Spotted in Pontiac Park

 These classy new visitors were perched just across from Jackie's on Friday (there were five total).

 Maybe all that work we did in the park is paying off!

Second day of spring...

Spring? Really?

Global warming? I don't think so.

It is good for something!

New RV sites planned at Lost Cove Resort

Paul and Carol Sturgeon, owners of Lost Cove Resort, are planning to build individual RV sites that they will lease out on a yearly basis. The RV park will be located at Lost Cove Resort, and the Sturgeons say they hope to have it complete later this year. Call 417-679-2424 for more information.

Raging Bull

The bedsheets were flying last Tuesday.

Looks like Waimea Bay!

Getting ready to explode...

BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photos taken at the Pontiac Bluffs... by Cap'n T. Morgan

Shady Oak Cafe

Shady Oak Cafe as described in the brochure: Wayne & Necie Clark, Pontiac, Missouri, Ph. Osborn 9-2172. Open early 'till late, Breakfast & Lunch, Steak, Chops, Chicken & Shrimp dinners, Lunches to go, fried pies. Complete line of tackle. Your business appreciated.

The Shady Oak Cafe was built by Loren and Reva Taylor - the same folks who built Shady Oak Resort (now known as "The Oaks"). Jimmie Robbins ran it originally. Wayne and Necie Clark ran it later on. I don't really remember much about the operation of the cafe back in those days. However, the side of the building pictured above is the side Rick Taylor and I used for a backstop when we played baseball. It has been a backstop for a couple automobiles as well. The first time was back in the late 70's. My brother and I rounded the 90-degree corner where Guy Johnson's store stood and cruised by the cafe. My brother turned to me and said, "Did you see that car stuck in the side of the building?" I somehow missed it, but sure enough there was a car embedded in the block wall. Believe it or not the headlights were not broken. (Cars were made differently back then.) The second car was only a few years ago. Both times the drivers had taken the curve a little too fast, lost control and slid into the building.

In addition to housing a cafe, the building was also the post office for a while. Then it became a residence for Tom and Mary Cline when they first moved to Pontiac. Tom's dad, Bill, also lived there. It is now the summer home of Kevin and Cheryl Mattingly, who painted the phrase "Life Begins at the Lake" above the front door. Indeed it does.

Cap'n T. Morgan

New Breakwater, New Entrance

Our new breakwater system is finished and in place. It consists of an eight-slip breakwater dock and a rearranged tire breakwater. The entrance to the marina cove is a little different than before - you can see in the photo below that the dock and the larger section of tires is situated on the north end and stretches further south than it used to, so boats will now come and go through an opening on the south end of the cove instead of through the middle. The lights on the tires have been raised for better visibility. The red light is on the right and the green light on the left as you enter (remember: red right return). The access ramp to the new dock is connected to the courtesy ramp next to the launch ramp.

Please remember NO WAKE inside the buoys - that means you should be at idle speed before you enter the breakwater. You are responsible for you boat's wake. The Missouri Water Patrol does monitor the no wake zone and will write tickets to violators.