Monthly Archives: May 2016

Hotel Ha Ha Tonka

Posted on May 31, 2016 by admin

Real photo postcard. Written in red ink, “Hotel Ha Ha tonk a MO”. Published by Jas. Bruin Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. There’s a long and largely unsuccessful history of trying to develop Ha Ha Tonka as a tourist attraction. We’re … Continue reading →

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Poetic Meditations on the Osage River – Guest Post by Rod Cameron

Posted on May 23, 2016 by admin

Recently Rod Cameron, of Raytown, messaged us on Facebook after reading Damming the Osage. Rod lived along the Osage River in the 1970s. He shared with us a poem he had written as he watched Truman Dam being built. It … Continue reading →

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Old Linn Creek 1909 – before Bagnell Dam

Posted on May 19, 2016 by admin

“Linn Creek, Mo. Looking N. W. 1909” written in red ink. Real photo postcard, published by G. A. Moulder, Linn Creek, Mo. Unsent. Linn Creek, seat of Camden County, here seen nestled in its valley near the Osage, seems to … Continue reading →

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Trout Glen at Ha Ha Tonka

Posted on May 13, 2016 by admin

Entitled “Trout Glen” and written in red ink “Ha ha ton ka,”  this real photo postcard was published by Jas. Bruin, Linn Creek, MO. Unsent. Before Bagnell Dam, this spring outlet fed into the Niangua River. Springs throughout the Ozarks … Continue reading →

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