gov/trees-plants/governors-mansion-christmas-tree-search.
Ride along with Stearman Flight, a group of flight instructors who teach formation flying in the Stearman, an open-cockpit bi-wing plane in which most WWII cadets learned to fly. Pick up a copy of the Fall 2021 issue of Show-Me Missouri to read about the group's training exercises at the former Malden Army Air Field in Southeast Missouri.
Ride along with members of Stearman Flight as they spend a week flying out of the former Malden Army Airfield in Malden, Missouri.
Neighborhoods across the state celebrated Missouri's 200th birthday with parties and ice creams socials this past week. This Parkville neighborhood in which Show-Me Missouri contributor Diana Lambdin Meyer lives went all out with gift baskets, square dancing, ice cream and games. Happy birthday, Missouri. (Photos by Risa Canseco Groh)
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