Posts Tagged "joplin"

Old Lakeside Park

Posted on Oct 18, 2009 in Joplin/4-States | 2 comments

Sunday afternoon I decided to go on an expedition to explore the site of the former Lakeside Park, which is now only accessibly by river. It’s hidden back in the woods, completely overgrown with only a few remnants of what used to be “the” place to be in Joplin. This place has...

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Art Walk

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 in Joplin/4-States, Special Events | 0 comments

Thanks to everyone who came out to our gallery at the Joplin Artwalk last night. Considering we were a ‘rogue’ gallery and not officially a part of the artwalk event, we had tons of visitors. In fact at times there was barely room to stand, which was very cool! I had a great time just...

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Thursday Art Walk

Posted on Oct 13, 2009 in Joplin/4-States, Photography, Special Events | 0 comments

I am pleased to announce that my photography will be featured at October’s artwalk in Joplin – which is this Thursday (15th), roughly from 6-8pm! I will be sharing a space with Jason Shelfer at 515 S. Main and I think his wife may do some light catering of the event. So I have been very...

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Tornado Alley 110 Complete

Posted on Jul 13, 2009 in Daily Grind, Special Events | 4 comments

Saturday was the big TA110 bike ride. The route was more or less the same as last year, equally as hard and equally as hot. There are a lot of these types of events, but this is probably one of the harder rides, in that the route is designed to be hilly. Items of note include the fact that I was...

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All Good Roads

Posted on Nov 19, 2008 in Joplin/4-States, My Thoughts On..., Rural America | 1 comment

Sometimes I like to spend my lunch breaks looking up old photos and historical things relating to the area. Since the Joplin area was a boomtown around the turn of the century it has a very elaborate and interesting history, much of which is still visible today, particularly in the plethora of...

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