St. Mary Municipal Court. US 61 and SR U run into St. Mary. Maps drawn toward the end of the 18th century showed the area of the city, at the time known as Sainte Marie's Landing. After several ownership changes; towards the end of 1839 an enterprising young man bought the tract of land which contained the city and had a landing for boats.
â¢ SIZE: The big lake covers 55,000 acres. It has 1,375 miles of shoreline, longer than the entire state of California. It stretches 92 miles from end to end. â¢ DOCKS: There are 70,000 boat docks on the lake, and many of them provide good hiding places and shade for the bass.
â A father and son visiting the Lake of the Ozarks for the first time from Texas recently had a fishing trip they will surely remember and talk about for a long time. On Tuesday, March 15, Val Grikis, 53, and his son, Ryan, 12, were fishing the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks with local guide Jack Uxa. The trio were fishing near the Fort Leonard Wood Lake of the Ozarks Recreational Area around the eight-mile marker of the Grand Glaize arm of the Lake.