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Tag Archives: Damming the Osage
Challenges managing “population of roving paddlefish”
Josh Rouse writes a detailed examination of the status of #paddlefish reproduction and management in #Kansas, #Oklahoma, and #Missouri. The #Marais_des_Cygnes River in Kansas is the upper reaches of the #Osage_River of Missouri (see Damming the Osage for the story … Continue reading
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Old Linn Creek 1909 – before Bagnell Dam
“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
“Cemetery Ridge” on the Osage
One of the best parts of working on a book is the research – specifically the road trips to locations we’re writing about. Hard to believe that eight years ago Damming the Osage was still just the “Osage River book” … Continue reading
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Tagged Cemetery Ridge, Clinton, Damming the Osage, Monegaw Springs, osage river, Truman Reservoir, Warsaw
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FLOODING ON THE OSAGE – July 2015
Flooding along the Osage River has made news this week. #LakeoftheOzarks filled to over capacity with flood gates roaring. The swinging bridge in this video spans Greatglaize Creek near Brumley, in Miller County. Designed by Joe Dice in the first … Continue reading
OSCEOLA Book Signing
Many thanks to Larry Lewis of Osceola for arranging our presentation to the St. Clair County Historical Society last week. With Larry’s recommendation and the support of Angie Jones, Director of the St. Clair County Library, we were invited to … Continue reading
WILLMORE LAKE SITES Brochure, Lake of the Ozarks
“Escape the pressure of the city for a life at the Lake!” proclaims this late 1940s or early 1950s real estate brochure. (click to enlarge) Interior copy promises a private domain to armchair shoppers reading and dreaming from their harried … Continue reading
New Review in February issue of Rural Missouri magazine http://www.ruralmissouri.org/digitalrm/index.php
February’s issue of Rural Missouri offers ” A Mid Winter Read: New books from five Missouri writers” – including Damming the Osage. We especially appreciated these comments: “”While others have dipped their pens into the river, no one before has … Continue reading
Governor McClurg Excursion Boat on Lake of the Ozarks
Advertising Brochure, 1940s We devoted a full page (p. 129 to be precise) to the Gov. McClurg in Damming the Osage but we just acquired this ephemeral treasure – a brochure advertising the dining, dancing and photography opportunities available to … Continue reading
THE SHOVEL FISH RAG
Sheet Music , 1908 Most often known as the paddlefish, Polydon Spathula, this cartoonish looking fish also been called Spoonbill cat, Shovelbuild cat, Duck-Bill cat, and Spadefish. It’s an image that evokes mirth. Hernando de Soto was the first European … Continue reading
HA HA TONKA LAKE AND DAM
2 Real Photo postcards by Strathman Photo Both postcards have been sent, postmarked Linn Creek, but the dates are obscure – probably 1930s. The exact origin of the low dam that created Ha Ha Tonka Lake is not clear. It’s … Continue reading