Discover the history, activities, events, peculiar occurrences, recreation, architecture, natural beauty, strange phenomena, food, music and culture in a rivertown. This web journal is named after the Rocheport Times Newspaper of the 1860's.
2012 Events in Rocheport
Check out the events page at www.RocheportMissouri.com for up coming festivals and events in 2012. Some of the dates are approximations based on previous years’ events. events will be updated as information becomes available.
Rocheport Wine Stroll this Weekend
The annual Rocheport Wine Stroll will be held this coming Saturday, September 24. In the afternoon, Les Bourgeois will celebrate its annual Crush Festival at the A-frame. Thereafter, folks will migrate into Rocheport and sample Missouri wines from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M..
Midway Truck Stop on Travel Channel
Truck Stop Missouri, a new reality show hosted by the Travel Channel, presents the unusual side of occurrences at Midway Truck Stop, 9 miles east of Rocheport. It may safely be asserted that few Rocheportians have witnessed the notably odd antics carried out by participants of the show. Tune in to several colorful, perhaps contrived episodes this Thursday evening beginning at eight o’clock.
Bird and Animal Swap
The Cooper County fairgrounds in Boonville will hold its annual bird and animal swap this coming weekend, August 5-7, 2011. Participants pay a small fee at the gate which allows them to sell or trade farm animals, pigeons, poultry, exotic pets, etc.
Bluegrass Music Packs The Pews
The Rocheport Christian Church will host a Bluegrass Jamboree this coming Saturday, August 6, 2011, at five o’clock in the evening. After the performance, attendees may adjourn to the Annex for refreshments. All are welcome.
Rocheport Grape Growers in National News
NPR (National Public Radio) reports that Missouri is among the top 10 producers of wine in the States, and Rocheport viticulturists are contributing to the education of university students in the wine-making trade.
Perceived Flooding Kills Business
Because of the speculative claims of an impending flood in Rocheport and the perpetuation of said claims by over-zealous media, the businesses in the the tourist village have suffered greatly.
The current business district in Rocheport is not endangered by rising waters, even when a proper flood has been substantiated as in the Great Flood of 1993. Moreover, the main stretch of the Katy Trail in Rocheport is still fully functional up to a flood stage of 30 feet with the help of barriers.
Many of the townsfolk rely on the business of tourists and shoppers. In fact, a lack of steady business can make a dramatic financial impact on the lives of citizens.
Get a room………..at the Katy Trail Bed & Bikefest! Don’t forget to wish the proprietress, Tawnee Dufur, Happy Birthday.
Come see the Meghan Boyer Band at 8:00 PM at the Rocheport General Store TONIGHT, 23 July 2011. Enjoy a cold beer to quell the heat or sip on one of the many local or imported wines. Check it out!
Jordon Thomas will be performing this evening at the Rocheport General Store. The show begins at 8:00 P.M..
