In the early 1800s, mid-Missouri settlers came across a natural rock bridge in what is now Boone County, and used the streams in the area to p…

If You Go

WHAT: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park 50th anniversary celebration

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: The park's Devil's Icebox parking lot

DETAILS: Park founders and their family members will meet visitors at the south end of the parking lot. There will be a scavenger hunt and a presentation on the history surrounding the Devil's Icebox.

Participants also can hike the Sinkhole, Spring Brook and Coyote Bluff trails, listen to presentations in the park office basement on the history of the park and its natural resources and go on tours of Connor’s Cave.

Hickam Cabin will be open with people dressed in period costume. A ceremony will be held in the parking lot at 1 p.m.

Reservations are suggested for the park office presentations and the Coyote Bluff hike. Shuttles will be available if parking at the Devil's Icebox is full.

Free food also will be provided.

Celebrate on social media using #RockBridge50Years.