Category: Cover Stories
100: Big Thunder Motorsports
The sound of Thunder is a powerful noise. It can shake the earth and provoke fear as a warning for storms that are to follow. The blasting roar of powerful engines set in a fiberglass hull did just that at Big Thunder Marine and thus the name. It was a sound that warned competitors and [...]
A Special Tribute to Bob Morgan and Jeff Tillman
The sound of Thunder is a powerful noise. It can shake the earth and provoke fear as a warning for storms that are to follow. The blasting roar of powerful engines set in a fiberglass hull did just that at Big Thunder Marine and thus the name. It was a sound that warned competitors and [...]
The Sky is Just His Beginning, Mike Hopkins
The sky is the limit for most people, but for astronaut Mike Hopkins, it’s just the beginning. Decades of hard work and determination that began here at the Lake will have him soon opening capsule doors into space, with all its excitement, possibilities and the unknown. Knowing since he was 16 that he wanted to [...]
Lake of the Ozarks: It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Lake Anymore!
Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Bagnell Dam Translated for the Lake: “Find out where people are going to vacation and retire, and buy land before they build a second home or retire there.” It’s obvious that the biggest event at the Lake of the Ozarks was the construction of Bagnell Dam 80 years ago, [...]
Jeff Branson – The Reluctant Actor
People find their calling in a variety of ways. A football started this hometown boy on his path from the Lake to the Big Apple, from the high school stage to Broadway and the big screen, from teen heartthrob to, well, everyone’s heartthrob. All with a little help from Mom! Not everyone knows immediately where [...]
July | August Issue Featuring Jeff Branson
From School of the Osage graduate to Emmy Award-winning actor, Jeff Branson Still considers Lake of the Ozarks to be his home. People find their calling in a variety of ways. A football started this hometown boy on his path from the Lake to the Big Apple, from the high school stage to Broadway and [...]
