Share(Asst. Ed. note: periodically Missouri state parks put out detailed stories on themselves, especially on lesser known locations or aspects which might make a good road trip. Emery and I met Tom Uhlenbrock, the series author, in September, and we agreed that these might make good blog postings. We’ll leave Tom’s byline on them so [...]

ShareOctober 6th, 2011, Mark Twain Lake – It’s that time of year again when the Indian Creek Campground at Mark Twain Lake is invaded by a full cast of creepy characters! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proud to announce the return of the Annual Halloween Walk. From 6 p.m. until 9 [...]

ShareBy Jo Schaper
I don’t have land at Lake of the Ozarks. Like many other Missourians, though, I’ve been inculcated from school onward with the idea that the land the lake occupies was purchased by Union Electric Company in the late 1920s, and that land and the dam, which closed in 1931, are private property, [...]

ShareThis Saturday, September 24, is National Public Lands Day as well as National Hunting and Fishing Day. Many federal land managing agencies, such as national parks and monuments and US Forest Service forests celebrate with admission free days, and special events.

An area roundup follows:
National parks: Riverways does not charge an entry fee anytime. [...]

ShareSpecial to the Traveler
Text and photos by Luann Holst
It seems like such an easy question, but like life, the answer is a little more complicated. The answer depends on the answer to this question, “HOW are they going to fix T Highway?”
I spoke to Barry Horst, District Design Engineer for MODOT, [...]

ShareCorps concerned with rising number of deaths at its parks
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is concerned about what
appears so far to be a deadly recreation season at many Corps parks
nationwide, and there has been an upswing in the number of drownings in the
Little Rock District as well. [...]

ShareHere’s a link to a Wall Street Journal story on the aftermath of the openinof the New Madrid Floodway.
Jo is going to see what she can find out about the current status of public lands in the area, and post here if she has any success.
If anyone from the area knows, please contact her [...]

ShareThis just in from the Memphis District of the Army Corps of Engineers:
The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open a Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway Information Center at 705-B Highway 61, New Madrid, Mo.,on June 8.
The office will be open Tuesdays through Fridays, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

ShareArmy Corps news release 5:45 p.m. 5-4-11
PIEDMONT, Mo. – Dryer weather and close management of releases from Clearwater Dam have lessened the odds there will be a discharge over the spillway. In fact, engineers say it now appears likely the lake will crest
near the rim of the spillway without going over.
The lake level Wednesday [...]

ShareAnd now, some information from the Corps at Piedmont:
PIEDMONT, Mo. – Heavy rains have filled Clearwater Lake and might require a
small discharge over the spillway within the next few days. There will be n
net change in the total amount of water moving downstream from the dam.
Yesterday, releases were adjusted to 4,000 cubic [...]