Touring Tuesday - Ride the Fault Line

Crossing the Mississippi River by Ferry

Here's an interesting ride coming up June 2 through 8. It's called Ride the Fault Line, and travels through four states over six days. For those of you who don't remember your earthquake history, New Madrid, Missouri was the epicenter of a magnitude 7.5 - 8.0 earthquake in 1812. The earthquake was so powerful it caused the formation of Reelfoot Lake in northwestern Tennessee. Several earthquakes above 7.0 had preceded it in the prior two months.

The ride begins and ends in Sikeston, Missouri. Highlights include:

• Shawnee National Forest
• Thebes courthouse - This 170 year old courthouse alledgedly held the slave Dred Scott for a short time
• Hunter-Dawson Home State Historic Site
• Ferry ride across the Mississippi River
• Discovery Park of America - You can see what it was like to experience the New Madrid earthquake in their earthquake simulator