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"Lead has been big business in the eastern Ozarks since about 1720. Come explore its history � and see the processing plant of the former St. Joe Lead Company � in the heart of the Old Lead Belt at Missouri Mines State Historic Site. The mine�s former powerhouse has been turned into a museum that interprets the area�s lead mining history, displays actual machinery from the mines and houses one of the Midwest's finest mineral collections." Missouri State Parks

What a fun place to explore! While much of the area is cordoned off, you can see mining equipment and photograph the neat old buildings where so many of the folks worked in the "leadbelt" of Missouri.

(c) Holly Ross 2017

Self-taught photographer and Best of Missouri Hands Juried Artist, Holly Ross has explored a wide variety of subjects, but always returns to the more natural elements of our world. Her photos have been described as having an “eclectic mixture of soft, near watercolor effects on florals – almost Japanese in delicacy and Zen-like in simplicity – contrasted with the sharp, clean linear architectural images.” With her photography, she seeks out vantage points that others might pass by. Another client described her work as, “visual poetry… emotions captured in ink and moments caught as if time could be glued to paper.” Holly’s intent is to seek out those more intimate ‘scapes’ and provide just a glimpse into a world,...