Bixby Country Store

This week we are in Iron County, Missouri, in the little community of Bixby. It's at the intersection of Routes 49 and 32 and you'll know you're there when you see the convenience store with the caboose connected to it.

Believe it or not the store has quite a bit of history. It opened in 1906 and has been in continuous operation ever since. The post office, at the far end of the building and hidden by the gas pumps in the photo, is the only one remaining in Iron County connected to a store.

Take a look inside and you'll find an odd collection of antiques, including a slick old wood cooking that I covet in my heart. The propietors make sandwiches to order, and if you're of a mind, you can eat it in the dining area inside the caboose.

I'll grant that Bixby isn't someplace you'd just happen across unless, perhaps, you are headed to Dillard Mill State Historic Site. It's only a few miles from there.

http://www.mostateparks.com/dillardmill.htm

Swing by if you are in the area or just have a hankering for something a little different. Bixby is about 40 miles from I-44 at Cuba or 25 miles from Salem.