College of the Ozarks

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We made a trip to Branson, Missouri. It's known for various entertainment shows, Silver Dollar City is an old staple--a theme park based upon 1880's town.

 

Something that is located just south of Branson is College of the Ozarks.  We've been there a couple of times in assisting students settling in.  This time we visited as tourists.  They have several museums and buildings to tour, all but one is free and it only charges $6 for seniors. It's a three story building of about every item imageable including over 1,200 guns one of which is a gatling gun,  They also have the Beverly Hillbilly's original pickup.

 

There are students making leaded glass fixtures, they work in the dairy, the gardens and green house, a grist mill, and they produce other items that are sold. There is a nice restaurant worth trying out and waiters and servers and are well groomed and polite.  Students do the cooking.  If I understand correctly, the college is based upon a work for education program whereas each student is expected to work on behalf of the college and therefore greatly reduce the cost of college education. 

 

Below are some pictures of the tractor museum.  The JD 110 caught my eye.  Dad had a new one that we three boys learned to mow on.  They also have a two headed calf that was born on the grounds. 

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Wife and I went to that area a couple years ago, lots of fun 😃. Stayed on Table Rock Lake. The area reminded me of Gatlinburg. Wish we knew about this place