Seconds before my younger brother, Trevor, steadied his stance and launched his golf ball through a curtain of water and into a powder blue Missouri Ozarks sky, I did something that, during most golf ...

Big Cedar Lodge offers interactive experiences designed for both kids and adults. Options include activities like “Jingle and Mingle with Santa,” a gingerbread build-off, adult-only gingerbread ...

Timmer’s Resort, a longtime lakeside destination on Big Cedar Lake in West Bend, has been sold for $5 million. The 6.5-acre property at 5151 Timmer Bay Road includes seven cottages, a supper ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Prestige - December 2025, a biannual special section distributed in The ...

RIDGEDALE, Mo. — USA Today’s 10 Best list awards the Ozarks with the best holiday hotel. According to USA Today, Big Cedar Lodge was ranked the number one hotel for the holidays in the nation. The ...

The lodge is on the private Sabi Sands Game Reserve. Between game drives, guests can relax at the on-site spa with treatments, a steam room, a sauna, and an ice bath. Game drives are staffed with a ...

Big Cedar Lodge was ranked a top-five resort in the Midwest by Travel + Leisure this year, and #2 by Condé Nast Traveler. The resort’s golf reputation has been recognized as well, with GOLF Magazine ...

Each holiday season, Big Cedar Lodge transforms into one of the most festive getaways in the Ozarks with holiday lights, family-friendly activities, and themed events that make it feel like its own ...

Big Cedar Lodge, a resort in Ridgedale, has recently begun offering Nature at Night tours. Nature at Night is a 2.5-mile trail in the Top of the Rock nature preserve. It is decorated with dazzling ...