Kap, thanks for your kind words. Terry and I feel the same about you (and Mrs. Kap). I've said it before; I will show you a house on Christmas Day, but the Saturday and Sunday of the Shootout? My little business is CLOSED!

If some of you are thinking about coming to The Shootout next year. Some logistics I thought might be helpful.

Our lake is comprised of over 1100 miles of shoreline. It is measured by mile markers ( aka MM) starting at Bagnell Dam which is at the zero MM. The main lake is sometimes also called the channel is the Osage Arm. Captain Ron's is at the 35 MM of the main lake. That means its 35 water miles from Bagnell Dam.

There are also 'arms' off the Osage. They have their own mile markers. Some of the arms are the Gravois, the Big Niangua, and the Grand Glaize arms. For example, the mouth of the Gravois arm is at the 6 mile marker of the channel (Osage). If you go to Coconuts Restaurant, that is located approximately 6 miles up the Gravois Arm. The host for Skaterfest is Camden on the Lake (The Toad). That is located at the 7 MM on the channel.

All of the different areas have restaurants, condo's, rentable homes, lodging and gas docks. It gets a little more remote the higher the mile marker.

I will tell you that most days and most especially this past weekend, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to live here, work here and still look out the window and can't get over how beautiful it all is.

I think after Kap and HB's stellar reviews, I may do one from the boating spectator's perspective.....