by Sara Halverson | Mar 7, 2022 | Featured, Stories
Missouri State Highway Patrol rescue divers see a lot… especially when they can’t see a thing. by Public Info. Spec. III Cheryl D. Cobb (Q/PIED), republished with permission In 1960, four troopers were trained in scuba diving to serve part time with a Water Rescue...
by Sara Halverson | Feb 21, 2022 | Featured, Stories
With the purchase of Premier 54, Rick Ball and Steve Brink keep growing their marine business portfolio at Lake of the Ozarks. Here’s their secret. by Nathan Bechtold Where would the number-one dealer of Chaparral Boats in the world be located? Of course, the answer...
by Sara Halverson | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, Stories
Homebuyers are finding this stretch of lakefront real estate appealing, for a host of reasons. Photo by Lake Shots Photography by Kate Robbins The real estate market has exploded at Lake of the Ozarks. In 2021, home sales were on-pace to show a 33% increase compared...
by Sara Halverson | Feb 1, 2022 | Featured
The longer I live at the Lake, the more certain I become that this place hosts a disproportionate share of unique and remarkable people. But we would be remiss to define someone as remarkable only by the size of their wallet, or boat. More significant is the indelible...
by Sara Halverson | Jan 24, 2022 | Featured, Stories
Beneath these waters, a history lies… by Janet Dabbs, with additional information by Michael Gillespie (posthumous) Bagnell Dam was—and is—an engineering marvel, one that would supply electricity to Missouri and, in creating Lake of the Ozarks, bring economic...
by Sara Halverson | Jan 13, 2022 | Featured, Stories
The family that founded Cobalt Boats just bought family-owned Summerset Boat Lifts at Lake of the Ozarks. Meet the St. Clairs. by Nathan Bechtold – all photos courtesy the Brooks & St. Clair families Ancient historians report when the Romans went to war,...