by Adrienne Brown | Sep 9, 2026 | Featured, Stories
The remnants of an abandoned shoreline prison camp can still be glimpsed from Lake of the Ozarks by Tegan Pasley Lake of the Ozarks State Park is a summer hotspot, known for its scenic trails and public access to the nation’s most popular recreational lake. But...
by Adrienne Brown | Aug 21, 2026 | Featured, Stories
During a once-in-a-lifetime upgrade, Ameren invited a few of us inside the dam for a rare sight. by Nathan Bechtold Bagnell Dam, which creates Lake of the Ozarks by impounding the Osage River, is creeping up on its 100th birthday. And in 2025 Ameren — the utility...
by Adrienne Brown | Aug 7, 2026 | Featured, Stories
A failed project from the outset, the first-ever dam on the Osage River was built 130 years ago, and it’s still causing problems. Introduction by Nathan Bechtold; article republished with permission from Damming the Osage Not every notion to “build something” is a...
by Adrienne Brown | Jul 13, 2026 | Featured, Stories
Ready for an adventure? Here’s how to see all four dams in the Lake area, from easiest to hardest. by Amiyah Fitzsimmons & Nathan Bechtold The Lake of the Ozarks is bookended by two dams, each contributing uniquely to the area’s development and landscape...
by Adrienne Brown | May 27, 2026 | Featured, Stories
When Freedom One Racing’s high-powered Skater went sky-high at the beginning of the racing season, it propelled the group’s charitable mission beyond what they could have dreamed. by Randy Mason, with additional information by Nathan Bechtold...
by Adrienne Brown | May 19, 2026 | Featured, Stories
Tim Seebold continues the family racing legacy by powering the F1 Powerboat Championship into the future by Deborah Wolfe Mention Lake of the Ozarks boat racing and it’s no exaggeration to claim that thousands of people around the world will know about the legendary...
