Just a drive south of Camdenton takes visitors to Rosewood Farms, a place full of old-world tradition, nostalgia and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.

Home to an assortment of ghosts, ghouls, goblins and other assorted residents and guests who take great pleasure in the art of haunting, the Haunted Hotel is the Lake area's only year-round haunted establishment.

When the crisp air starts to blow across the lake and the leaves on the trees change colors, some of the most senic views are not far from one's back door. Knowing where to go is the trick, and here's a few tips to start out with.

A festival dedicated to sustainability education, the Green Mountain Eco Festival, is occurring now through Sunday at Mountain Creek River Resort on the Niangua River in Eldridge, Mo.

During a time of the year when festivals take the stage, no other festival may travel as far back into time as the Kansas City Renaissance Festival.

The Missouri Mosaics Festival for the Arts may be the only place where a child can pick out an original piece of art for $5.

In what Joyce Rosen, executive director for the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Mo., said is usually a historic part of town usually known for its crafts, the festival, now in its 15th year, will bring the finer arts to St. Charles.

Motorcycle enthusiasts from all over will be rumbling their way to the Lake Sept. 17 through 20 for the 3rd annual Lake of the Ozarks BikeFest.
The festival activities will range from organized rides to free concerts and is sure to bring thousands to our area. Here's what you need to know about this year's event:
 

As temperatures cool and leaves begin to change around the lake area, you know the time has come for fall festivals. That means craft booths, pony rides and tractor pulls.

Here are the upcoming events you can expect at the Lake:

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is holding two camps in Missouri that will either teach new skills or enhance old ones when it comes to camping and outdoor recreation.

Osage Beach, and Lake of the Ozarks extolled by CNN and health experts surveying the healthiest popular beach and lake towns in the country

After 101 years, Missouri Supreme Court Building remains a vibrant part of life in the state capitol; Open house planned Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
 

They call her Ms. Kitty. Not the wrestler or the television western star, but the woman behind the counter making home-cooked meals and serving libations. It is a scenic, curvy drive through the Ozark mountains to St. Elizabeth. Drivers in the small town wave as you motor past. You’re greeted with a smile at the door.

Even as the temperature rises, there’s still plenty to do here at the lake. A visit to Bridal Cave north of Camdenton is a great way to cool-off as the dog days of summer begin.
Local folklore tells the legend of Bridal Cave.

To step back in time and enjoy a summer’s day, travel Swinging Bridges Road. The road connects Route 42 in Miller County, west of Brumley, and State Road A in Camden County that leads to Highway 54 in Linn Creek.

Spanning fifteen hundred miles from Chicago to California, the concrete trail of Route 66 created uncountable business opportunities along its winding route. It opened up travel from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean for the American people.
Missouri towns in this area included Rolla, Waynesville, Lebanon, Phillipsburg, Conway and Marshfield. A short drive to Lebanon makes available a trip back down the old Route 66 historic road.