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Remembering the MRF

This is for all you baby boomers out there in the St. Louis Area. The Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville will be "Remembering the MRF" this Saturday.

For those of you who do not know what the MRF stands for, it is the Mississippi River Festival, which ran on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus from 1969 to 1981. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra frequently played there, but MRF was much better known for its rock acts, such as The Who, Bob Dylan and Alice Cooper.

No truly big names will be at the event, but the event should be of interest for those of us who are trying to relive our youths.

Today, people who ride the SIUE mountain bike trails developed by the Gateway Off-Road Cyclists can see the ruins of the MRF site.

Roger 0 comments 2:54 PM