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COVID and flooding nearly wiped the town and its festivals off the map Author: Alex Fees (KSDK) Updated: 6:18 PM CDT May 9, 2021
KIMMSWICK, Mo. Mother’s Day is a big deal in the town of Kimmswick, Missouri.
And after a couple years that nearly wiped that Mississippi River town off the map, Kimmswick might be making a comeback. Mayor Phil Stang had to ask for donations last year after flooding and COVID wiped out their annual budget.
The Blue Owl Restaurant is a Kimmswick mainstay.
“This is our apple pie,” said an employee in the kitchen said of the nearly-foot-tall pie. “She only has 18 apples inside of it. This is what Miss Mary is famous for.”
Image zoom | Credit: Courtesy of KC Wine Co.
Julie and Kirk Berggren dreamed of expanding their pumpkin patch. Their daughter, Taylor Roesch, explains that Plan B emerged while Kirk was working abroad: “My mom and I hopped a fence, and she put in a bid and bought this property while he was in China. She made a phone call and said ‘Hey, we bought a vineyard!’” Now the family grows both pumpkins and grapes, as well as blackberries and flowers. Julie and Taylor’s KC Wine Co. tasting room serves wine and cider, plus wine slushies and Vine Coolers (basically boozy frozen pops), a hit product that’s available at Kauffman Stadium during Royals games.