Royal Gorge

Royal Gorge

A photographer’s paradise with its natural rock bluffs. The Missouri Department of Conservation has opened a trail above Royal Gorge at Ketcherside Mountain Conservation Area.  This 2.5 mile trail gives beautiful views high up on the cliffs, looking both directions. ...
Bonne Terre Mines

Bonne Terre Mines

Bonne Terre Mine is listed as one of Americas top ten greatest adventures by National Geographic.  Boat & walking tours available; Along this tour, you will see Huge Pillar Rooms, Grand Canyon, Billion Gallon Lake, Trout Pond, Underground Flower Gardens, Beautiful...
Marble Creek Recreation Area

Marble Creek Recreation Area

This area with its beautiful creek, camp and picnic grounds is located between Fredericktown and Arcadia, MO. Marble Creek, rushing 20 miles through the rugged St. Francis Mountains, is named for deposits of attractively colored dolomites which were mined and used in...
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1861

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1861

As the Civil War broke out, a group of German immigrants began building their new church. Little did they know that in 1864, three years after the building was completed, wounded soldiers would lay dying in the place of worship. Doctor Seymour Carpenter, Major, US...
Black River (canoeing)

Black River (canoeing)

Located near Lesterville & Annapolis, the Black River is a crystal clear river, perfect for floating, tubing and swimming. The amazing Johnson’s Shut-Ins is located on the Black River. There are many establishments offering floating down the black river in...