Public invited to St. Joe State Park, mining museum meetings

St. Joe State Park will host a public-comment meeting at 3 p.m. in Shelter 1. The park is located at 2800 Pimville Rd. in Park Hills. Missouri Mines State Historic Site will host an open house-style public meeting inside the site’s Powerhouse Museum beginning at 5 p.m. The former mining facility is located at 0492, 4000 MO-32, Park Hills.

Public asked to provide feedback on mining museum, St. Joe State Park on Saturday; updates on both will also be featured

Two of the Parkland’s most acclaimed attractions will hold public meetings hosted by Missouri State Parks on Saturday.

St. Joe State Park will host a public-comment meeting at 3 p.m. in Shelter 1. The park is located at 2800 Pimville Rd. in Park Hills.

Missouri Mines State Historic Site will host an open house-style public meeting inside the site’s Powerhouse Museum beginning at 5 p.m. The former mining facility is located at 0492, 4000 MO-32, Park Hills.

Representatives from Missouri State Parks will be on hand to provide information about the park and the historic site and to answer questions. The public is invited to share comments about the site and its operations.

Input from the public is important to Missouri State Parks. These public meetings, which are being held for all state parks and historic sites, help create two-way communication with the public.

The meetings give representatives the opportunity to let people know the current statuses and future plans for the parks and sites, and they offer visitors the opportunity to comment on the facilities.

For more information about this event contact the historic site office at 573-431-6226.

For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.