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Monday, May 21, 2012
A somewhat brief history of Jackson railroads (05/17/12) 2

Mudlick Hollow much more interesting than Mudlick Mountain (05/07/12) 1

One Horse Gap is more than the name suggests (04/30/12) 1

Follow the not-so-yellow brick road (04/09/12)

Crawl into a canyon (04/03/12) 1

Blog without words: Union Pacific 844 crosses the Mississippi River at Thebes (03/28/12) 1

Blog without words: Early spring scenes around Cape Girardeau (03/14/12)

River to River Trail Society announces spring hiking schedule (03/09/12)

The Bulge Hole: Every bit as peculiar as the name (03/07/12) 4

Blog without words: Low water at Cape Rock (03/06/12) 1

Blog without words: Exploring the Cape riverfront during low water (02/28/12) 3

Did Charles Dickens visit Cape Girardeau? (02/18/12) 3

Spelling hasn't been a Missouri strong suit (02/14/12) 3

Some good news about a bridge for a change (02/11/12) 1

Ship 1, Bridge 0 (01/30/12)

A not-so-brief history of Fruitland (01/25/12) 1

Another oddity in the Shawnee National Forest (01/23/12) 3

Update: Causeway to Devil's Island has partially collapsed (01/08/12) 4

Look what I found at 37.41757, -89.34629 (01/04/12) 1

Visit another ancient concrete highway (12/28/11)

More from the Christmas Country Church Tour (12/18/11)

Blog with some words: Christmas Country Church Tour 2011 (12/15/11) 1

Bonus sights at Garden of the Gods (11/29/11)

What's left of the oldest concrete highway in Missouri (11/25/11) 2

Blog without words: Veterans Day flag display at Cape County Park North (11/11/11) 2

See the snake-less Snake Road (11/07/11) 1

The Cardinals won the World Series? That's just crazy talk! (10/31/11) 4

Quick, steal this idea! (10/20/11) 3

Fall Foliage Finder Feature 2011 (10/10/11) 1

Where can you find sand dunes and cactus in Missouri? (10/05/11) 4

Blog without words: First hint of fall colors at Cape LaCroix Bluffs Conservation Area (09/26/11) 1

Tall trees, short trail (09/13/11) 1

Take a drive on a gravel superhighway (08/30/11) 1

Take a journey to The Promised Land (08/24/11) 1

St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 5) (08/10/11)

St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 4) (08/05/11) 3

See the aftermath of a wildfire (08/02/11) 1

St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 3) (08/01/11)

St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 2) (07/27/11) 2

Blog without words: Another crop of sunflowers at Maintz Wildlife Preserve (07/22/11) 1

St. Louis versus Chicago (Part 1) (07/20/11) 1

Conquer Missouri's third-highest peak (07/08/11) 2

The bridges of St. Louis (07/06/11) 3

More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 6) (07/01/11)

Visit the newest tourist attraction in Southeast Missouri (06/17/11) 3

Guided tour of the New Madrid Floodway, after the flood (06/15/11) 4

The death trap at Old Appleton will soon be demolished (06/09/11) 5

Chasing the steam train (Part 3) (06/08/11) 1

Chasing the steam train (Part 2) (06/07/11) 2

Chasing the steam train (Part 1) (06/06/11) 5

Field guide to the Union Pacific steam train (06/03/11) 2

More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 5) (06/01/11) 2

Let the de-beautification begin on Bloomfield Road (05/31/11) 13

More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 4) (05/20/11) 4

More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 3) (05/16/11)

Guided tour of the New Madrid Floodway, before the flood (05/11/11) 1

Be careful what you wish for (05/09/11) 4

More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (Part 2) (05/05/11) 4

More than you wanted to know about Bird's Point (05/02/11) 7

Blog without words: Springtime at Apple Creek Conservation Area (04/22/11) 2

A visit to Bork's Waterfall requires a bit of planning (04/19/11) 2

Blog without words: Castor River Shut-ins (04/06/11) 7

Go hiking at Murtaugh Park (04/01/11) 1

Don't forget to visit Cedar Bluff at Ferne Clyffe State Park (03/25/11) 1

Waterfall Trail lives up to its billing (03/18/11) 3

Update on Devil's Island (03/11/11) 10

The bluff that never ends (03/03/11) 1

Lithium loses its claim to fame (but gains another) (02/24/11) 1

Where the pavement really, really ends (02/21/11)

Blog without words: The big thaw begins at Piney Creek Ravine near Chester, Illinois (02/17/11)

The surprise at McClure (02/14/11) 4

Come for the view, stay for the natural arches (02/04/11) 2

Welcome to Armadillo Acres, again (01/21/11) 3

Testing the Thebes Bridge (01/17/11) 6

Why does Cape County have two courthouses? (01/14/11) 4

Thousands and thousands of geese (and a bald eagle) (01/10/11) 4

"How long have you been following it?" (01/06/11) 3

Cold, blustery winter weather? Not a problem! (12/30/10) 2

Blog without words: Icicles at Cove Hollow Trail near Pomona, Illinois (12/23/10) 3

Woo-hoo, this website is turning 14 years old! (12/17/10) 2

Blog without words: Juden Creek Conservation Area (12/10/10) 2

Visit a National Forest hiking trail only a short distance from Cape (12/07/10)

The point of no return (12/02/10) 2

Mantle Rock: Easy hike, difficult drive (11/24/10) 2

Blog without words: Cape Rock Park (11/12/10) 5

The Southeast Missouri version of Hoover Dam (11/10/10) 1

Visit the Max Creek "Vortex" (10/28/10) 1

The oldest state park in Illinois (10/20/10) 3

Fun-filled Fall Foliage Finder Feature 2010 (10/18/10) 5

Good news and bad news for Ferne Clyffe State Park (10/14/10) 1

Visit Bald Knob Cross -- the hard way (10/07/10) 4

Cheapskate weekend (10/01/10) 2

Recap of the reenactment (09/29/10)

All about Academic Hall (09/24/10) 4

Another version of the Mina Sauk legend (09/20/10)

Visit Missouri's tallest waterfall (09/17/10) 3

Round-up of upcoming events (09/16/10)

The Missouri version of Romeo and Juliet (09/15/10) 3

First, park your car at the goat herder's cabin (09/14/10) 2

Two lakes for the price of one (09/10/10)

Easy hike, difficult staircase (09/08/10) 1

Belmont, Missouri: Where the pavement really ends (08/16/10) 2

Missouri versus Kentucky: The 1870 smackdown (08/10/10) 4

Where the river drives a thousand mapmakers crazy (07/30/10) 1

Common Pleas Courthouse was almost demolished 70 years ago (07/13/10) 2

Sunflowers in bloom again (07/08/10)

It's a sinkhole AND a spring, plus a rock tumbler at no extra charge (07/06/10) 2

Missouri springs: Cool places that don't involve hiking (06/22/10) 4

"There's no telling" (06/16/10) 3

We should bring back the "City of Roses" (06/09/10) 2

Giant City safe for summer hiking (06/07/10) 2

Helpful summer travel tips (06/04/10) 2

Learn history through street signs (05/24/10) 2

Good news and bad news for Missouri state parks (05/20/10)

Lose weight as you dodge raindrops and thunderbolts (05/17/10) 1

Turn off the beaten path at Hamburg Hill (05/10/10) 3

Don't get lost at Panther Den Wilderness (04/23/10) 4

Introducing the Pavement Ends Trip Planner Thingamajig (04/15/10) 5

Hike along Cedar Lake (04/12/10) 2

Gold discovered in Wayne County! (04/01/10) 2

Bald Knob Cross looks different this Easter (03/29/10) 3

Attention, Kelso: You're not going to like this (03/26/10) 5

Cape Girardeau's most obscure historic landmark (03/24/10) 6

Hike to a man-made canyon (03/18/10) 1

Visit the "other" Iron Mountain (03/16/10)

Seventy-Six, Missouri: Even number, odd name (03/02/10) 4

"Deep, soft, fathomless mud" (03/01/10) 5

Murder, suicide, or none of the above? (02/25/10) 2

Welcome to Armadillo Acres (02/22/10) 8

Lies, damned lies, and speed limit signs (02/19/10) 5

Drive on the oldest road in Missouri (02/15/10) 6

More accounts of the Bloomfield Road (02/03/10) 12

Roadtrip on the Bloomfield Road, 2010 edition (01/21/10) 11

A 1920 roadtrip on the Bloomfield Road (01/18/10) 7

Cape Riverwalk: Fitness club with no membership dues (01/12/10) 6

Solution to the Bloomfield Road dilemma (12/28/09) 6

Ugly season? Hardly! (12/22/09) 2

Visit the smallest "village" in the U.S. (12/07/09) 4

Devil's Elbow is another oddball Missouri name (11/19/09) 1

Stuff to see on 66 (11/11/09)

All the fall foliage you can photograph (10/23/09) 1

Take the Dead Governors' Tour (Part 2) (10/22/09) 1

Take the Dead Governors' Tour (10/20/09) 6

What does Cape Girardeau have in common with a small town in Ohio? (10/15/09) 3

Everything you wanted to know about New Bourbon, Missouri (09/30/09) 4

Old Appleton Bridge listed on the National Register (09/03/09) 2

Tour of the Tour of Missouri bike route (08/31/09) 5

Sunflowers in bloom at Maintz Wildlife Preserve (08/03/09) 2

Bad Engineering -- Next 1 Million Miles (07/31/09) 4

Mammoth Spring: Only 500 feet from Missouri (07/28/09) 4

Unexpected bonus in Ohio (07/20/09) 1

Rocky Falls: It's a rocky falls, what more can I say? (07/06/09) 2

Google isn't perfect: Mount Tabor and other oddities (07/02/09) 6

Johnson's Shut-ins: Same shut-ins, much different park (06/23/09) 4

Pssst... Wanna buy a bridge? (06/11/09) 6

Johnson's Shut-Ins reopens this weekend (06/05/09)

