The tri-state area has a lot to offer. From Mark Twain in Hannibal, to the parks of Quincy, to fairs and festivals in most every small town surrounding, towns in our area are often under-rated when it comes to providing interesting and fun things to do.
For Father's Day, my wife and I took the dinner cruise on the Mark Twain Riverboat. It had been a while since we took a riverboat cruise. I forgot how relaxing and enjoyable it can be.
This year marks the 10th anniversary for Quincy's Midsummer Arts Faire. Even though the event is now a decade old, I had never attended until last summer. I happened to be babysitting my then seven-year-old niece that weekend, and we were looking for something to do. We gave the Arts Faire a try, and had a great time!
For six decades Bazooka Gum has been available for American's chewing pleasure. In all the years of my playing ball, I hardly ever went to a game without my supply for the night. It was and still is the best gum out there plus you got the added bonus of reading the stories of Bazooka Joe and his friends.
Country music star Tracy Lawrence will headline the 30th Annual Quincy Firefighters Local 63 Country Music Concert on Saturday. The show will be at the Adams County Fairgrounds, with Madd Hoss Jackson and Jerad Harness & Blackgrass opening on the main stage. Zeke Cernea and the unXpected will provide pre-show entertainment for those that arrive early. To help you prepare for the concert, we've put together a list of everything you need to know before you go!
(Hannibal, Mo)—Hannibal’s five floodgates are being removed. Efforts began at approximately 7:30 this morning to remove the floodgates that have been in place for the past three weeks.
While soap operas and talk shows certainly dominated the Daytime Emmy Awards Sunday night (June 16), country music was strongly represented, with Little Big Town and Trisha Yearwood both earning prestigious trophies for daytime entertainment.
I was mowing last weekend. When I mow I have to have some music in my earbuds. This weeks selection was Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814.
I love this album. It ranks #14 on my "If I were stranded on a desert island and can only take 20 albums with me, what albums would they be" list
If you remember Mr Zip you are showing your age. Mr Zip was the friendly animated postal worker that was used to promote the Postal Service's "new" delivery system using zip codes. Fifty years ago the first zip codes came out with ZIP being an acronym for Zoning Improvement Plan.
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is expanding with the reopening of the Becky Thatcher House and seeking more volunteers to help staff the museum properties.
"The Becky" will reopen June 29 to visitors after years of restoration, which adds another building to the museum tour.
