
Laura Engels Wilder Museum in Mansfield MO
Tourist stop on our way to Branson

3 DeSotos in the museum parking lot
Traveling together

Walking toward the museum

Laura's home until her death in 1957

Entrance to Stone Castle Hotel in Branson, MO

The hotel with fake stone turrets

Tacky fiberglass Knight and Horse welcome us to the hotel

Early arrivals on the day before the start of the meet

Depot for Branson Scenic Railway
Thursday tour

Diesel locomotive

Donna Frank peering around the corner

Garry on the platform

Mickey on the platform

Looking ahead to a tunnel

In the Ozarks

Heavy clouds

A lot of rain

More Ozark scenery

Line up of DeSotos in hotel parking lot

From 4th floor of hotel

Altenhof Haus German restaurant in the hills above Branson - Table Rock Lake in background

View from restaurant parking lot
Thursday evening dinner

Owner/Chef Gertraude next to Garry's DeSoto

Garry and Terry ready for a cart ride at Table Rock Nature Preserve

Here we go - fun tour
on Friday afternoon

Lots of streams, some of which have been diverted and landscaped

Beautiful valley

Pond in a glen

The Ozarks are very green

Layered limestone hills

Covered Bridge

Through the covered bridge

Looking downstream from the covered bridge

More layered limestone

Lots of small streams

No bad views!

Rushing water

Interesting formations

Waterfall

Waterfall

Garry, Mel and Terry

Beautiful view

Table Rock Lake

Back at the hotel parking lot
Friday afternoon

More DeSotos have arrived

Lots of variety

Two finned cars

Show Day - 1929 Model K Roadster
Fred and Renee Mehr

1933 Custom SD Coupe
Gary Ohnstad

1932 S-6 Sedan
Bud Tyler

1952 Custom Sedan
Les and Sue Fairbanks

1949 S-11 Sedambulance
Ron Yori

1948 Custom Sedan
Dwain Has

1948 Custom Sedan
Mike Hickerson

1948 Custom Club Coupe
Jim Yates

1948 Custom Convertible
Lance Beaulieu - Best of Show

1947 Custom Covertible
Bobbi Youngblood

1942 Custom Club Coupe
Dan and Lois Dolan

1934 Airflow Sedan
Kim Forster

1949 Custom Sedan
Tom Hoppe

1956 Fireflite 2-door Sportsman
Bill O'Brien

1956 Adventurer
Bruce Blackwell

1955 Firedome Sedan
Mark Kubancik

1955 Firedome Convertible
Mark Herman

1955 Fireflite Sportsman
Howard Cole

1955 Fireflite Sportsman
Ferd Driver

1956 Firedome 2-door Seville
Larry Howard

1956 Fireflite Sedan
Bob and Deb Smith

1954 Firedome Sportsman
Kent Nichols

1959 Fireflite 2-door Sportsman
Dan Baker

1960 Adventurer Sedan
JimMarsh

1959 Firesweep Sportsman
Glenn Colburn

1959 Firesweep Sedan
Fred Roman

1959 Fireflite Sedan
Hennie and Yvonne Jacobs

1957 Firesweep Sportsman
Donnie and Nancy George

1957 Firedome Sportsman
Tim Michel

1958 Firedome 2-door Sportsman
John and Paula Wantiez

1959 Fireflite 2-door Sportsman
Jerry Kadinger
People's Choice

Signage for '59 Sportsman

1960 Adventurer 2-door Hardtop
Spanky Cox

1941 Business Coupe
Todd Woodworth

1941 Business Coupe engine

1941 S-8 Coupe w/1956 330 Hemi
Terry and Mel Lampe

1957 Firedome Sedan
Garry and Mickey Yazell

Row of Class VII - Modifieds

Table of DeSoto friends at the banquet

Our tablemates who won awards
John/Paula, Sue/Jerry, Mel/Terry