Missouri Life June 2023

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Route 66 Summerfest JUNE 2–3, ROLLA Cruise-in and concert. Downtown. Route66Summerfest.com Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage JUNE 2–3, WEST PLAINS Local and regional artists. Civic Center. OldTimeMusic.org Aaron Lewis JUNE 3, CAPE GIRARDEAU Country music artist performs. Show-Me Center. VisitCape.com Bird Festival JUNE 3, EMINENCE Owl pellet dissections. Echo Bluff State Park. MoStateParks.com Cowboys and Camping JUNE 3–4, CAPE GIRARDEAU Vendors, music, and games. Osage Centre. Cape-Events.com Railroad Days JUNE 9–10, NEWBURG Model trains, parade, and fish fry.

Hot Air Balloon Festival JUNE 16–18, SIKESTON Tethered rides, crafts, a glow, and beer and wine garden. Rodeo Grounds. Business.Sikeston.net Family Fun Day JUNE 17, DADEVILLE Camping, board games, mini golf, and geocaching. Stockton State Park. MoStateParks.com Showcasing local businesses and services. Chamber and Visitor Cen ter parking lot. SalemMo.com Sweet Corn Festival JUNE 23–24, EAST PRAIRIE Dance party, fresh corn on the cob, and Tour de Corn bike ride. Down town. EPSweetCorn.com Music on the Maramec JUNE 24, ST. JAMES The Kay Brothers. Maramec Spring Park. VisitRolla.com Honey Festival and Market JUNE 24, STE. GENEVIEVE Music, food, and crafts. Historic Downtown. VisitSteGen.com Chamber Expo JUNE 17, SALEM

SOUTHEAST

Fly Fishing Clinic JUNE 10, SALEM Learn from expert anglers. Montauk State Park. MoStateParks.com Juneteenth Celebration JUNE 17, CAPE GIRARDEAU Artisan craft vendors, music, Discovery Playhouse, and a poetry reading by Ebony Stewart. Ivers Square. VisitCape.com

Bluegrass Festival JUNE 1–3, WEST PLAINS

Gospel music too, plus workshops. Ozark Heritage Welcome Center. HOBABluegrass.wixsite.com Silver Bullet JUNE 2, STE. GENEVIEVE A tribute to Bob Seger. Orris The atre. SteGenChamber.org

Downtown. VisitRolla.com Blues, Brews, and BBQ JUNE 10, ST. JAMES PublicHouseBrewery.com

CLARENCE ALFORD

HORSEPOWERED HEARTBEAT Remember when driving was a joy? Back when you drove to escape, to feel that rush of freedom, or to connect with the person across that bucket seat from you. You’d share a smile when that one song came on; the stereo would get turned up, and windows would get rolled down. You can recapture that moment—or find it for the first time—on Route 66. Feel that horsepowered heartbeat that you’ve been missing in America’s Heartland. Take the Scenic Route: VisitLebanonMo.org

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