Shopping the Stockton Lake Area

 Bolivar, MO: just 15 miles away of Stockton Lake to the west. Just 30 miles to the north. A nine-hole and an 18-hole golf course are located west and south of the city. Area Attractions:
War Memorials, Northward Museum / Polk County Historical Society ,Polk County Courthouse, Golf Courses,  Bolivar Statue, Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art 511 North Pike Ave., Dunnegan Memorial Park.

 El Dorado Springs, MO: just 20 miles NW. Browse El Dorado Springs's shops for gifts & good restaurants. Area Attractions: Wayside Inn Museum, Carl's Gun Shop Museum, and City Wide Garage Sale in August.

 Mount Vernon, MO: just 25 miles south of Stockton Lake. Mt. Vernon, named in honor of George Washington's residence on the Potomac, is one of the oldest towns in southwest Missouri. Scores of Civil War skirmishes and battles occurred in Mt. Vernon with over 100,000 troops present in the area. Mt. Vernon is "The Home of Apple Butter Makin' Days" the second Friday and Saturday in October.
Area Attractions: Frisco Caboose and Visitor Center, Jones Memorial Chapel and Museum, Adamson Log Cabin, Lawrence County Courthouse, Chesapeake Fish Hatchery, Grave of the Old Shepherd, Rebel's Bluff, "Brick" Presbyterian Church, The 2nd "Old Jail", The 3rd "Old Jail",  Big Spring, Talbot Wildlife Area, Mt. Vernon Golf Course,
the gateway of the Ozark Mountain Parkway, scenic Route 265, leading to the Branson tourist area; Roaring River State Park and Trout Farm; Elk River canoeing; Passion Play and Fantastic Caverns.

 Greenfield, MO: just four miles South of Stockton lake. Browse Greenfield's shops for gifts, good restaurants. Greenfield is the county seat of Dade County, housing those official county offices. Area Attractions: Stockton State Park & Mutton Creek Marina.

Stockton, MO: just four miles from Stockton Lake. Area Attractions: the Black Walnut Festival in September .

Civil War site: Information for central region on: http://www.mocivilwar.org
Area map:

Colleges: Culver Stockton College, Canton, MO. 63435.has art Mabee Art Gallery. 

Outlet Mall: Osage Beach Premium Outlets
Osage Beach, MO
Phone: 573-348-2065

Missouri Wine:
Missouri is gaining in number of wineries.
www.missouriwine.org
www.misouriwine.org/main_wineries.html.
www.hermannhill.com
But, most wine drinkers over look the cost per oak barrel used in fermentation. Several very large cooperage manufactures are located on the West Coast. Missouri has its cooper in Higbee, MO.  A & K Cooperage has been producing barrels from Missouri Oak since 1967. To learn more about oak barrel making log on: www.akcooperage.com .

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