Foliage puts on a brilliant show of colors.
Homes are adorned in decorations of scarecrows and pumpkins. For more than a third of a century, Missouri has taken time every October to honor the men, women, and youth who, through their volunteer efforts, have helped make Missouri a better place to live and work. Just as a community is made up of several city blocks, the state is made up of a series of individual communities. It would not do the state justice to look upon Missouari as a homogenous entity in and of itself. Nor would it be fair to hundreds of Missouri communities, each with a unique identity, history, or culture.