Post by Sharon Faulkner on Sept 24, 2007 23:08:20 GMT -5
Recreation heads underground in Missouri
9/24/2007
By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press Writer
BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Rather than head outside for a recreational adventure, athletes in Missouri can head underground — to scuba dive, play tennis and, if one man has his way, even try their hand at subterranean ice skating or kayaking.
Missouri is often called the Cave State, with an international reputation for its natural marvels. But it's the state's mining history that has created huge manmade caverns that have been recast as underground recreational areas.
Businessman Tom Kerr has a $50 million plan to convert an eight million square-foot sand mine into an athletic complex housing extreme, recreational and Olympic-level facilities near Crystal City, Mo.
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9/24/2007
By Betsy Taylor, Associated Press Writer
BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Rather than head outside for a recreational adventure, athletes in Missouri can head underground — to scuba dive, play tennis and, if one man has his way, even try their hand at subterranean ice skating or kayaking.
Missouri is often called the Cave State, with an international reputation for its natural marvels. But it's the state's mining history that has created huge manmade caverns that have been recast as underground recreational areas.
Businessman Tom Kerr has a $50 million plan to convert an eight million square-foot sand mine into an athletic complex housing extreme, recreational and Olympic-level facilities near Crystal City, Mo.
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