by Sara Halverson | Jul 20, 2023 | Featured, Stories
Ski shows, fast boats, and the Shootout is born by Al Griffin & Nathan Bechtold 1970s: The Ski Show Era The 1970s was the heyday of ski shows at Lake of the Ozarks; meanwhile behind the scenes, innovators and entrepreneurs were shaping the future of family...
by Sara Halverson | Jul 18, 2023 | Featured, Stories
The Community Bridge turned a lot of “nowhere” into one of Lake of the Ozarks’ hottest housing frontiers. by Nathan Bechtold Not very many years ago — in the early 1990s — the area of the Lake that is now known as Porto Cima and The Villages at Shawnee Bend was miles...
by Sara Halverson | Jul 18, 2023 | Featured, Stories
by H.H. Meyer – Reprinted with permission of Bonnier LLC. Introduction by Michael Gillespie The following article, “Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks,” appeared in the May, 1934, issue of the long-gone Motor Boating magazine. The author was H.H. Meyer, a writer and...
by Sara Halverson | Jun 26, 2023 | Featured, Stories
We asked Shore readers, “How’s your summer going?” Here’s how they answered. Ashlee Conrad Uber-ing bachelorettes around the Lake safely!Andrew Syfert Belly flop at Granny’s house on the Little Niangua ArmMegan Hickam Boat picnicKelli Linch Cindy Christopher...
by Sara Halverson | Jun 23, 2023 | Featured, Guides, Stories
Islands for visiting, living, and exploring on Lake of the Ozarks by Tim Snow Ask any true adventurer about the value of solitude in nature, and they’ll tell you there’s magic in the woods: a peace that can only be observed when no other humans are around. That same...
by Sara Halverson | Jun 19, 2023 | Featured, Stories
Swim in a cave, and sink your feet in the sand at the Lake’s newest, hottest (& coolest!) hotspot! Opened in 2022, The Cave — located on the 4 MM of the Niangua Arm, next to the Niangua Bridge — immediately became one of Lake of the Ozarks’ most popular waterfront...