STEVE,
THERE ARE NO DUMB QUESTIONS ON THIS BOARD! JUST DUMB PEOPLE WHO ARE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS! DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF STUFF YOUR CHURCH GROUP IS WANTING TO DO WHEN YOU GET TO THE LAKE IS THE THE MAJOR QUESTION.
DO SOME OF YOUR MEMBERS HAVE BOATS? ARE YOU GOING TO FISH? DO YOUR MEMBERS PLAN ON RENTING BOATS TO FISH OUT OF?
WHEN YOU STATE MAJOR HOTEL NEARBY THAT LEAVES OUT ALOT OF LAKES IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS. THAT LEAVES ONLY ONE CHOICE IN MY BOOK WHEN YOU SAY MAJOR HOTEL, THAT WOULD BE THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS!
ON TRUMAN LAKE THERE ARE SEVERAL RESORTS THAT OFFER MOTEL ROOMS OR OVER NIGHT LODGING CLOSE TO THE WATER. IF YOUR WILLING TO DRIVE A LITTLE FROM THE LAKE YOU CAN STAY IN CLINTON, MO THEY HAVE SOME GREAT MOTELS OR WARSAW, MO ALSO HAS SEVERAL MOTELS ROOMS.
BUT IF YOUR WILLING TO RUFF IT A LITTLE THERE ARE PLENTY OF NICE SMALL RESORTS ON POMME DE TERRE THAT OFFER BOAT RENTALS.
WHAT I WOULD DO IS GET ON SOME OF THE LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERICE WEBSITES FOR LAKE OF THE OZARKS, TRUMAN LAKE - CLINTON -WARSAW OR LAKE POMME DE TERRE. AND THEN PRINT OFF SOME INFO AND TAKE IT TO YOUR GROUP AND TALK IT OVER WITH THEM.
HERE IS SOME LINKS THAT MIGHT HELP!
LAKE OF THE OZARKS
Lake Area Chamber of Commerce - Central Missouri's Lake of the Ozark
WARSAW
Warsaw Chamber of Commerce
CLINTON
Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce > Home
LAKE POMME DE TERRE
Pomme de Terre Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
HOPE THIS HELPS!