~ SUMMER 2012 ~
LAKE BREAKING NEWSLETTER 
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What's new at the Lake of the Ozarks? Read all about what's coming up for the 2012 summer vacation season in this edition of the quarterly Lake Breaking NewsLETTER. For more information, color images or other assistance, please contact us toll-free at 800-544-8474 or email Marjorie, Jo, Gene or Kyle.
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HOT SUMMER FUN ...
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Hot Summer Nights,  a five-part cruising series spectacular, returns for another season of hot cars, great music, food and family fun on the Bagnell Dam Strip (Business Highway 54) in Lake Ozark. The series - winner of the Missouri Division of Tourism's 2011 Innovator award - takes place on five select Fridays (May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10 and Sept. 14). Admission is free each night. The first Hot Summer Nights event kicks off on May 11 from 4-11 p.m. and features a free concert by Project Hysteria, a mid-Missouri band playing rock and blues hits from the '70s and '80s. The concert starts at 4 p.m. on Luby's Stage (1359 Bagnell Dam Blvd.) and ends at 6 p.m. DJ Leo Case will continue spinning tunes from 6-11 p.m. and Charcoal Chuck is back to draw free charcoal portraits of all kids 10 and younger. Brand new this year will be a monthly drawing for prizes at each event. All tickets purchased during each Hot Summer Nights event will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing on Sept.14 for three vacation packages courtesy of Lake Ozark Vacations (PMG), Southwood Shores Resort Condos and Kapilana Resort. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and can be bought at any of the events. The winner does not have to be present to win. For more information about Hot Summer Nights, call Bob Schwartz at 573-348-4053 or visit the event's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cruisehotsummernights for updates.
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GET THE BLUES AND SOME BBQ...
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 See amateur and professional chefs try to "smoke" the competition and listen to some down-home blues during the first Lake of the Ozarks Blues and BBQ Weekend, June 1-3 on the strip of Bagnell Dam Blvd. in Lake Ozark. This festival is free to the public and features a barbeque cook-off, live music, a vendor village with tons of Missouri products, winery displays, great food (including delicious barbeque and barbeque sauces), local artisans selling the fruits of their labor and more. The world-famous Kansas City BBQ Society sanctions the barbeque cook-off event and will feature competitive chefs cooking various meats to earn points in the national cookoff held in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Barbeque Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and enjoying barbeque and is the world's largest organization of barbeque and grilling enthusiasts with over 14,000 members worldwide. For more information about the event or for more information about how to enter the cook-off, please contact Jon Hartenstein at 573-480-9866 or email JR@LakeBBQ.com. You can also visit the Kansas City BBQ Society on the web at KCBS.us.
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DOGS CAN FLY ...
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 Families can get "up close and personal" as they watch canine athletes take flight in a variety of dock-jumping competitions during the 6th Annual Canine Cannonball, June 8-10 at Dog Days Bar & Grill in Osage Beach (1232 Jeffries Road on land or at the 19-mile marker on the water). This DockDogs sanctioned event presents dogs and their owners competing to find out who will become the "top dog" in three contests: Big Air WAVE (leap for distance), Extreme Vertical (leap for height) and Speed Retrieve (timed retrieval race) events. Canine Cannonball is free fun for spectators who come out to cheer for their favorite breed. The festivities also feature live music, vendors and displays, including high-performance motorcycles from Lake of the Ozarks Harley-Davidson and Seebold Sports Motorcycle Super Center. For more information, call Dog Days Bar & Grill at 573-348-9797.
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WAKE UP IN THE 'BRO'ZARKS ...
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 Get stoked! The world's most prestigious professional wakeboarding event is headed to the Lake of the Ozarks. Liquid Force's BROstock, fueled by Monster Energy, invades the Lake on June 15-16 at Captain Ron's Bar and Grill in Sunrise Beach. BROstock features 25 of the world's elite wakeboarders in a competition for a prize pool worth over $30,000. Harley Clifford, Shane Bonifay, and Bob Soven are among a few of the world-class wakeboarding superstars scheduled to compete at the Lake. For more information about BROstock or for a full list of hotels, motels and resorts offering BROstock discounts, visit Brostock.com. For additional information, email brostock@liquidforce.com or call Captain Ron's at 573-374-5852.
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LOOKING AHEAD...
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The summer is loaded with fun fairs, great festivals and fun events can all be found at the Lake of the Ozarks! For more information about these and other getaway packages or for info about lodging, dining, shopping, events and attractions throughout the Lake area, contact the Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau at 800-FUN-LAKE (386-5253) or visit the CVB's website at FunLake.com. May 19 OMA AND NOMA HERITAGE FESTIVAL Visit the Lake and take a magical journey back in time to the 1920s, '30s and '40s at the Oma and Noma Heritage Festival on May 19 on the Bagnell Dam strip in Lake Ozark. This family-fun celebration commemorates Oma and Noma Degraffenreid, two ladies who were the first to travel across Bagnell Dam. Visit the old-time festival and you'll be treated to a cornucopia of arts and crafts, vintage automobiles, Ozark storytellers, Bagnell Dam tours, a dog show, pageants and live blues, bluegrass and Ozark folk music. You can also enter one of the festival's many zany contests such as peanut-spitting, bubble-gum bubble blowing and pie-eating. Or if you're really industrious, make your own racing outhouse for the famous Great Ozark Outhouse Race! To find out about all things Oma and Noma, please call 573-365-7132 or visit OmaNomaHeritageFestival.com. July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS Several brilliant fireworks displays are scheduled at various places around the Lake of the Ozarks area to celebrate the Fourth of July. To find out about the locations of these displays and for more information about Fourth of July events and activities at the Lake, please call the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau at 800-FUN-LAKE (386-5253) or visit FunLake.com. July 21 AQUAPALOOZA
The Lake's largest family-fun boating celebration returns with live music, boats, prizes and great activities all day long. Enjoy the all-day festivities on the Lake or on land at Dog Days Bar & Grill (1232 Jeffries Road or the 19 mile marker on the water) in Osage Beach. Aquapalooza is sponsored by Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association, Budweiser, Benne Media and Dog Days Bar and Grill. For more information, please visit Aquapalooza.com or call 573-365-5382. # # # For more information about Lake-area festivals and events or for more info about local lodging facilities, please call the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau at 800-FUN-LAKE (386-5253) or visit FunLake.com. For more information, media assistance or high-resolution photos, please call The Beenders-Walker Group toll-free at 800-544-8474 or email Marjorie, Jo, Gene or Kyle. |
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS TRI-COUNTY LODGING ASSOCIATION & CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU Phone: 800-FUN-LAKE (386-5253) Fax: 573-348-4292 P.O. Box 1498 Osage Beach, MO 65065 Website: www.FunLake.com Email: Info@FunLake.com |
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