Friday, August 5, 2011

Branson, Missouri - Day 1

We spent today in Branson. After breakfast at the hotel we headed out the the Sheperd of the Hills fish hatchery. Trout are not native to Missouri, but they’ve been hatching them here since the 1950’s to stock Lake Taneycomo for fishing. This particular hatchery produces about 800,000 Rainbows each year and about 50,000 Browns. One of my favorite things to do when I visit fish hatcheries is feed the fish. So I bought my handfull of stinky pellets and we fed the fish.

After the hatchery we did some shopping in town. Kringle's Chirstmas Shop is billed as the largest Christmas store in Missouri. They have so much stuff, it was overwhelming. Luckily, we were successful in our quest to buy Addisyn her 1st Chrismas ornament.

For lunch, we chose Culvers. The cheeseburgers weren’t great, but the frozen custard was pretty yummy.

This afternoon we spent some time visiting with the family in our hospitality suite before our planned event. We all went to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede for the dinner show. It was a lot of fun and we had a huge meal that we ate with our fingers. It was so much fun. I certainly can see why Branson is such a family destination.

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