Outdoors

After the historic J. Huston Tavern at Arrow Rock State Historic Site was unexpectedly in March, Missouri State Parks is pleased to announce plans to reopen the tavern later this year. The popular restaurant will reopen under a partnership with the nonprofit J. Huston Tavern Society. The J. Huston Tavern Society formed in March after

The National Park Service confirmed the city of Higginsville as Missouri’s Certified Local Government (CLG). A letter issued by the National Park Service welcomes the city as a local partner in the Federal Preservation Program. The Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), which runs the CLG program in Missouri, also welcomes the city to the

The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre debut of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville promises to be the beach party of the summer! Put on your Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops for this musical production that is filled with familiar Jimmy Buffett tunes. It’s a delight for Parrotheads and Buffett novices alike! The show introduces you to Tully,

Join Missouri State Parks and Ian Mackay as we commemorate his trek across the Katy Trail. On Monday June 24 at 9:30 a.m., the North Jefferson Trailhead of the Katy Trail, Mackay will start his journey toward Rocheport and he encourages trail enthusiasts to join him. Mackay is spending the week in Missouri, traversing the

I have had no outdoor adventures lately. It has been three weeks since I came down with something called RSV, which stands for “respiratory something virus”. It took me two weeks to get over that. Right behind it was a scheduled knee operation, made necessary by the fact that I jumped off the front of

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The river is back down to where you can use the boat ramp. There is some current but not  terrible. A few people are fishing. Trotlines are best., but rod and reel fishermen are catching some. Mostly blue cats. I’ve got gold fish and worms. I’ve

A Question from a reader… Is a garfish good to eat? Some say they are. Answer… There are 4 species of gar in the Midwest but only one is the scourge of Ozark streams. That is the long-nose gar, which wasn’t seen in the clear clean Ozark rivers a hundred years ago. Now they are

Taberville Report by Bobby Dains Dains Fish Farm 417/432-3391 The boat ramp is under water. Nobody is fishing much. It will b good next week after the river falls. I’ve got crappie minnows and gold fish. You can launch a boat at Roscoe or off the road at Schell. We will be closed on Sunday

Periodical cicadas are starting to emerge followed by annual cicadas Have you been hearing the cicadas this year? During the months of May and June, the sounds of insects in become more prominent. One specific species of insect that one might here during these times is the cicada. Missouri is home to two species of

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Energy is now accepting applications for subgrants under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), with applications being accepted through July 30. Nearly $2.4 million is available to local governments for projects that will promote energy savings, energy conservation or emissions reductions in communities that were