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Seeing the Eclipse in Missouri?

Posted on 08/14/2017 11:22:55 AM PDT by MNDude

I'm planning to drive to Missouri this weekend to see the Eclipse. I've heard there will be a million visitors to that state, so there'll might be a lot of congestion.

Anyone familiar with Missouri and the upcoming eclipse know of a city along the path (rather than the major attractions) where this can be seen?


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To: fwdude

Trail of Tears state park is a few miles north of Cape Girardeau and has a campground right on the Mississippi. Hawn state park is close to Ste. Genevieve. Just hoping for clear skies-my only other eclipse got clouded out just a few minutes from totality. Travelled to Hawaii for that one, just have step outside my front door for this one.


21 posted on 08/14/2017 11:43:14 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: MNDude
Try this
22 posted on 08/14/2017 11:43:29 AM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
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To: Guardian Sebastian

I went to high school in Chesterfield. That’s very nice they are closing so the employees can see it! What a thoughtful thing to do.


23 posted on 08/14/2017 11:43:58 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: econjack

Wow! This is perfect. Thank you!


24 posted on 08/14/2017 11:44:26 AM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democratt)
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To: Prince Caspian

I live in Athens, just across the river from Spring City, and they have been warning us for a month about heavy congestion and LOTS of people from out of state. Athens is right smack in the middle of it’s path.


25 posted on 08/14/2017 11:44:41 AM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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To: FreedomPoster

I know. It’s a 10 hours drive for me, but I’ll be hanging with friends so either way.

Don’t have my glasses yet though. My neighbor offered a welding helmet.

Last weather I saw for my area was showers but it’s early.


26 posted on 08/14/2017 11:46:26 AM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Tennessee Conservative

I and my Mom and sister will be coming from Oak Ridge. I figured Spring City, being on the west side of Watts Bar Lake, would be less congested than trying to go straight south of Knoxville, such as the Athens area.


27 posted on 08/14/2017 11:55:10 AM PDT by Prince Caspian
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To: Red Badger

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28 posted on 08/14/2017 11:58:21 AM PDT by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: BenLurkin

Besides, all the artificial lighting will make it hard to see.


29 posted on 08/14/2017 11:58:47 AM PDT by Roccus (Yes, I'm being sarcastic)
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To: MNDude

I’ll be traveling out of Lebanon to south and east of La Grande.


30 posted on 08/14/2017 12:05:24 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: MNDude
FWIW, I'd get a Delorme Missouri Gazetteer , just on case your tech goes out. Or in case of zombie apocalypse. Will work for either. :-)
31 posted on 08/14/2017 12:05:45 PM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: americas.best.days...
Don’t have my glasses yet though.

A strip of exposed 35mm film will do the trick. The stuff should be pretty cheap by the roll with digital cameras being the norm these days.

32 posted on 08/14/2017 12:06:25 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." - Will Rogers)
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To: MNDude

I am taking the day off and will probably be in Columbia with my eldest son for a training activity. My wife, and other kids are going to visiting family in Higginsville to see it. She wanted to go to Marshall but is afraid it will be too crowded. I just hope the rain and clouds don’t get in the way since there is a possibility of thunderstorms predicted.


33 posted on 08/14/2017 12:08:14 PM PDT by Flying Circus (God help us)
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To: Prince Caspian

Knoxville, Cleveland, and Chattanooga will be a mess. Athens is small so I hope not too many show up here. We aren’t prepared to handle it but our local law enforcement officials are warning everybody to be careful.

Spring City, Ten Mile, Rockwood and the little towns on that side of the river might be OK. Dayton might be busy.


34 posted on 08/14/2017 12:13:16 PM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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To: MNDude

I live a few miles east of Columbia, and less than 2 miles from I-70. Predictions are for 400k-500k visitors in the immediate area for eclipse viewing.

IF that many people show up it is going to be a gigantic CF here. I-70 will be a parking lot. US63 will be a parking lot. You will not be able to purchase anything that you need because, if you manage to get to the store, they will be sold out. This town can barely handle the traffic that a Mizzou home football game brings. I can imagine what it will be like if the predictions of visitor numbers come true, and it ain’t going to be pretty.

I will be stocked up on liquor, guns and ammo, and not leaving my property on eclipse day.

TripAdvisor.com is showing a handful of hotels in town with rooms available next weekend so you might get lucky if you don’t fiddle around getting something booked.


35 posted on 08/14/2017 12:28:56 PM PDT by Augie
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To: fwdude

You might consider the Mark Twain National Forest area between Ashland and Fulton. This area is quite large but doesn’t get a lot of traffic. I’m not aware of any formal eclipse viewing activities scheduled here so it’s possible that you could find some solitude. And, yes, the name says Forest but there are a lot of open fields and glades in the region that would provide good viewing of the sky.

You probably won’t find any hotel rooms nearby, though, as Columbia and Jefferson City both have a bunch of eclipse related activities scheduled.


36 posted on 08/14/2017 12:44:44 PM PDT by stranger and pilgrim
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I went to Riverview Gardens when it was safe to walk in that area.


37 posted on 08/14/2017 12:46:14 PM PDT by Guardian Sebastian
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Meramac Spring Park (not the State Park) in St. James is I think one of the most beautiful places in Missouri.


38 posted on 08/14/2017 12:49:40 PM PDT by Guardian Sebastian
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To: Augie

Those are the same projections for almost any region on the totality path. Article last week listing all the problems expected in small towns in Oregon. They are warning pregnant women who are due around then to plan for full hospitals and traffic jams. Basic things like food, water, and sanitation are expected to be in short supply.


39 posted on 08/14/2017 12:50:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: MNDude

Perryville, Ste Genevieve, and Cape Girardeau are good bets if you want to be along the river.


40 posted on 08/14/2017 12:59:18 PM PDT by JamesP81 (The DNC poses a greater threat to my liberty than terrorists, China, and Russia. Combined.)
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