Fall is in the air and that means the National Harvest Festival is in full swing at Silver Dollar City! My family and I headed down to the City this past weekend to check out the Festival...especially one of the new events, A Salute to the Great American Cowgirl!

If you haven't been to Silver Dollar City during the National Harvest Festival, then let me tell you what your missing. The City celebrates the Harvest in full Fall color complete with scarecrows, pumpkins and fall decor. It's a welcome sight to my eyes. I love walking up the lane and through the Hospitality House onto the City Square to see all the craftsmen and flurry of Harvest activity.

Silver Dollar City received a total of 5 International Awards at The Golden Ticket Awards held September 10th at LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, California, hosted by Amusement Today newspaper. Following an international poll, smiles are even more evident today at Silver Dollar City, named the "Friendliest Park" in the entire theme park industry!

 

Wow, I love that we finished out summer here in the Ozarks with some days that had a distinct Fall feel.  The temperatures here have been unseasonably cool the past few days making the morning air a little crisper and an evening stroll a comfortable affair.  It has been a nice departure from the balmy temps we are used to at the end of a Missouri August.

Our son started back to school yesterday.  I don't know if you're like me, but each new school year brings with it the anticipation of a new season, of new routines being established,  the hope of new great friends for our child, and inevitable new challenges.  

As promised I wanted to share with all the mom's bloggers about our Staycation in Branson this past week/weekend!    We had a fantastic time staying at The Wilderness Campground which offers authentic log cabins hewed by Silver Dollar City craftsmen.