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There are officially no mountain lions in Missouri, but there is a photo that proved one of these big cats really did take down an elk this month and I can prove it.

If you've ever traveled Route 66 in Missouri you might have noticed an abandoned truck stop.

Missouri has a lot of trails that either have wildflowers along the path, lots of river views or caves. There's one trail in the Show Me State that has all of those things and it's only a short drive from the city of St. Louis.

I like to live in a state of denial especially when it comes to spiders. What I don't know can't hurt me. I realize this isn't true, but I'd rather not know about the massive spiders that love hanging out near Missouri lakes. The good news is they can't hurt any of us though.

I've heard it said that when life deals you lemons, make lemonade. That principle applies to what a Missouri woman is doing. When faced with garage doors in her neighborhood that needed TLC, she turned them into brilliant works of art.

One popular among University of Illinois students back in the 70s now sits abandoned and is one of the most forgotten places in the nation.

With September officially here that brings so much. Football, family fun weekends, fall colors, and apple picking. Some of the best places to do just that are right here in Illinois.

One of the benefits of growing up in or near Illinois is having so much history around you. That includes Abraham Lincoln and the many places in Illinois where he visited. There is one fact about him that you might not know and that's the fact that his body was exhumed 17 times after his assassination.

Yes, some shopping malls are still going strong and one of them just happens to be in Illinois.

The best places to travel to are sometimes also the best places that have the most unique and delicious restaurants to try.