Category Archives: Feature

Fine Dining at a Longtime Lake Establishment

The Lodge of Four Seasons is an award-winning luxury resort, and the fulfillment of a dream by Harold Koplar, Chairman of the Board of Koplar Enterprises of St. Louis. HK’s Restaurant & Bar offers the resort’s elegant dining experience. Mr. Koplar (more fondly known as H.K.) had been bringing his family to the Lake for […]

Boating Advancements in the Last 10 Years

The Lake of the Ozarks has seen some significant changes in the last 10 years. New businesses have opened and new trends and lifestyles have started. From bigger and faster boats on the water to new and improved features and water toys, boaters are keeping the lake in the game with some of the most […]

Your Summer Eating Plan

Summer can be the best time for healthy eating, or it can be the worst. Some people eat very healthfully, out of their gardens or with healthful choices offered at Lakefront eateries. Others live on burgers and fries. “Summer brings its own opportunities and pitfalls to good nutrition,” says Lake Regional Registered Dietitian Jordan Fox, […]

All in the Family: Sheryl Crow Comes Home to Missouri

For Sheryl Crow, it’s all about family. The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter credits her wholesome family background in Kennett, Missouri, the small town where she grew up, for shaping everything she has accomplished. Her parents, she says, have been the greatest influence on her life, and “I still make decisions based on what they […]

Toes To Heaven

Dustin and Britton Colquitt glance at their phones to find those words before each game; a message fueled by faith and sent by their mother. The saying serves as a constant reminder of who they’re playing for. It’s not the crowd of thousands of people, but a one-man audience, watching their one-man show. With the […]

Maifest

Yearly, in the merry month of May, German-speaking societies rejoice and celebrate the passing of winter at their Maifest, as they anticipate a marvelous and successful growing season. At these county fair celebrations, attendees consume copious amounts of beer and Maiwein as they devour pig knuckles, wursts, cabbages, sauerkraut, pretzels, meatballs made from pork, veal […]

A Tropical Retreat: Paul & Kim’s Serene Lakeside Getaway

Set against Missouri’s burgeoning spring colors, the exterior of this unique Lake home exudes personality, from its Mediterranean design, stucco walls and classic columns to its Old World clay roof tiles in shades of cinnamon, saffron and caramel. Neighbors affectionately refer to the home in the upscale Villages community as the “little mermaid” or “orange […]

Classic British Beauty

Dr. Wes Stricker is a medical doctor who loves and collects airplanes. A gem in his collection is the world’s only flying example of a Supermarine Seafire XV carrier-based WWII British fighter. The Seafire XV is something of a hot rod among military aircraft. It has the highest horsepower-to-weight ratio of its group and could […]

A Few Facts About the Swiss

Schweizz-Suisse-Svizzera-Switzerland are monikers for the trilingual country in central Europe. Switzerland, a country about two times the size of New Jersey, is bordered by Italy, France, Germany and Lichtenstein. This landlocked mountainous haven is home to two very large lakes, Lake Geneva and Lake Maggiora; a unique climate with crisp snow in the higher mountains […]