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KEETER CENTER AT THE COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS
enjoy old-fashioned ozark hospitality
BRANSON, MISSOURI
I'd take my staff and put them up against any Ritz-Carlton anywhere.
—Tom Healey, manager of the Keeter Center
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You probably already know that Branson, Missouri (pop. 6,050), has more theater seats
than Broadway or Las Vegas. It has dozens of daily shows—from elaborate magic shows to
body-bending acrobats to down-home Ozark bluegrass. More than seven million people vis-
it this little burg in southern Missouri every year. Some of them camp at Table Rock Lake
or Lake Taneycomo. Others stay on the main 7-mile strip near the shows, outlet malls, and
all-you-can-eat buffet restaurants. But since you want a unique Ozark vacation, a true restore-
your-faith-in-humanity kind of trip, forget where everyone else stays and head straight to the
Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks.
Only 4 miles south of the main strip, the huge log lodge has 15 magnificent suites, all
lovingly attended to by students at the college. Whether you want to hike, fish (Lake Taney-
