by Adrienne Brown | Aug 7, 2024 | Featured, Stories
The rare, amphibious car that cruises the Lake’s shorelines sports a fascinating back-story. by Tegan Shockley Is it a car? Is it a boat? Yes! The Amphicar is the only civilian amphibious automobile to be mass-produced, and one resides right here at Lake of the...
by Adrienne Brown | Aug 1, 2024 | Featured, Stories
Boaters Tommy and Tina Osborne complete a year-long journey through salt and fresh water. by Annika Bringman & Nathan Bechtold In a spur-of-the-moment decision in the fall of 2021, boaters Tommy and Tina Osborne decided to fulfill their decade-long dream of...
by Adrienne Brown | Jul 24, 2024 | Featured, Stories
Lake of the Ozarks has a reputation. Rough water, pool bars, party coves and hot nights: it’s a party lake. Water like glass, kayaking, paddleboarding, wakesurfing, morning Waverunner rides: it’s a watersports lake. Boat races, poker runs and a powerboat scene...
by Adrienne Brown | Jul 17, 2024 | Featured, Stories
From the heyday of excursion boats on Lake of the Ozarks, these four may be the most beloved and nostalgic. by Nathan Bechtold; Tom Sawyer reporting by Vicki Wood; Governor McClurg story from Damming The Osage, Lens & Pen Press. Available at...
by Adrienne Brown | Jul 10, 2024 | Guides, Stories
These strange, jelly-donut-looking blobs are some of the Lake’s most curious critters. And when you spot one, it’s a good sign. by Nathan Bechtold “What is that blob floating in the Lake?” It’s a common question every summer, and it has an easy answer....
by Adrienne Brown | Jun 28, 2024 | Featured, Stories
Cruise into the Lake’s caves you can only access by water… if you dare. by Nathan Bechtold, with photos by Tegan Shockley As water dissolves rock, the voids left behind seem carved into the subterranean landscape by a mysterious and whimsical hand: springs,...
