Lead Mine, Missouri

You can't find Lead Mine, MO on a map. 

Believe me, we tried.

Instead I found it on the internet, not listed as a town, but a "populated place".

First we had to go to Tunas (population 1,200 but I don't know where everybody was hid), and drive straight through. There was a hand lettered sign directing us on east.

We began to pass horse drawn buggies. Youngsters wearing suspenders and flat straw hats pedaled bicycles down the gravel roads.

Our friend Noelle had heard wonderful things about a market there. Owned by Mennonites, the place reportedly had To-die-for cinnamon rolls. We were warned the rolls sold out quickly so we really did try to get there early.

We stopped at a furniture shop, the tables and chairs hand made to order.

They were all beautiful; some rustic and others strictly plain. If I still had a house...........

We finally found what we think must have been the market.

They were doing a good business considering the remote location.

Of course the store was spotless!

Yes, they look homemade but..........

They claimed the tomatoes were home grown, too. Only if home is waaaaay south of here.

Bulk spices

They sure had a lot of candy and snacks. Somehow that doesn't seem very "Mennonite-like". Prices seemed low on some things and high on others.

There were no cinnamon rolls.

(Insert sigh here)

In the photo above on the extreme right hand edge you can see a young woman. She was the cashier, and a lovely girl. I asked if she'd mind a photo but she demurred.

Always take care of your core clientele.

Notice that the sign is mass produced in a modern method.