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