Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

The newest online dating site can be found originating in the Ozarks; with Ozark interests and influences in mind. These interests can range from hunting/fishing, livestock raising, farming, outdoor activites and more. The site is free for those to join and use with other membership options. 

The site’s originality was developed by Sarah Madderra from Mtn Grove, MO, and with the construction/maintenance of the site developed/operated by Singles…[more]

Most of us are born to our allegiances. Especially for the home team. Our fathers taking us to our first baseball game, the perfectly manicured green grass and white on white of the baselines so precisely laid out before us as giants warmed up under the brilliant summer sun. From then to eternity…[more]

Central Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks is set to kick off the 2007 tourism season.  “After a challenging winter throughout the Midwest, all the businesses at the Lake of the Ozarks are eagerly anticipating warmer weather and looking forward to a robust tourism season,” says Jim Divincen, executive director of the Tri-County Lodging Association.  “We are ready to greet boaters, fishermen, water sports enthusiasts, families and other visitors to our…[more]

The Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., will open for the season by hosting the 3rd annual Cherry Blossom Kite Festival from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday, March 31.

Springfield Sister Cities Association and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board are…[more]

Polk County Bike Club Invites Public to Assist in Clearing Storm Debris on Frisco Highline Trail
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 17
The Polk County Bike Club is leading a volunteer workday for Ozark Greenways to clear storm tree debris from the north half of the Frisco Highline Trail this Saturday, March 14, starting at 10 a.m. The public is invited to help. If…[more]

Approximately 95 percent of all Springfield-Greene County park system facilities have now been reopened, following the Jan. 12 ice storm. The following facilities are the only parks or trails not currently available to the public due to unsafe conditions associated with ongoing ice storm debris removal:

George Washington Carver Park
Fellows Lake Trail
Sac River Mountain Bike Trail
Wilson’s Creek Volunteer Nature…[more]

Batesville – Films, most people agree, impact audiences in some way – a favorite line, a memorable character or a desirable location. There are also those whose lives were influenced by films in a much stronger way, creating a drive to dedicate their careers to the cinema.

Over the past six…[more]

Each year the International Mountain Biking Association, IMBA, selects a handful of great trails around the world that receive special “Epic’ status. These are ‘must ride’ routes for mountain bikers around the world to try out. Arkansas serves as home-base to two such routes-the Womble Trail in Hot Springs and Syllamo Trails in Mountain View.
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ATTENTION, OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS!  Bass Pro Shops, Springfield, MO. is looking for old artifacts &
memorabilia from your outdoor archives.

They are searching for the following:

Fishing
Photos (1940 or Older)
State Record Catch Photos
Old Skin Fish Mounts
Old Fishing Poles & Lures
Fishing Collections (lures, reels, etc.)

Hunting
Photos…[more]

After being closed for seven weeks following the January ice storm, Dickerson Park Zoo’s gates reopened to the public at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 3. Crews have been on the park grounds for weeks cleaning up debris and trimming or removing damaged trees.

Dickerson Park Zoo will follow regularly scheduled winter operations during March with gates open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the café open…[more]