Celebrate an Old Fashioned Christmas and Open House At

National Park Service Ozark National Scenic Riverways U.S. Department of the Interior P. O. Box 490 Van Buren, MO 63965 573-323-4236

Ozark National Scenic Riverways News Release

For Immediate Release Faye Walmsley December 6, 2010 573-323-4844

Celebrate an Old Fashioned Christmas and Open House at Alley Spring General Store

Eminence, MO – On Saturday, December 11th beginning at 10:00 am, Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting an old fashioned Christmas celebration for the public at the Alley Mill General Store.

Bring the whole family and your friends to view Alley Mill and the store all dressed up in holiday decorations. Feast on cookies, cider and hot chocolate. Try out your creativity by making old-time ornaments that you can take home and hang on your Christmas tree to enjoy. The FREE old-time festivities end at 12:00 noon, so come early to allow plenty of time for cookie munching and ornament crafting.

Alley Mill General Store is located at Alley Spring six miles west of Eminence, Missouri on State Route 106. For more information, phone (573) 858-3207, extension 23 during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/ozar.

Ozark National Scenic Riverways preserves the free-flowing Current and Jacks Fork Rivers, the surrounding natural resources, and the unique cultural heritage of the Ozark people.

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