Sunset along the Missouri River, Atchison, Kansas, December 11, 2008
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River drive
 Max Yoho at the Kansas bank of the Missouri River, Atchison Clouds are reflected in the waters of the Missouri River Sunset along the Missouri River at Atchison
River's edge, Missouri River Both banks, Missouri River at Atchison Amelia Earhart Bridge over the Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas The Missouri side, Missouri River at Atchison
View from the ridge, Missouri River, Atchison Looking east into Missouri Detail, Amedia Earhart Bridge at Atchison
View of the bridge from the ridge by Amelia Earhart's childhood home Amelia Earhart's childhood home, holiday season, December 2008 Max Yoho views the Missouri River from the ridge above, Atchison, Kansas, December 2008
Brick-paved street in front of Amelia Earhart's girlhood home Sunset, Atchison, Kansas, December 11, 2008 Moonrise, full moon, Atchison, Kansas, December 11, 2008

Max was ten when his family moved to Atchison. He spent his "Huck Finn years" there, living on the SE corner at 2nd and Atchison Streets, one block west of the bank of the Missouri River.
Felicia, These Fish Are DeliciousMax Yoho shares his love for the river in "Paean," a short, heartfelt homage to the Missouri River in his collection of poems, essays and short stories, Felicia, These Fish Are Delicious.
Jim Hoy sings Kansas folks songs, Kansas Humanities program, Atchison Co. Museum, December 11, 2008
An Atchison Treat:

Jim Hoy, Kansas Humanities Program, "Kansas Folk Songs," at the Atchison Museum. Presentation was in conjunction with the traveling "New Harmonies" exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution. —12/22/3008

See other trips to Atchison: 4-2000, 11-1999


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