Missouri Vacation HeadlinesBlunt wants Missourians to vacation at home (KTVO TV 3 Kirksville)Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11:07 a.m. JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) -- During a visit to Europe this week, Governor Blunt has taken time to encourage Missourians to vacation in their own state. Read more...Rails-to-trails projects popular with bicyclists (The Pantagraph)Rising gasoline prices didn't matter to Greg and Lisa Bonham of Bloomington when they went on vacation last fall. They left their car at home and took an Amtrak train to Missouri to ride the Katy Trail on their bicycles. Read more...A vacation in your backyard (St. Charles Journal)Been to downtown St. Charles recently? David Rosenwasser, the city's director of tourism, is betting you haven't. And he's invested more money this year in letting local residents know what's happening just around the corner. Read more...Flooding and fuel curtail some vacation plans (Jefferson County Journal)Flooding and gas prices will apparently play the biggest role in determining vacation destinations this summer. Read more...Traveling Missouri governor encourages in-state events (The Kansas City Star)JEFFERSON CITY | While traveling in Europe, Gov. Matt Blunt is encouraging Missourians to visit the great outdoors in their own state. Read more... |

