Twelve Mile Circle has a fascination with little chunks of land stranded on the “wrong” sides of rivers that occur when waterways change course. Usually this happens when severe flooding digs a new channel through a gradually sloping area of relatively soft soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I noticed just such a spot in St. Joseph, Missouri awhile ago and I\u2019ve finally had an opportunity to explore it a little further. I won\u2019t spend a great deal of time on the significance of the larger concept. I’ve already covered it several times previously with places such as Kaskaskia<\/a>, DeSoto Point<\/a>, and Carter Lake<\/a>. Nonetheless it\u2019s a neat little anomaly that\u2019s probably worth noting because of A feature that exists on that stranded plot of land: an airport!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nRosecrans Memorial Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n