www.callawaychamber.com
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Marlene's Restaurant & Crane's Museum

Open the door to this 4,000 square foot museum and you will know you've entered a one-of-a-kind viewing experience. Unique exhibits line the walls including Indian artifacts, antique toy collections, and a display for the hunting enthusiast. In the rear of the museum, you will find a recreated White Eagle gas station complete with two hand pumps as well as a 4 room display featuring a Victorian theme. Don't leave without seeing twelve2 original Land Grants dating as far back as 1822 with actual presidential signatures. A favorite at the museum is a perfect horse and buggy.

Plan to stay for lunch or dinner. Marlene's Restaurant is located adjacent to the museum and offers a complete menu featuring Ashby's Sterling hand-dipped ice cream. Steak dinners are available on Friday evening by reservation. Marlene's Restaurant is also available for private catering on or off location as well as private parties.

Tour busses always welcome. Tour groups receive special discounts. Located in Williamsburg, off ofI-70, Exit 161. For more information, please call 573-254-3356.

Kingdom of Callaway Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center
(Ronald Reagan's suit)
409 Court Street
Fulton, Missouri 65251
Phone: (573) 642-3055 or 800-257-3554
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
No Charge

On display is the suit worn by Ronald Reagan, and memorabilia from the Warner Brother's movie production Kings Row. This movie featured Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, and Betty Field. Kings Row was based on the novel written by Henry Bellamann, who was born in Fulton. It is believed that the movie Kings Row was a depiction of life in Fulton, Missouri.
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Westminster College
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, Missouri 65251
Phone: (573) 592-5369
Link: http://www.wcmo.edu/cm/
Hours: Open Daily 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tours are available: Admission is $6.00 for adults; $4.00 for youth (12-18); $3.00 for children (6-12) 5 and under are free; Senior Citizens and tour groups of more than 15 people is $5.00.

Originally founded as Fulton College in 1851 and renamed Westminster College in 1853. Westminster is the site of Sir Winston Churchill's 1946 Sinews of Peace (Iron Curtain) speech. Campus landmarks include the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library, the Sir Christopher Wren Church Saint Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury and the Berlin wall "Breakthrough" sculpture.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is the site of the Sir Christopher Wren Church Saint Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The Church previously resided in London, England. Housed below the church is the museum, library and gift shop containing Winston Churchill memorabilia. Also on the grounds, is the Franta Belsky statue of Sir Winston Churchill and the Berlin Wall sculpture "Breakthrough", by Churchill's granddaughter, Edwina Sandys. Following the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, this 32 foot section was donated to the Churchill Memorial by Edwina Sandys. This is also the site of the speech presented in 1992 by the former Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev. Others that have spoken at Westminster have been, Harry S. Truman, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald W. Reagan, George W. Bush, and Margaret Thatcher.
Auto World Museum
200 Peacock Drive
Fulton, Missouri 65251
Phone: (573) 642-2080
Link: www.autoworldmuseum.com
Admission Charge
Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon - Sat, 12:30 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday
Bus Tours Invited.

Opened in mid-1996. Moved to new location in fall 2006. There are 86 rare automobiles from every decade of the 20th Century as well as classic fire trucks. A miniature hand built carnival is on display along with a cut-away of a Chevy engine. There are a number of video stations throughout the museum along with billboard size photo murals, smaller photographs, and historic building facades. Museum gift shop and ADA restrooms. Open daily April 1 - November 30, closed Thanksgiving day.
Helen Stephens Olympic Display
William Woods University
200 West 12th Street
Fulton, Missouri 65251
Phone:(573) 642-2251
No Charge

The Helen Stephens Sports complex named after William Woods Alumna and Fulton native, Helen Stephens. Stephens won several gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games. A display case of her memorabilia is located in the lobby of the Helen Stephens Sports Complex.
Missouri School for the Deaf and Burney L. Fishback Museum
505 East Fifth Street
Fulton, Missouri 65251
Phone: (573)592-4000 Appointment needed
No Charge

The School was established in 1851 and is the oldest school of its kind west of the Mississippi River. The museum contains an extensive history of the school's campus.
Mildred Cox Gallery
Ewing Street
William Woods University
Fulton, Missouri
Phone: 573-592-4245

Professional and student artwork is displayed on a rotating basis year-round at the Mildred Cox Gallery, located in the Gladys Woods Kemper Center for the Arts at William Woods University. Open 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday- Friday and 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday -Sunday when WWU is in session. Call 573-592-4245 for details on current exhibits and/or summer hours of operation.
Equestrian Complex
13th and Ewing streets
William Woods University
Phone: 573-592-4397

William Woods University's Equestrian Complex is the site of several horse shows and clinics that are open to the public. You can also visit several stables, indoor and outdoor arenas and a cross-country course.