Missouri's 14th Annual Polar Bear Plunge!

It’s happening again here in Missouri. Snow on Saturday morning, a cold, raw rain on Tuesday, and sunshine on Wednesday! They tell me that’s transition weather….I say it’s Missouri weather!

Our weekend guests at Inn at Harbour Ridge loved it, whatever you call it. Their babies were back home with MeeMaw & PopPop so they really enjoyed quiet time in front of the fire in our 19th Hole, a Netflix movie we had ordered for them and popcorn. They still had time to shop til they dropped at the Osage Beach Premium Outlets.

At dusk we sent them down to Bagnell Dam to check for bald eagles. While some of these majestic birds nest here at the Lake, others migrate to the Lake so we have extra visitors from November through February. What a sight to see!

This weekend we’ll all be freezin’ for a reason! Osage Beach, MO is dispatching a call from hibernation for all Polar Bears. The 14th Annual Polar Bear Plunge and 8th Annual Polar Bear 5K Strut will be held on February 28th, 2009. The Plunge begins at 2:30 PM at the Lake of the Ozarks Grand Glaize Beach (Public Beach #2).
Brave (or crazy) men, women, and children from across the state will don costumes and swimwear and take “polar” dips into Lake of the Ozarks. Others will strut their stuff in individual or family 5K fun-walk.

Their Reason for Freezin’is for the athletes of Special Olympics of Missouri! 100% of the funds raised go to year-round sports training and athletic competition for these athletes. 550 plungers are expected at this year’s event.

Come for the Plunge Parade and then cheer on all the plungers!

The following weekend the Liverpool Legends will perform on Friday and Saturday night, March 6th and 7th here at the Lake. Guess who has front row seats? Main Street Music Hall in Osage Beach will host the ultimate Beatles experience each night at 7:30 PM. Call (800) Fun-Lake 386-5253) for tickets. $20 for adults. Check out our special Liverpool Legend packages on our web site.

There’s always something fun going on at Lake of the Ozarks! Check out Lake events on our web site!

Come see us soon!
Happy hearts!
Sue

Welcome to our blog and an innside peek at the Inn at Harbour Ridge Bed and Breakfast.

We built our dream, Harbour Ridge Inn, nine years ago from our own rough sketches with the grand inntention of opening the perfect B & B. During our Research and Development stage we traveled from Northern Illinois ( Sue’s family home) to Southern Florida (Ron’s oldest son’s home where our two oldest grandgirlies live … hey there, Kate and Noodle!) and all parts in between ~ searching for good architectural ideas and good innkeeping. We’re thankful to all the B & B owners we meant along the way and their willingness to share their experience with us. We created our very own architectural style called “country nautical,” a laid back French country theme, casual enough for a B & B at one of the Midwest’s premier resort destinations, the Lake of the Ozarks.

And so with lots of TLC and special touches Ron built my dream. We opened on Valentine’s Day of 2000 ~ so all of February is a celebration time for us! Ron shows off his home building talents in the design and construction of the Inn. The interior details and decorations (yes, for EVERY holiday!) reflect touches of warmth and whimsy. During football and basketball seasons we root our home team, the University of Missouri Tigers, on to victory – either in Columbia or at a vocal watch party here at the B & B. We laugh and tell guests we bleed black and gold…The Tiger flag waves, the chargers and napkins are black and gold. We even serve black and gold breakfasts on game days. This year, with a 23 and 4 record, life is very good!

We offer our guests four differently themed guestrooms and a guest “cottage” in our Big Red Barn. Our favorite guest room is Uncle Bill’s Place, named after my great uncle. Guys get a charge out of Uncle Bill’s billy club, the one he used to chase Al Capone’s gang. Anterls above the twosome tubby hold plaid towels. 96 ties in Windsor knots make up the window valances. Ron’s favorite quip is that “it all ties together!”

And tie together it does. Each guestroom has everything that anyone could want or need, as well as all the little things to help guests feel relaxed and romantic. Ron enjoys storytelling guests while he is s’posed to be serving breakfasts on weekends. I enjoy making our breakfast parties a fun time for guests and helping folks reconnect and re-kindle.

So we invite you to sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the innkeeper insights we’ll be sharing on our blog.

Happy Hearts! Sue