Going to Branson - Part 2

A visit to Silver Dollar City is always a must-do for us when we go to Branson.  Silver Dollar City is a theme park dedicated to preserving the 1880's Ozark culture.  To keep this post from being too long, I'll point you here for more info on SDC.  I just love the atmosphere in Silver Dollar City, since I grew up on a farm with a few rustic looking old barns and buildings and playing in the woods and hollows, that separated the fields and pastures, much like some of the setting of SDC.  The sights and smells, the music...wonderful!

 Near the entrance to Silver Dollar City.

We went the first day of the National Harvest Festival.

There are craftsmen all around the park

demonstrating their crafts.

The park was beautifully decorated for fall.  Have you

ever seen a cornucopia this big?

This old home was actually lived in by a woman from Nebraska

whose family donated it to the park.  In one word...primitive. 

No utilities of any kind.  There are two rooms with 2 little

wood-burning stoves and the cook stove.  And we think

we have it rough sometimes??

The old one-room school.  

The Homestead Pickers that we always stop to listen to.

They're very good singers with a great sense of humor.

It was fun eating our food at a table beside this man-made waterfall.

  There are shows, shops, rides for kids of all ages, restaurants and food stands galore.  We stopped to sit at a bench after walking up "Heart Attack Hill" and after looking at our park map discovered 

things we had missed.  There is so much to see, we'd forgotten

a couple of "roads" to take.  But being...ahem...older, our

tired legs decided for us that we'd seen enough this trip.

All too soon it was time to say goodbye to Branson.  I love

the beauty of the hills and the sweet spirit that seems to

be over the area in spite of the crowds and traffic that can be

a bother during the busiest days.  

We had perfect weather until a little shower came up as we were

heading down the highway to our home close to 200 miles away.

I hope you enjoyed a little glimpse of Branson. 

And in this post, Silver Dollar City.  If you ever

have the opportunity to go to Branson, I think you'll enjoy it.  

There is something there for everyone.  

Until next time...