The hearth once again burns brightly at the Wagon Wheel Cafe building in Cuba, MO…

Connie’s Shoppe at the Wagon Wheel opens December 5 On Saturday, December 5th, Connie Echols the new owner of the historic Rt. 66 Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, MO opened Connie’s Shoppe in the former Wagon Wheel Cafe building.  The opening followed months of restoration, where windows and doors were put back to their original [...]

Cuba: No Castro…Now and then…

Missouri is known for having towns named for foreign cities or countries.  Names such as Paris, Mexico, and, yes, Cuba are not unusual on Missouri maps.  In fact, in 1857 Cuba was named after the island of Cuba, which was fighting for its independence and thought to be a beautiful island. Before relations got chilly [...]