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Port Louisa is the northernmost refuge in the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The refuge provides several opportunities for public use including hunting, fishing, hiking, photography, interpretation, environmental education, and wildlife observation (not all activities are allowed on all divisions).
Mark Twain Lake is a reservoir located in Ralls and Monroe Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was created by the Clarence Cannon Dam (formerly called Joanna Dam ) impounding the Salt River and is located about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Hannibal .
[201] The riverboatman's cry was "mark twain" or, more fully, "by the mark twain", meaning "according to the mark [on the line], [the depth is] two [fathoms]"; that is, "The water is 12 feet (3.7 m) deep and it is safe to pass." Twain said that his famous pen name was not entirely his invention. In Life on the Mississippi, Twain wrote:
In 1883, Mark Twain documented a version of The Legend of White Bear Lake which he ridiculed. [3] In 2016 a musical, The Legend of White Bear Lake, [4] was produced by Youth Music Theatre UK and produced at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, England. Book music and lyrics were by Caroline Wigmore and Jennifer Green.
Camping, picnicking, hiking, fishing, waterfowl hunting, swimming, canoeing, and boating are some activities available. [2] Mountain biking is also available on the trail. [3] Boats must operate at no-wake speeds. [2] [4] The lake has redear sunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass, and channel catfish that are available for fishing. [1]
The park has many hills and gullies that are crossed by more than 70 miles (110 km) of trails for off-road motorcycles, ATVs, and motocross.A 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) corridor of water, created by joining small isolated lakes left from the mining operations, is used for canoeing, fishing, swimming, and scuba diving.
As of 2023/2024, close to 146 million people in the US alone shared their home with a pet, Statista reports. Out of them, the majority (as many as 65 million) lived with a—you guessed it—dog.
Letters from Hawaii is a collection of 25 letters that Mark Twain wrote from Hawaii in 1866 as a special correspondent for the Sacramento Union newspaper. The 25 letters, written during Twain's four-month visit, were not published as a book until 1947.