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- 3 min
Kiss Me! I promise it'll work..
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Gettr, TicToc, direct mail, print advertising, outdoor advertising, broadcast... aye-ya-aye! What...
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- 2 min
The Perryville Wall
Today, a full-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall stands, officially known as America's Wall and locally known as The...
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- 6 min
GO BLACK KNIGHTS BRANCH!
This time of year has many of us feeling hometown pride. With Harvest time and Fall Festivals, Homecoming Games and celebrations, and...
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- 6 min
Filming at Saxon Village
The fun and excitement of the lights, camera, action have made their way back to the 573 via the people of Perryville. Motion Dog Films...
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- 7 min
Historical Saxon Village
Saxon Lutheran Memorial Village becomes the latest filming location for the local independent film company, Motion Dog Films. Infamous...
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A 1/2 DAY-TRIP
Feel like a float trip but don't have a lot of time to travel, and you want to avoid the crowds? At Bonne Terre, just off Hwy 67, you'll...
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Gathering Yarrow
Walking into a tall field to harvest medicinal plants, I lose track of time and space, yet stay grounded. The honey bees come to visit...
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- 2 min
Fall Fly Fishing
There's nothing quite as relaxing as fly-fishing in the fall. The 573 is blessed to have many trout fishing hot spots, both public and...
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- 6 min
Fall into Ste. Genevieve
The kids are back in school, the pools are closing, and the walnut leaves are turning yellow. Fall is just around the corner, but that’s...
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The Garden of Edan
Wow. I had my fourth visit to Millstream Gardens Conservation Area. It's unbelievable. I mean, how can so many incredible parks be...
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I'm feeling done—it's time to work on it
After pouring my heart and soul into something over a long period of time, it’s natural for me to feel sad, disappointed, or even...
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Rock Stacking
Hughes Mountain is the perfect place to stack rocks. The rocks have sharp geometric shapes in a multitude of sizes, and they’re lying...
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Welcome To The Big Show
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the biggest showers (50-100 meteors seen per hour), and it occurs every year around this time,...
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- 4 min
American Melting Pot -editor note
Being a writer and editor of the world's grooviest magazine is something I both love and hate. I love having a voice here, and I hate...
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The Perfect Rib
I cook the old fashioned way, trying not to use pre-made "box" food.....I like to say I think outside the box. When it comes to ribs, you...
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- 8 min
Art for Art's Sake
What Is Art? I don’t know what art is, but I know it when I see it. It’s easy to spot passion in any form. You can view two paintings...
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All We Have is Each Other
With the onslaught of social media and the old-school media pressing their agendas like two chocolate candies in a fat man's pocket, it's...
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- 5 min
You can call me "HONEY" it's OK
In a world thick with sticky political correctness, there is one politically incorrect term I still love—HONEY. Honey, a popular term of...
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Human All Year
What does it really mean to be human? To me, it is the hard truth that we are all the same. No matter what anyone tells you, we are all...