Scattered across Missouri you will find one of the best collections of old grist mills, country stores that have hardly changed in half a century, rivers pouring right out of the ground from the states many springs, hundreds of miles of limestone caves, flaming autumn colors to rival those anywhere in America, and small towns such as Bethel with a fascinating history. In this book you will find strange stories of a hearse leading a wagon train, and you will learn how the French wine industry was saved from destruction by two imaginative Missourians.