Jul 15

Favorite places to camp

Several folks have asked what's the best place to camp. Here's some of our favorite campsites: Pomme de Terre State Park, campsite #228 Hermitage Campground - Lakeside electric site that has shade and is a good distance from other campsites http://mostateparks.com/campsite/pomme-de-terre-state-park-campsite-h228Harry S Truman State Park, campsite #38 Raccoon Ridge Campground - Lake view electric site with good shade and easy access to the lake http://mostateparks.com/campsite/harry-s-truman-... Read more »
Jul 12

Come sail away

By Tom Uhlenbrock Missouri State Parks  STOCKTON, Mo. – Charles West bought his 37-foot sailboat in Florida and had it trucked halfway across the country to its new home on Stockton Lake. West and his wife, Betty, are among the 300 or so regulars with sailboats at Stockton, a mecca for sailors amid the pastures and farm fields of southwest Missouri on the western edge of the Ozarks. “There are other lakes in Missouri with sailboats – Mark Twain, Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock,... Read more »