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Lake of the Ozarks Wedding, Bridal Stroll

November 2, 2010 – 10:13 pm

It’s that exciting time of year again when the Lake of the Ozarks Wedding, Bridal Stroll takes place and our Osage Beach bed and breakfast is pleased to participate.

For those brides that stay with us, you will be chauffeured to all of the fabulous venues around the lake on The Celebration (our lake cruise ship) courtesy of your Missouri wedding location, the Inn at Harbour Ridge.


Join Us for the Next Bridal Stroll
November 7, 2010
Registration 10:00 -11:00am at The Celebration

Register to win $1000′s of dollars in prizes and service discounts! The stroll will end with a cruise on The Celebration at 3:30pm.

While staying with us you can see first hand our many Missouri wedding packages, whether it be a small intimate wedding at fireside, small gazebo wedding or an elopement ceremony. For more information about the Bridal Stroll or our specially designed wedding venues please call us at 877-744-6020.

Sue and Ron Westenhaver
Owners/Innkeepers
Inn at Harbour Ridge
your Osage Beach Bed and Breakfast Inn

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Lake of the Ozarks Fall Foliage, Missouri Wineries

October 26, 2010 – 10:43 pm


While enjoying the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks fall foliage at our Lake of the Ozarks bed and breakfast you will want to take advantage of one of our wonderful surrounding Missouri wineries as well.

This is the time of year we encourage you to take a relaxing drive to witness all the fall colors surrounding our Osage Beach bed and breakfast. We can map out interesting routes for you to take whether it be for 1,2 or 3 hours. One very popular drive is through Ha Ha Tonka State Park which is only 10 miles from our Missouri bed and breakfast. It was named one of the best state parks in Missouri by readers of AAA Midwest Traveler. Beautiful hiking trails, breathtaking views, caverns, tunnels and more. A sight to behold.

On your way back from your scenic drive you must stop at Seven Springs Winery. Only seven minutes from Inn At Harbour Ridge,you will find this vineyard overlooking 160 acres of the Missouri foothills. Relax on their covered porch and patio area while tasting some wines and ordering off their light menu. The views are magnificent.

After a day trip like this you will be ready to come back to our Lake of the Ozarks bed and breakfast and relax in front of the fireplace, soak in the private star lit hot tub or sit on the dock and take in all the views.

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Spring Activities at Lake of the Ozarks MO

April 10, 2010 – 11:48 pm

WOW! Is the Lake of the Ozarks ever busy?!?! Folks are coming down to catch a glimpse of the dogwoods peaking out and the red buds are absolutely gorgeous! Warm temperatures will stay with us through out the week. :)



Hungry? The Lake of the Ozarks’ Best restaurants will compete for bragging rights at tomorrow’s second annual Taste of the Lake. Come taste -appetizers, entries, desserts and vote for your favorites! Jump in your car and head for the Lake’s Inn at Grand Glaize, where the competition will be heating up from 11AM until 3PM. $10 per adult. YES! We have a guestroom waiting for you. The Inn at Harbour Ridge’s tasting competition will be Monday morning when we turn up the heat INN the kitchen and serve you a fabulous French Toast with a praline sauce, poached pear in red wine, and some of our own Lake water breakfast juice! Come enjoy all the tastes the Lake has to offer!



Next weekend is the 60th Annual Dogwood Festival in nearby Camdenton. The parade on Saturday will have at least 100 units; there’s a carnival, dinner theatres, crafts, pageants….great fun! AND you guessed it — our beautiful dogwoods will be in full bloom. Check out the Festival’s schedule of events at Camdenton Chamber Dogwood Festival. Hurry and make your reservation at the Inn now, too!



The Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association is gearing up for their annual April In-Water Boat Show. This year’s boat show will be held at Dog Days Bar & Brill at the 19MM, Friday through Sunday, April 16th through the 19th. Come see everything from personal watercraft to cruisers, run-abouts, ski boats and luxury yachts. In addition to new watercraft, this year’s show will also include brokered watercraft from many of the lake area marine dealers. It’s going to be a great show with expanded hours – until 9PM on both Friday and Saturday nights. 10AM till 4PM on Sunday. Admission is only $5.00 per adult. For more information visit In Water Boat Show



And if that isn’t enuf, the Street Meet is April 30th through May 2nd. The Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals is a unique show for all makes, models and years of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. 854 vehicles registered last year and organizers expect to break that record in 2010. The Bagnell Dam Strip at Lake of the Ozarks, MO will be closed to normal traffic during show hours. This creates an absolutely amazing street party atmosphere – kind of like being on the set of “American Graffiti!” Check it out at Magic Dragon Street Meet Don’t forget to make your reservation at the Inn at Harbour Ridge Bed and Breakfast.Gosh, we’re giving away FREE ROOMS that weekend – for your Street Meet entry, that is!



See ya at the Lake, a great place to be any time of the year! Come rest & relax; then leave with happy hearts!

The Inn at Harbour Ridge

Your Osage Beach Luxury Bed and Breakfast

at the Lake of the Ozarks MO

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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!

March 8, 2010 – 1:34 am

Greetings from the South! Ron and I are in Austin, Texas for the Professional Association of International Innkeepers Conference. After arriving without a single hitch, we spent many, many minutes looking for Rudy’s BBQ….the many wrong turns and turnabouts in this amazing city of one way streets were definitely worth the frustration….Our greeter announced us as ‘rookies,’ which triggered bells clanging and much shouting. The best part . . . was the sampling of all the meats AND creamed corn to die for!!!! We felt right at home since they also had St. Louis pork ribs on the menu…sliced smoked turkey, brisket and loin sold by the half pound,too. Here’s about 6 slices of white bread ~ you build your own sandwich. Our ‘fine china’ was butcher paper! Help yourselves to iced down bottled beer/soda from an old fashioned trough used as a beer box. Pickles, onions and BBQ sauce —-ummmm good. What a funn place! Wish the Lake of the Ozarks had a Rudy’s Country Store! We hope to share Rudy’s with the other Missouri innkeepers as they arrive in Austin and we all hook up!Four days of intense workshops with four days of fun with innkeepers coming from near and far. We’re proud to be Missouri innkeepers and members of PAII!

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White Chicken Chili with Lime & Tequila

February 1, 2010 – 10:14 pm

It’s a Winner ~ White Chicken Chili
Ingredient List:
1 bottle of Tequila and Lime Marinade
1 pound chicken breasts
1 cup chopped onion
1 can (or more) chicken broth
2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
2 tsp Cumin seed (not ground Cumin)
1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
3 -15 oz cans white beans (great northern), drained and rinsed
1 or 2 chopped red, green or yellow bell peppers, or combination
jalapeno chili peppers, fresh, jarred or canned, ‘to taste’
Fresh cilantro, chopped
Lime
Tequila
Chopped green onions for garnish
Preparation:
Marinate the chicken four hours to overnnight in marinade. Drain and discard marinade. Braise chicken breasts and onion on top of stove in skillet – use a little olive oil and lime juice. Cut chicken up. Place chicken in a big pot and add onions, broth, garlic, cumin, and oregano. Add drained and rinsed beans. Add bell peppers and Jalapeno peppers. Chop up fresh cilantro and add last 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
I used extra cumin powder and oregano.

Since we were serving our Monday Bridge ladies lunch, we needed a unique, i.e. wild and crazy presentation, so we ladled the chili/soup into our bright red Inn at Harbour Ridge mugs, added a slice of jalepeno and more chopped fresh cilantro on top. Now comes the fun! Next we poured just a little Tequila into shot glasses and hung a lime wedge on the side….telling the ladies their Tequila ‘shot’ was for their soup!

Here at the Inn we “present” our breakfast and luncheon entrees so they understood that the chicken breasts had been marinated in Tequila and Lime. They loved their little shots! Course, they love anything with a little alcohol in it! I’m fairly certain guys would get a kick out of this fun way to serve chili, too! Anyone for a few bars of ‘Tequila makes my clothes fall off?’

No, not here! Not at bridge!!! Of course, one or two of the braver ladies did take proper direction on how to ‘lick it, slam it, bite it!” This was not a boring Goren afternoon bridge session, was it, ML?
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