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Our stay in Missouri, was seasoned with lots of time outdoors. Camping, canoing, picnicing, and hiking were some of the diversions our family would enjoy. Maramec Spring was one of our favorite spots for cookouts and meandering. It was close enough that we wouldn't have to spend the whole day getting there. It is the site of an old Iron Works from the early 1800's, and a trout hatchery that still is in operation. On our way home from visiting friends in Chicago in July of 2008, we stopped at Maramec so I could share it with my wife. It is just as I remember it from 40 years ago. The unique blue shade of the water is still as magical and mysterious as when I was 8 years old.

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picnic , history , parks , trails , trout , foundry , historical sites , cookout , iron works , trout hatchery