Tag Archives: Bagnell Dam

LOVERS LEAP, LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Posted on December 5, 2012 by admin

Real photo postcard, probably 1940s Lovers Leap was a cliff near Linn Creek, about which J. W. Vincent, editor of the local paper, penned a fanciful tale of a suicidal India maiden.  Virtually every declivity more than 25 feet high … Continue reading →

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CATFISH AND EELS CAUGHT IN THE OSAGE RIVER

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

Real photo postcard, circa 1910 Handwritten’ labels’ on the card beside each fish identify  three blue catfish and two American eels, the largest of which is 27 pounds. At the end of the card is written: “These are fish from … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the Osage River book

Posted on December 3, 2011 by admin

We are interested in things, the common denominator of which is the Osage River – for 35 + years exploring prairies, small towns, the Ozark-prairie border, doing some snake hunting in the middle part. Leland has fished the lower Osage … Continue reading →

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