Pleasures of Branson, Table Rock Lake
- By Mearl Murphy
Marcy, our 13 1/2-yearold ship’s mascot, was restless. She signaled me that nature was calling by shaking her collar and tags. It was almost first light, after a peaceful and quiet first night on board the Ebb Tide, in our covered slip. It was still quite dark out, but I could see steam rising from the 70-degree water, in the chilly air of the early October morning. There was not a sign of life in the State Park Marina, on Table Rock Lake, just outside of Branson, Mo....

Marina Profile One: Kelly’s Port
- By Terry Rau
After more than 30 years, Randy and Jane Kelly are still some of the biggest fans of the Lake of the Ozarks, something they have passed on to their sons, Kyle and Ryan. The Kellys moved to the lake in mid- Missouri from Kansas City, Mo., in the spring of 1977 and never looked back. Randy, who ran his dad’s well-known saloon, Kelly’s Westport Inn in Kansas City, was looking for a more laid-back life. The couple found it at the Lake of the Ozarks....

Load, Unload a Boat Single-Handed
- By Gary Kramer
An Automatic boat-loading system gives boaters a new meaning for “catch and release.”
It was the kind of day walleye fishermen love. Early March, gray and overcast, with an air temperature of 40 degrees and water temperature at 39.4. A little ice remained on the launch ramp, and some chunks were floating in the river. Patches of snow dotted the shore here and there...

Near the Water: Sardis Lake and Oxford, Miss.
- By Elliot Free
In the middle of the northern fourth of the state of Mississippi, about 50 miles south of Memphis and 55 miles east of Tunica, is Sardis Lake. It’s a relatively unknown and unspoiled 10-mile-long lake...

Marina Profile Two: Sportsman’s Anchor
- By James & Dorothy Richardson
Situated on the south side of the U.S. Highway 68 bridge over Jonathon Creek, the Sportsman’s Anchor Resort and Marina, at Mile Marker 38 on the Tennessee River, is a convenient place to spend a night or a week when in the Kentucky Lake area. It is located three miles north of Aurora, Ky., 10 miles southeast of Benton, and eight miles from the Land Between the Lakes by land—but only three miles by boat...

Multi-faceted Green River Lake
- By Bobbye Kenyon
Green River Lake is located in the heart of Kentucky, spanning part of Adair and Taylor counties, with some flowage stretching into Casey, Ky. This 8,200-acre lake blends majestic hills and panoramic views...

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