Ken Steinhoff, Cape Girardeau Central High School Class of 1965, was a photographer for The Tiger and The Girardot, and was on the staff of The Capaha Arrow and The Sagamore at Southeast Missouri State University. He worked as a photographer / reporter (among other things) at The Jackson Pioneer and The Southeast Missourian.
He transferred to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, his junior year, and served as photo editor of The Ohio University Post. He was also chief photographer of The Athens Messenger.
He was chief photographer of the Gastonia (NC) Gazette for a long 18 months until he could escape to The Palm Beach Post, where he served as a staff photographer, director of photography, editorial operations manager and telecommunications manager. He accepted a buyout in 2008, after 35 years at the paper.
Most of the stories are about growing up in a small Midwestern town on the Mississippi River, but there’s no telling what you might run into.
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These guys may like the dam, but they weren’t too happy with me. Once I got to a certain point, they would walk away from me at the same speed as my approach. When I stopped, they’d stop. When I started walking back to the car, they followed me back.
Gorgeous photos! And a funny vignette about silly geese (water fowl). A nice start to my morning.
Yes, despite the clear blue skies, it was fowl weather.
I have several blogs with Frony photos from the early days of Trail of Tears State Park. This one features an article by John L. Wescoat from 1975 with the history of the park:
http://www.semissourian.com/blogs/flynch/entry/39203
Appears that you may have achieved them imprinting on you in the end. Glorious shots with vivid fall colors!
Makes me almost mss living in the area…Trail of Tears is a special place. Great shots and the usual humor to go with it!
I LOVE YOUR PANORAMIC PICTURE OF LAKE BOUTIN AND THE SMALLER ONE WITH THE GEESE!
THE FALL PICTURES WERE GREAT TOO! I HAVE TAKEN SOME REALLY NEAT PICTURES THIS FALL ALSO WITH MY NIKON DX. I LOVE THAT CAMERA. I JUST TOOK 100 SHOTS WHILE I WAS IN ST. LOUIS THIS WEEKEND. THOSE BUILDINGS UP THERE ARE SO IMPRESSIVE.
CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT NEW ADVENTURES YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR US NEXT WEEK!