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are several fun activities in the area. Take
time to experience the local flavor. |
Red
Bluff Recreation Area |
| Red Bluff Recreation Area is
a beautiful forested enclave in a horseshoe bend of
Huzzah Creek. The campground takes its name from the
red hues in the cliff across the Huzzah. The light
rusty color results from oxidization of iron compounds
in the rock strata. Indians called the bluff “Painted
Rock.” It seems that every streamside campground
in the Ozarks was once a mill site, and Red Bluff Recreation
Area is no exception. Two different mills once operated
on the Huzzah in the 1800s. Boyer Mill, built around
1830 near the downstream campground, was the first.
Bryant’s Mill followed about 30 years later. You
can picnic and play in the crystal clear Huzzah Creek. |
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Dillard
Mill |
142 Dillard Mill Road
Davisville, MO 65456
(573) 244-3120 |
A barn-red mill nestled among green trees beside
blue waters rolling over a rock dam create the colorful
setting of one of Missouri's most picturesque historic
sites. Dillard Mill State Historic Site interprets
one of Missouri's best-preserved, water-powered gristmills.
Completed in 1908, Dillard Mill sits along Huzzah
Creek and was the second mill built at that site.
The first, Wisdom's Mill, built in the 1850s, was
destroyed by fire in 1895. Innovations in the new,
modernized mill included steel roller mills for grinding
the wheat and a turbine to power the mill. For years,
farmers brought their grain to the mill to be ground
into flour and eventually livestock feed. The mill
ceased operation in 1956.
Today, most of the original machinery is still intact
and operational. A turn of a wheel brings the machinery
back to life during tours of the mill, which are given
year-round. Groups should contact the site in advance.
Picnic sites provide a peaceful, scenic setting to
enjoy lunch. Visitors can also wade across the creek
to a 1.5-mile hiking trail that winds through an oak-hickory
forest. |
The
Ozark Trail |
| Take time to hike
a portion of the Ozark
Trail then go back to Farmhaven and relax in the
hot tub. The Ozark
Trail is a scenic and varied route through the
Missouri Ozarks, stretching from Onondaga Cave State
Park, southwestward to the Arkansas border. |
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Onondaga
Cave |
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Onondaga Cave is the premier attraction of Onondaga Cave
State Park. This 9100 foot cave features the Big
Room, a huge natural chamber decorated by the Queen's
and King's Canopies, which are two massive flowstones.
Other attractions in the cave include the Twins,
and the Lily Pad Room, a room covered in calcite
deposits. The tours lasts an hour and fifteen minutes
and covers just under a mile of trail. The cave is
electrically lighted, and open daily 9 a..m. to 5
p.m. from March 1 to October 31.
Onondaga Cave
7556 St. Route "H"
Leasburg, MO 65535
573-245-6600 |
Oak
Split Baskets |
Basket Weaving
There is a long standing tradition of basket weaving
in the Missouri Ozark region. Handcrafted from white
oak timber and woven in a continuous weaving style,
the baskets are of superior quality and strength.
The artisans are proud of their craft and will demonstrate
their technique. For more information you can contact
these local craftsmen.
Gibson-Curry Baskets, Rt.
5 Box 176, Salem, MO 65560, 573-729-8179
Original Ozark Split Oak Productions,
HCR-62, Box 167, Salem, MO 65560, 573-729-5851
Ozark Decor, Rt. 2, Box 882,
Salem, MO 65560, 573-729-7474 |
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The Cherryville
Country Store |
Davisville General
Store (Puckyhuddle) |
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