He worked his way up from the bottom, in a Lebanon bank run by his granddad since 1917 and then his dad in the early 1950s. Think Craig Curry kicked back? Hardly. In the 1970s, you could find him sweeping the bank’s floors, bagging coins or hauling transfers up to Jefferson City when he wasn’t… Read more »
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Kenneth L. Kieser
The story goes that a kind neighborly gentleman would drop off outdoors magazines at his house back when he was in junior high school. At first, it was a nice gesture. Then it became obsession. Kenneth “Kenny” L. Kieser remembers it all so well. He wouldn’t simply thumb through Outdoor Life or Field & Stream… Read more »
Martin Mac Donald
There is an old saying that, if you are living your dream, you’ll never really work a day in your life. That’s true for Martin Mac Donald, who since his college days has championed the outdoors and, even better, found a tremendous platform 24 years ago to showcase his passion. That’s when he accepted an… Read more »
Johnny Morris
John L. Morris is an Ozark native who learned his love of the outdoors at an early age. Hunting and fishing in the Missouri hills left an indelible mark on him. That mark has inspired him to encourage millions of people to gain a greater appreciation of the outdoors and take a hand in protecting… Read more »
Ken White
Decades ago, he was the photographer for President Harry S. Truman in Independence and, in 1964 after a press conference, was invited on stage by John Lennon for the only Beatles concert in Kansas City. However, Ken White’s calling was the outdoors, and he always loved to write about it. “I got interested in both… Read more »
Larry Whiteley
Born on a frosty Christmas morning of 1946 on his grandpa’s and grandma’s farm south of Nixa, he learned to make do with anything: No electricity but kerosene lanterns. No faucets but water captured from a nearby spring. No nearby grocery store but armed with his grandpa’s old .22 rifle and a bamboo fishing pole.… Read more »