Dan Burkhardt, founder of the Katy Land Trust and co-founder of Magnificent Missouri, signs copies of "Missouri River Country" at the Garden Gate Shop. Copies of the book will be available for purchase (retail price: $39.95).
This colorful coffee-table book features current and historic photos in its 192 pages as well as original artwork by artist Bryan Haynes depicting events in Missouri River Country. The book includes more than 230 photos and illustrations and reflections from than 60 contributors, including Gov. Nixon, Sens. McCaskill and Blunt, author William Least Heat-Moon, Missouri Botanical Garden President Peter Wyse Jackson, conservationist Dr. Peter Raven, civic leader Dr. William Danforth, environmentalist Adolphus Busch IV, chef Gerard Craft, preservationist Jim Dierberg and many more.