Montauk State Park, Salem, MO Not only is Montauk peaceful but, did you know Montauk State Park produces over 1 million trout a year to release into the Current River? Production doubled as soon as they figured out a way to oxygenate the water more efficiently! I love visiting the hatchery. It becomes a feeding frenzy…
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The Old Mill
Montauk State Park, Salem, MO The old grain mill located in Montauk State Park is being restored to operate for demonstrations. The four story mill is a turbine powered mill versus water wheel power and most of the machinery is still there. The original mill was built in 1870. The current mill was built in 1893. There are four fires…
A Labor of Love
St. Jude Catholic Church, Salem, MO. It was cloudy and rainy when we came across this quaint little Catholic Church as we were headed to the trout hatchery at Montauk State Park. St. Jude’s was built in 1968 and it must have been a labor of love for the capenters who built it. The logs…
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