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...

Even if you're not comfortable calling yourself a leaf peeper, you won't want to miss the glorious fall foliage of southeast Missouri. The Parkland 573 is famous for the brilliance of the autumn foliage, and a seasonal tourist industry is growing around the few weeks in autumn when the leaves are at their peak. "...the roads paved with crimson and gold.” Rudyard Kipling said “No pen can describe the turning of the leaves – the insurrection of the tree people against the wan