Whitewater championships, a radio tower, and a 7-UP heiress

"But, soft, what light through yonder weekend breaks? It is the Southeast, and local day trips are the sun." -Billy Bob Shakespeare On the events front, we've got the Annual Missouri Whitewater Championships (Eeeee!), a wildflower walk, weird ice cream, and more reasons than normal to visit Paducah. Day Tripping - Kimmswick, MO. Founded in the 1850s, with a current population of only about 130 people, this MO town was revived and restored by the 7-UP heiress in the 70s. Does your day-tripping...