• BACKYARD MOVIE: HOUSE OF WAX

    JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

    We're bringing back Missouri's own Vincent Price for the 2025 Backyard Movie series. Last year's attendees requested "House of Wax" and we heard you! Fill your thermos with hot cocoa, bring a lawn chair and blanket and enjoy the show! In case of rain or inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled.

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  • LANDING AFTER HOURS: FROM STEAMBOATS TO SPACE

    JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

    Missouri has long stood at the crossroads of innovation, where rivers, rails, roads, and rockets have shaped both our local lives and national history. From the early steamboats that once churned up the Missouri River to lending a helping hand for spacecraft’s built in St. Louis, transportation has been a powerful force in the state’s …

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  • LANDING AFTER HOURS: “From Steamboats to Space: Missouri’s Legacy in American Transportation.”

    JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

    Missouri has long stood at the crossroads of innovation, where rivers, rails, roads, and rockets have shaped both our local lives and national history. From the early steamboats that once churned up the Missouri River to lending a helping hand for spacecraft’s built in St. Louis, transportation has been a powerful force in the state’s development. …

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  • Landing After Hours- Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and the First Expedition across the Missouri Ozarks

    JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

    In the winter of 1818, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and his partner set out to explore the Ozarks. This geologist and cartographer, kept a detailed journal of observations of plants and forests, limestone cliffs, prairies and oak savannahs that define this unique region. The publication of his notes and observations continue to inform historians and natural …

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