On Sunday at 9am, we'll be at Monte Ne put-in to paddle BalladHunter along the ruins. More importantly, I will have local historian Allyn Lord (Director of the The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History) in the bow answering questions about Coin Harvey, the history of the old resort, and recent efforts to preserve it. Come down and paddle around with us. The weather is supposed to be fine.
Incidentally, Allyn is a partner with me on White River Memoirs, an oral history project described at http://www.whiterivermemoirs.blogspot.com.
Update: The "ruins float" was most satisfying and informative. It was freezing and socked in when we left the shore but by the time I got the camera running, the sky cleared and the sun struck the old Monte Ne Tower like a cymbal. Allyn proved once again to be the 'professor of Coin Harvey,' and a great on-camera presence even with a nasty spider bite on her forehead...which we adroitly covered with a ski cap. I will get some video clips up asap.
