Category: Cover Stories
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 [...]
Home Field Advantage with Trent Green
Football was not Trent’s first love — it was basketball. “I thought that’s what I would play in college,” he says. His first football game was in the backyard with a Sears catalog helmet, jersey and shoulder pads. He played 7th-grade football, but in 8th grade the starting quarterback broke his collarbone and Trent’s real [...]
Trent Green – Former NFL Quarterback
Trent Green, retired NFL quarterback, epitomizes the roles of husband, father and son. Family is his foundation. Parents Jim and Judi Green moved their family to St. Louis when Trent was in fifth grade. They taught Trent and his siblings a strong work ethic and family values. Their means were modest, but they had what [...]
