Experience the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Kennett. Food booths, live music and special viewing stations will be available during this magical celestial event. The adjacent Kennett Memorial Airport will host a fly-in/camp-out with prizes available to pilots who purchase fuel.
The flatlands of Southeast Missouri have long been recognized as prime ground for cotton and rice, and with landowners flooding their fields during the winter, the area has also become a waterfowl hunting paradise.
The Little River Drainage District, featuring more than 1,000 miles of channels cut deep into the earth in the early-20th century, converted the swamps of Southeast Missouri into fertile farmland. It has been said that more dirt was moved for this project than was moved during the construction of the Panama Canal.
“Visiting Grammy” takes on a new meaning in Kennett, hometown of nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow. This one-of-a-kind rock star, with a classical music degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, has performed all over the world, but she has never forgotten her hometown. Fans can even soak up the sun at the Sheryl Crow Aquatic Center that she helped finance and where she performed a grand-opening concert alongside her dad’s band.
Nothing quenches the summertime heat better than a watermelon. While Missouri ranks seventh in watermelon production in the United States, Dunklin County produces more melons than the state’s other 113 counties combined.
Cotton is king in Kennett, and it’s the fabric of life in Missouri’s delta. The rich soil of Dunklin County makes it the state’s top cotton producer—and ranks it 10th nationally in the number of cotton bales harvested.
From its beginnings as an early Native American village amid virgin timber fields and cypress swamps, Kennett today lays claim to the title of agricultural powerhouse.
A massive drainage effort dating back to the late-19th century and continuing on through The Great Depression turned original swamplands into some of the most fertile farm fields in the entire state of Missouri and created the nation's largest drainage district.
While agriculture is the fabric of life in Kennett, the fields lined with cotton, rice, watermelons, peanuts, and other traditional crops are just a small portion of what makes this area unique.
The water here may be magical as the area is famous for another export: our music. Kennett is hometown to Grammy Award-winning artist Sheryl Crow, celebrated country artists David Nail and Trent Tomlinson, and operatic tenor soloist Limmie Pulliam. Their talents grew from a long-standing local musical tradition that remains vibrant today, thriving in Kennett's schools, churches and homes up and down the block.
A massive drainage effort dating back to the late-19th century and continuing on through The Great Depression turned original swamplands into some of the most fertile farm fields in the entire state of Missouri and created the nation's largest drainage district.
While agriculture is the fabric of life in Kennett, the fields lined with cotton, rice, watermelons, peanuts, and other traditional crops are just a small portion of what makes this area unique.
The water here may be magical as the area is famous for another export: our music. Kennett is hometown to Grammy Award-winning artist Sheryl Crow, celebrated country artists David Nail and Trent Tomlinson, and operatic tenor soloist Limmie Pulliam. Their talents grew from a long-standing local musical tradition that remains vibrant today, thriving in Kennett's schools, churches and homes up and down the block.
Kennett Chamber of Commerce
1601 First Street
Kennett, Missouri 63857
(573) 888-5828 • Contact Us
1601 First Street
Kennett, Missouri 63857
(573) 888-5828 • Contact Us
