Johnson Shut-Ins State Park is one of the few Missouri campgrounds that keeps a shower house open all year, which makes it a perfect spot from November through March when most places shut everything down. When the Ameren reservoir breach destroyed the original campground in 2005, the entire area had to be rebuilt. More than $52 million from the settlement went into restoring the park, and the new campground was moved up the road and across the highway to safer ground. The rebuild shows. The site

2K views · 112 reactions | Spring looks good on the Petoskey State Park.  if only this weather would stick around. Get out there and look for Petoskey Stones, hike, walk, and take a breath of fresh air. If the weather is nice of course  #michiganspring #northernmichigan #petoskeystones #beachseason #michiganstateparks #statepark #petoskeystatepark @mistateparks @puremichigan | Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau | Facebook

My grandson Joe and I went out rock hunting, and Joe found a very nice Petoskey stone. He asked me to polish it up for him, so I did. | Michigan Rocks

I wasn't sure how this one was going to turn out because there wasn't much pattern showing on it. The Petoskey Stone is the fossilized coral hexgonaria. It's also Michigan's state stone. | Michigan Rocks