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    <title>An artist&#039;s life frozen in time</title>
    <link>http://mostateparks.com/blog/state-parks-stories/59370/artists-life-frozen-time</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Missouri State Parks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Peer into Thomas Hart Benton&amp;#039;s life        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/thomas-hart-benton-home-and-studio-state-historic-site">Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Classroom with a view: Missouri State Parks as classrooms</title>
    <link>http://mostateparks.com/blog/state-parks-stories/59327/classroom-view-missouri-state-parks-classrooms</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Missouri State Parks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    College students learn real lessons in state parks        &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/taxonomy/term/33">State Parks Stories</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/knob-noster-state-park">Knob Noster State Park</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>The amazing eccentricity of Bothwell Lodge</title>
    <link>http://mostateparks.com/blog/state-parks-stories/59271/amazing-eccentricity-bothwell-lodge</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;By Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;br /&gt;Missouri State Parks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Bees in the walls but builder no bats in the belfry at Bothwell Lodge        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/bothwell-lodge-state-historic-site">Bothwell Lodge State Historic site</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>State Parks in winter</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;The leaves are down, the skies occasionally gray. But it&#039;s some of the best hiking time in Missouri State Parks. and some of the best time just to, well, be.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Winter in state parks        &lt;/div&gt;
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     <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/taxonomy/term/199">Tips from the Experts</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>A pretty sweet park: Big Sugar Creek</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;by Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Missouri State Parks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Great hiking and solitude in scenic southwest Missouri        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/big-sugar-creek-state-park">Big Sugar Creek State Park</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/roaring-river-state-park">Roaring River State Park</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>New river center for the birds</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;by Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Riverlands bird center near Confluence Point makes for warmer birdwatching        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/edward-%E2%80%9Cted%E2%80%9D-and-pat-jones-confluence-point-state-park">Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Five fabulous fall drives</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Hawn State Park has the reputation as being Missouri’s prettiest, especially in fall. Ed Schott can look out the window of his office and see why.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Drive through fall in our state parks        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/bollinger-mill-state-historic-site">Bollinger Mill State Historic Site</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/ha-ha-tonka-state-park">Ha Ha Tonka State Park</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/hawn-state-park">Hawn State Park</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/mark-twain-state-park">Mark Twain State Park</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/wallace-state-park">Wallace State Park</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Prairie fire</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;by Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;br /&gt;Missouri State Parks&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Fall explodes at our northern parks        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/crowder-state-parks">Crowder State Parks</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/long-branch-state-park">Long Branch State Park</category>
 <category domain="http://mostateparks.com/blog/tags/thousand-hills-state-park">Thousand Hills State Park</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Five fabulous fall floats</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Missouri State Parks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    Fall means quiet rivers and exceptional solitude        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Bootheel parks rise from the waters</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;By Tom Uhlenbrock&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. – The
welcome sign is back up at Big Oak Tree State Park in the far southeast corner of Missouri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-type-text field-field-blog-blurb&quot;&gt;
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                    You just can&amp;#039;t keep good parks down        &lt;/div&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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