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Danita Allen Wood

Columbia

Editor-in-Chief at Missouri Life

Wife, Mom, and Missouri Life (magazine). I still say mi-zoor-uh and can share the whole history of that elite pronunciation.

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Articles

  • Nov 1, 2024 | missourilife.com | Sydney Jones |Andrea Kaneko |Kim Hill |Danita Allen Wood

    Makers in Missouri bring natural products like dog treats, candles, and baby books. Charles and Kim Saso enjoyed homebrewing together and were looking for a use for the spent grains from their homebrewing sessions, and that is how The Crafted Bone was born. Dog bones are made with the grains left behind after the brewing process is complete.

  • Oct 29, 2024 | missourilife.com | Danita Allen Wood

    The Mississippi Lowlands area in far southeastern Missouri is mostly a flat alluvial plain shaped by outwash from the great glaciers. About thirty to fifty million years ago, this region was part of the Mississippi Embayment, similar to today’s delta, emptying to the Gulf of Mexico. The region is now the northernmost reach of the Gulf Coastal Plain and harbors many species characteristic of that region.

  • Oct 23, 2024 | missourilife.com | Diana West |Robin Seaton Jefferson |Danita Allen Wood

    James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891 as an exercise program for college men, which was soon adapted for college women. But that caused a backlash. Medical professionals, religious leaders, and education experts said basketball was “unhealthy, unladylike, and inappropriate for young ladies.” It was even thought that exercise, like running, would prevent women from bearing children later on.

  • Oct 15, 2024 | missourilife.com | Danita Allen Wood

    Missouri is a state of contrasts, where east meets west, north meets south, eastern hardwood forests meet western plains. Two of Missouri’s most talented photographers, Dennis Coello and Notley Hawkins, have captured these contrasts in their stunning photography along the Katy and Rock Island Trails. See a sample of their stunning photography here.

  • Sep 4, 2024 | missourilife.com | Danita Allen Wood

    High above the Des Moines River’s floodplain, on a hot, humid mid-September day, we visited the serene Iliniwek Village State Historic Site. Nestled in the northeastern corner of our state, just north of Highway 136 and east of Kahoka, this site is the largest and best-preserved remnant of any Illinois Indian village.

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