Melody Anderson's (postcardsfromthelake) Blog

Amateur photographer, Rick Hebenstreit makes photography fun.   Rick Heberstreit's self-portrait During an internet search the other day I came upon a series of photos by Kansas City area photography hobbiest, Rick Heberstreit.  Following a link which lead me to his online photo gallery, I was ca...

A drive down a lake road in Camdenton, Missouri  Fall is a favorite season of mine, and drives down quiet lake roads like this one easily show one of the reasons why.  Although the colors this fall weren't as particularly vibrant as usual, there's still such a a beauty to them - particularly in t...

District enrollment of k-12 students continues to increase.     4,335 were enrolled in the Camdenton Public Schools at the beginnning of the fall term this year, and breaks down by building as follows: - Camdenton High School  (grades 9-12)  1274 - Horizons (Alternative School)  (grades 10-12)  1...

Google maps help realtors showcase their seller's listings, as well as facilitate the house-hunting process for buyers. With more than 1150 miles of shoreline, the Lake of the Ozarks extends thru 3 counties and several small communities.  Understandably then for those new or unfamiliar with the L...

Saturday morning fixture at Camdenton Square in Central Missouri closes for the season. Part of a favorite Saturday morning ritual of mine (from April - October) is to stop by the Farmer's Market at the Square in Camdenton to look for in-season fruits, vegetables, herbs and plants.   And even tho...

Realtors, builders, tradesmen and general public from Lake of the Ozarks to gather at Captain Ron's Bar & Grill to raise funds.  The inagural "Builders Bash" - a community effort to raise enough money, building material and in-kind services to build the ninth Habitat for Humanity home - will be h...

Thru October of 2008, the median sales price of a single family residence at the Lake of the Ozarks has declined,  while the median price of a condo unit at the Lake increased.  Looking closely at the sales numbers, however, the apparent median price increase is easily explained:  a substantially...