The Roaring River Nature Center has seen change stream in over the last year, with a new naturalist at its helm, new displays in its building and some new events aiming to attract park-goers.
Hiking down an old logging road and following a creek, Tammy and Dan Hamm found an area where bluffs carved over countless years shadow the water and provide a place of serenity in a heavily wooded landscape.
Roaring River State Park, the most-visited state park in Missouri, is not slowing on attendance any time soon, and improvements over the last year, combined with projects ahead, will provide more opportunities for all campers, hikers and outdoors lovers.
Trout day has marked the start of a season in the area for many years. Obviously, trout fishing, a huge pillar of the communities that surround Roaring River State Park. But, there is much more that comes with it.
The smell of fresh coffee, the heat of the barrel fires, the sound of water rushing over the baffles and the sight of hundreds of wriggling trout waiting to be caught, filleted, battered and fried.
Scenes from the Cassville girls basketball district semifinal against Aurora.
Park and Nature Center Events —
Birding boot camp, March 18-19;
Earth Day, April 22;
Big Sugar Creek wildflower hike, May 13...
Scenes from Opening Day at Roaring River State Park on March 1.
“Belief creates vision; belief creates strength of will; belief creates resilience; and belief ignites and activates.” The Southwest boys basketball team (21-7) rode that wave of belief to a historic moment on Friday, upsetting Sparta 56-42 in the Class 3, District 12 championship in Diamond — the first for the team in 57 years.