The Keeter Center, Ralph Foster Museum to offer Area Appreciation, Jan. 22 – Feb. 13

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — The Keeter Center at College of the Ozarks and the Ralph Foster Museum will offer Area Appreciation Jan. 22 – Feb. 13 as a thank-you to the residents of the Tri-Lakes area community — Barry, Stone, Boone, and Taney counties (ID required).

The Keeter Center: Visit during this time to save 25 percent on fine dining at Dobyns Dining Room, sweets and specialty coffees from the bakery, and homemade ice cream from Nettie Marie’s College Creamery.

Ralph Foster Museum: Come visit the Ralph Foster Museum and enjoy free admission to the museum.

The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — has consistently been ranked a Top Small Hotel in the U.S. by TripAdvisor. It features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus.

Reservations are recommended and can be made online at www.keetercenter.edu or by calling (417) 690-2146.

Ralph Foster Museum – The Ozark’s premier museum, showcasing an extensive collection of firearms, Native American artifacts, antique dolls, historic furnishings, Ozark primitives, fine art, and the iconic Beverly Hillbillies truck. The museum’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday. It is closed Sundays and Mondays and will open for the season Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Tickets are available upon arrival. Visit www.rfostermuseum.com or call (417) 690-3407 for more information.

For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.

About College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and fiscal responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including No. 2 Best Performers on Social Mobility-Regional Colleges in the Midwest and No. 4 Best Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025 and No. 3 Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, 2024. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.

The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — earns awards consistently, including the TripAdvisor Best of the Best Award 2024 and the Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 from ConventionSouth magazine. The Keeter Center features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus.