ROLLA, Mo. – Three new recreation passes give visitors access to recreation sites managed by five federal agencies.

The $80 a year Interagency Annual Pass has two signature lines and any two individuals can use the pass to get access to recreation sites managed by US Forest Service, US Bureau of Land Management, US Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation. In Missouri, US…[more]

The city of Pine Bluff is justifiably proud of its new $4.2 million Saracen Landing and is wasting no time when it comes to scheduling special events for it. Grand opening was June 16 and is being followed by a full slate of activities throughout the summer and into fall.

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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO. – Several of the nation’s top wakeboard riders and thousands of wakeboarding fans are expected at Midwestcoast™ Summerfest IV, July 14-15 at Central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks.

The biggest event of its kind in the Midwest, this extreme-sport gathering will feature competitors on wakeboards…[more]

Arkansas and Missouri Railroad -- Scenic rail excursions through the Boston Mountains take place aboard restored passenger cars that travel over three high trestles and through the 1882 Winslow tunnel, which is more than 1,700 feet long and the highest railroad pass between the Rockies and the Appalachians. Passenger excursions are offered from…[more]

With a law now requiring boat registration renewals to be accompanied by a paid personal property tax receipt, the Missouri Department of Revenue today mailed a newly designed renewal notice to boat owners whose boat registrations are due to expire June 30, 2007. Renewal applicants must submit a 2006 paid personal property tax receipt when renewing their boat registration this year.

Senate Bill 778, which became effective August…[more]

JEFFERSON CITY-Call them river lovers, adrenalin junkies, obsessive competitors or just plain crazy. Labels will never do justice to participants in the 2007 Missouri River 340. This year’s extreme race is drawing entrants from coast to coast and two foreign countries.

Organizers call the Missouri River 340 the world’s longest nonstop canoe and kayak race. The first race was arranged on a shoestring last year, bringing together 22…[more]

BROOKFIELD, Mo.-Get your checkbook or credit card, and mark May 19 on your calendar. That is when the Missouri Department of Conservation will hold its surplus property auction, selling vehicles, boats, motors and trailers to the highest bidders.

This year’s sale will include johnboats, boat trailers, boat motors, gooseneck and van trailers up to 30 feet long, office equipment, farm tractors and 40 vehicles, ranging from sedans to…[more]

Bolingbrook, Illinois: A light breeze ruffles the surface of Kankakee Marsh and suddenly the rustle and flapping of wings taking flight is accompanied by the calling and honking of Canada geese in the pre-dawn light.  If you look up you can catch them beginning their journey down the Mississippi flyway to the Southern Illinois Cypress Swamps

In a wooded thicket, possibly in the Golden Triangle, whitetails stop pawing…[more]

While many people believe the Lake of the Ozarks boating season begins on Memorial Day, those in the know consider the Spring Harbor Hop the true start of the season. This year the 10th annual Spring Harbor Hop will greet boaters and visitors to the Lake on Saturday, May 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

This popular, on-the-water poker run is expected to attract more…[more]

With a law now requiring boat registration renewals to be accompanied by a paid personal property tax receipt, the Missouri Department of Revenue today mailed a newly designed renewal notice to boat owners whose boat registrations are due to expire June 30, 2007. Renewal applicants must submit a 2006 paid personal property tax receipt when renewing their boat registration this year.

Senate Bill 778, which became effective August…[more]