Ozark National Scenic Riverways Planning Sequestration Reductions in Park Operations
Van Buren, MO – The public should be prepared for reduced hours and services provided by Ozark National Scenic Riverways employees due to the sequestration. “We want to inform the public of these potential impacts as they make their vacation plans,” states Superintendent Bill Black.
With [...]

By Jo Schaper
Midway through last year, I was talking with Eleanor Maggard of Akers Ferry Canoe Rental, when Eleanor requested that Traveler warn our readers about the dangers of a double-dare fad being engaged in by Current River floaters, almost all tipsy young men. The dare involved eating live or at least newly [...]

Van Buren, MO – Until the permanent arrival of Superintendent William N. Black, Clara Wooden, Associate Regional Director of Equal Employment Opportunity and Recruitment in the Midwest Regional Office in Omaha will serve as the interim superintendent of Ozark National Scenic Riverways for 30 days beginning Monday, June 18th
“I’m eager to experience Ozark National [...]

It seems everyone has to comment before the National Park Service’s draft General Management Plan for Ozark National Scenic Riverways is issued, so naturally the Missouri House of Representatives has seen fit to get into the act.
This is a bit lengthy, but it is the best summary of the legislation which went into the [...]

Ozark National Scenic Riverways made significant progress over the weekend in the safety and condition assessments and repairs of facilities damaged by flooding. Much credit goes to the park’s maintenance staff who had been working beyond normal hours to accomplish flood related repairs. The patience of the public and the cooperation from [...]

I’ve followed the current issue with road closures in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, and would like to put in my thoughts on the matter.
Although I live a couple hours away from the Current and Jacks Fork, I’ve spent quite a bit of time on these wonderful rivers over the years and have seen the [...]

A group of people from Eminence was kind enough to take me gigging on the Jacks Fork River in mid-October.
It had been a rainy week and the river was a little murky, so rather than take a chance of anyone starving, Tom Counts of Eminence prepared a feast of deep-fried venison and white bass [...]