by vryxpivs-ca | Jan 8, 2019 | Featured, Stories
by Brent FrazeeFor almost 40 years, I’ve celebrated the arrival of spring at Lake of the Ozarks.When the redbuds and dogwoods bloom, I want to be in a boat on the big lake, casting for bass and crappies.It’s a time when the giant reservoir shows its mild side, long...
by vryxpivs-ca | Jan 8, 2019 | Featured, Stories
Before the dam was built, what would one day be Lake of the Ozarks was a largely undeveloped area, with tiny communities scratching out a living in the rocky Ozark soil. Through the years, people arrived to play at a Lake built first for power, but whose potential...
by vryxpivs-ca | Jan 8, 2019 | Featured, Stories
“A change in the winds,” Captain Ron Duggan muttered under his breath. He adjusted his course bearings and steadied his grip on the helm; he knew what this strange shift foretold.Years ago Captain Ron had piloted the fastest ship on the seven seas: The Gypsy Rose. But...
by Nathan Bechtold | Jan 8, 2019 | Featured, Guides
Dining at the water’s edge is a Lake of the Ozarks official pastime. Waterfront restaurants abound, and on summer nights, they’re all hopping. But what about breakfast on the water? A morning cruise across the glassy Lake still undisturbed by summertime boaters,...
