Guides
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The Gift That Started at Rocheport: How the Katy Trail Came to Be
Every rider who rolls out of Rocheport on the Katy Trail is tracing the very first stretch of trail Missouri ever opened — and the…
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Boonville’s Liberty Sister Finally Got Her Shine Back
If you’ve driven past the Cooper County Courthouse in Boonville, you’ve probably walked right by her without a second look — an 8-foot copper Statue…
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Take the Rocheport Heritage Trail: A Free Walking Tour on Your Phone
You can walk Rocheport’s history with nothing more than your phone. The Rocheport Missouri Heritage Trail on Clio, a free online guide to historical sites,…
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How Boone County Won Missouri’s University in 1839 — and Howard County Almost Did
Every fall, Columbia fills up with students who probably never think twice about why the University of Missouri is here and not somewhere else in…
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Arrow Rock: A Whole Town Frozen in Frontier Time
If you’ve ever driven the Katy Trail out past Rocheport and wondered what’s further up the valley, here’s an answer worth the trip: Arrow Rock,…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 3: Miami to Glasgow
Downstream from Lexington and Waverly, the MR340 course keeps unspooling through Missouri’s midsection, and this stretch brings racers past two more towns that shaped the…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 2: Lexington to Waverly
Roughly a day’s paddling downstream from the Kaw Point start, MR340 racers pass two of the river’s oldest Missouri towns: Lexington and Waverly. Neither is…
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Kaw Point to St. Charles, mile by mile — Part 1: Kaw Point & the Kansas City start
Every mile of the MR340 tells a story before the race ever gets there. We’re running this course mile by mile over the next two…
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The Rocheport Bank That Grew Into an Empire: W.S. Woods
Walk Rocheport’s Main Street today and you won’t find a bank. But in 1869, this small river town is where a Missouri doctor-turned-merchant put down…
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The Bard of Boonville: How Bob Dyer Turned Missouri River History Into Song
If you spend enough time around Boonslick history circles, you’ll eventually hear someone mention “songtelling” — and then have to explain what that means, because…
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