Historic markers at every corner (05/27/09) 2

Answers to the Impossible Quiz (05/20/09) 1

The Impossible Quiz (05/15/09)

Sand Cave offers plenty to explore (04/29/09)

Bonus places to visit this weekend (04/23/09) 4

Drive on the oldest concrete highway in Missouri (04/16/09) 8

Visit Missouri's largest sandstone canyons (04/09/09)

Holy cow! Road signs spotted in Pope County, Illinois (04/06/09) 1

I've got your Economic Stimulus Plan right here (03/18/09)

Pomona Natural Bridge is a must-see Illinois landmark (03/13/09) 2

Cave Creek Valley offers rocks, swamps and history (03/12/09) 1

The Bridges of Bollinger County (02/06/09) 6

The "other" inauguration: The best laid plans... (01/13/09) 1

The "other" inauguration: reporting live from Jeff City (01/12/09)

The Emerson Bridge: Five years later (12/11/08) 2

The ultimate state park (12/03/08)

The quiz is over, put your pencils down (11/19/08)

Welcome to Deer Season (11/14/08)

Beware of unexpected trail junctions (11/07/08) 1

Invasion of the (Out-of-State) Body Snatchers (10/31/08) 1

Lon Sanders Canyon has rocks, water and foliage (10/22/08) 1

Tuesday odds and ends (10/14/08)

Magnolia Hollow: A nice diversion on the way to St. Louis (10/10/08) 4

Visit the Illinois version of the Grand Canyon (10/08/08) 5

Walk on rocks that are 1.4 billion years old (10/02/08) 2

One man's rust is another man's state historic site (09/23/08) 1

Afraid of heights? Don't read this (09/18/08) 6

The Bridges of Madison County... Missouri (09/03/08) 2

Is it Whitewater River or Whitewater Creek? (08/27/08) 2

Greer Spring holds second place, but is still impressive (08/22/08) 2

Visit a swamp in the mountains (08/15/08)

Falling Spring: The name says it all (08/12/08) 5

Brief guide to rails-to-trails projects in Missouri and Illinois (08/01/08) 4

Replacing rails with trails (07/29/08) 6

Disaster averted at one of Missouri's covered bridges (07/28/08) 1

Cape Girardeau isn't the only "cape" around here (07/25/08) 1

Answers to the quiz (07/23/08) 3

Cape Girardeau's government will turn 200 years old this Wednesday (07/21/08) 4

Daniel Boone burial plaque stolen (Update: Suspect caught) (07/07/08) 2

Shawnee National Forest wants to start charging user fees (06/30/08) 2

View the river from a safe distance (06/20/08)

A secret place in Wayne County (06/11/08) 2

Behold the power of Google (06/04/08)

Ten more state parks I'd like to see created (05/29/08) 2

The Artesian Wells of Bollinger County (05/23/08) 2

Top Ten state parks I'd like to see created (05/15/08) 10

Missouri has a new park: "Current River State Park" (05/13/08) 1

A slice of Colorado in Missouri (05/12/08) 3

Not Your Town: Original site of New Madrid (04/23/08) 5

Not Your Town: Point Rest, Missouri (04/14/08) 2

You won't find any flooding here (04/07/08) 4

Not Your Town: Gads Hill, Missouri (04/01/08) 3

Take a dam tour (03/28/08) 2

Castor River Shut-ins more spectacular in off-season (03/26/08) 4

Visit Missouri's deepest natural pond (02/29/08) 4

Piney Creek Ravine has prehistoric rock art (and modern graffiti) (11/06/07)

Trail of Tears an easy choice for fall foliage (10/26/07)

LaRue-Pine Hills features bluffs, swamps -- and snakes (09/28/07) 3

Visit a lead mine in Missouri or crystal mines in Arkansas (09/26/07)

Old Greenville Days this weekend (09/12/07) 2

Attention bargain hunters (08/30/07)

Artificial scenery (08/28/07) 4

What a busy weekend (08/20/07)

Schnurbusch Karst Window is a window... on karst (08/08/07) 1

The Armchair Guide to Bridge Inspections (08/03/07) 3

Castor River Shut-ins no longer a secret (07/26/07) 7

Watch your step (07/20/07) 2

More than you ever wanted to know about the old Cape bridge (07/17/07) 4

Wonder of the World? Almost. (07/09/07) 4

Drive across the historic metal bridges of Southeast Missouri (07/05/07) 5

Go exploring in Cape County (06/21/07) 3

Driving to St. Louis? Take the scenic route (06/08/07) 1

Visit a waterfall in Illinois (06/01/07) 4

Put the "Sport" back in Sport Utility Vehicle (05/30/07) 3

The webmaster of seMissourian.com and its sister newspapers, James Baughn has lost track of the number of websites he manages. On the side, he maintains even more sites, including Bridgehunter.com, LandmarkHunter.com, TheCapeRock.com, and Humorix.
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