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🌱 Planning a fall drive over Table Rock Dam yet?

And check out Grand Jubilee on the Branson Patch calendar

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Good morning Branson! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Planning a fall drive over Table Rock Dam yet?
  • Why Branson's Celebration City never hit the visitor numbers it needed

Also on today's calendar: Hughes Music Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
  • Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Great Road Trips to Take in The Ozarks (worldatlas.com) — A scenic Highway 165 loop between Hollister and Branson puts you right on top of Table Rock Dam, with sweeping views of Table Rock Lake above and Lake Taneycomo below. The guide highlights the Dewey Short Visitor Center, lakeshore trails, and the Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery, then branches into nine other Ozarks road trips across Missouri and neighboring states.
   

• 14 Abandoned American Theme Parks and Exactly What Closed Each One (discoverwildscience.com) — One of the most locally relevant examples here is Celebration City in Branson, which closed after never drawing enough evening visitors in a market dominated by older tourists and families already committed to Silver Dollar City. The broader piece walks through 14 shuttered U.S. theme parks, arguing most died not from empty gates but from insurance, land, and maintenance costs outpacing revenue.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • If anyone needs any mechanic work that needs done get ahold of matthew with staggs mobile mechanics he has openings this week and has specials going on brakes and oil changes this week too.
    His number is 9184056465 call or message him. He is reasonable reliable and has great references. (Nextdoor Gretna Rd)
  • We need to find this boy a new home.
    He's a cheweenie and loves very easily. I told his previous owner that I would find him a home. Please call if interested. My phone is 417–699-1280. (Nextdoor Branson)
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Branson. Apply here.
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Busser in Branson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Branson here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Springfield

  • Iconic Springfield artwork, previously removed, set to return (ozarksfirst.com)
  • Leigh's Lost and Found: young Shepherd mix found in Springfield neighborhood (ky3.com)
  • Sculpture Walk Springfield, Drew Lewis Foundation install sculptures at the Fairbanks (sgfcitizen.org)

Ok Branson! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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