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03.24.2009 11:52 am

Bluegrass in Boonville, April 3-4

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Thespian Hall

Thespian Hall

The Big Muddy Folk Festival is returning April 3-4 to Thespian Hall in Boonville, Mo.

The festival kicks off with a Friday concert. Performers include Bob Bovee and Gail Heil, Barton and Para, and the Juggernut Jug Band. A old-time dance at…

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03.19.2009 1:54 pm

Book Lists 100 Unique Eateries in Missouri. What’s Your Favorite?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Author Ann Hazelwood has compiled a list of “100 Unique Eats and Eateries in Missouri” in a new book published by Reedy Press. (It’s available at www.reedypress.com.)

Balanced geographically, the books covers all corners of the state and can be used…

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12.31.2008 11:07 am

St. Louis-based Drury Hotels opens three new Drury Inn & Suites

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Drury Inn St. Louis-Union Station

Drury Inn St. Louis-Union Station

Drury Hotels’ new Drury Inn & Suites are now open in Baton Rouge, La.; Meridian, Miss. and Charlotte (Northlake), N.C.

“We understand that the economy is going through a sluggish period,” said Chuck Drury, President and CEO of…

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12.26.2008 11:31 am

Nine St. Louis area lodgings and restaurants earn AAA Four Diamond Awards. Four Seasons gets five.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis has won a rare AAA Five Diamond Award for 2009, and four restaurants and five other lodgings in the area have earned Four Diamond status.

Of the 58,000 hotels and lodgings rated by AAA, only .28…

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12.08.2008 3:38 pm

Celebrate Christmas at Alley Spring in the Missouri Ozarks, for free

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The clear, cold water from Alley Spring powers the grist mill and adds to the flow of the Jacks Fork River. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock, Post-Dispatch

The clear, cold water from Alley Spring powers the grist mill and adds to the flow of the Jacks Fork River. Photo by Tom Uhlenbrock, Post-Dispatch

The Ozark National Scenic Riverways, the national park that protects the Current and Jacks Fork…

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12.04.2008 4:24 pm

Osage Beach’s Inn at Harbour Ridge wins B&B award

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo from innharbourridge.com

Photo from harbourridgeinn.com

Sue and Ron Westenhaver, owners of the Inn at Harbour Ridge in Osage Beach, Mo., were named among the top 10 innkeepers of the year worldwide in the 2008-2009 Best of Bedandbreakfast.com Awards.

The annual awards are based on nearly 50,000…

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12.01.2008 12:37 pm

Lake of the Ozarks has holiday lights visitors can drive through

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo from www.lakeholidaylights.com

Photo from www.lakeholidaylights.com

Visitors to the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri can experience a mile of dazzling holiday displays at the first annual Lake Holiday Lights Drive-Thru Light Park.

The display is at the new Osage Beach City Park off…

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10.30.2008 11:26 am

Let Norton help plan your Missouri wine trip

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Horticulturalist James Miller Jr. (left) and vineyard worker Mario Cutz (right) empty totes of hand picked Norton grapes into bins on Oct. 27, at McNamara Vineyard, which is being harvested for the Montelle Winery in Augusta Mo. Photo by Emily Rasinski, Post-Dispatch

Horticulturalist James Miller Jr. (left) and vineyard worker Mario Cutz (right) empty totes of hand picked Norton grapes into bins on Oct. 27, at McNamara Vineyard, which is being harvested for the Montelle Winery in Augusta Mo. Photo by Emily…

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10.29.2008 3:30 pm

Peter Greenberg cities Missouri for stinky farms, slow trains

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Travel guru Peter Greenberg's book will hit the shelves Nov. 11.

Peter Greenberg's book

A new book arrived unsolicited, “Don’t Go There,” travel journalist Peter Greenberg’s guide to “must-miss places of the world.” It’s full of dishonorable mentions. It’s due to hit the shelves - real and virtual - Nov. 11.

You may…

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10.06.2008 7:00 am

Guide to the turning of the leaves

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fall colors along the Great River Road north of Alton, from 2002. Post-Dispatch file photo

Fall colors along the Great River Road north of Alton, from 2002. Post-Dispatch file photo

Before you head out to see the leaves, check out these links to see where the fall colors are happening:

Alton’s fall color update
Missouri , then click on…

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