Blees
Hildreth
Museum
Located at 314
North Rollins
, the
Blees
Still
Hildreth
Museum
is filled with memorabilia from the turn of the century
that especially commemorates the life of
Col.
William
Blees
. Festivals and special events take place at the
museum throughout the year and is open to tour groups
and individuals traveling the Macon Area. For
further information, contact
660-385-5706
.
Carousel Productions
Carousel
Productions is a community theater group that has been
incorporated since 1980. Every year a musical
production and a straight play showcase our local
talent. Special event programs are also conducted
annually, such as melodrama and children’s workshops.
For more information contact Sandy Coons at
(660) 699-2442
.
The City of Maples Repertory Theatre
Each year professional actors, designers
and directors come to
Macon
to produce musicals and plays at the historic Royal
Theatres in downtown
Macon
. The resident company is cast in a variety of
shows throughout the summer, so the audience gets to
know the actors in many different roles. The
Maples Repertory Theatre runs summer and fall seasons.
For more information, please call
(660) 385-2924
or visit their website at www.maplesrep.com.
Long Branch
Area YMCA
The
mission of the Long Branch Area YMCA is to put Christian
principles into practice through programs that build
healthy spirit, mind and body for all. In 1998, a
Founder’s Campaign raised over $200,000 to begin the
Long Branch Area YMCA.
The YMCA offers a Health and
Fitness
Center
which includes cardiovascular equipment, Nautilus
strength training equipment, and a complete free weight
strength area. They also have a multi-purpose room
used for gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, aerobics, and strength
and flex classes. Additional programs offered
include the annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament, outdoor
youth soccer, youth flag football, water aerobics, and
adult softball. For more information, please call
(660) 385-1818, or visit their website at www.ymcamacon.org.
Long Branch
Lake
At normal pool
level,
Long Branch
Lake
covers 2, 429 acres.
Long Branch
controls a drainage area of more than 109 square miles
and provides flood protection along the East fork of the
Little Chariton River. Working in conjunction with
Rathbun
Lake
in
Iowa
, Long Branch
also contributes to flood protection in the
Missouri
River basin
.
In addition to providing flood protection,
Long Branch
Lake
supplies water to the City of
Macon
and other surrounding communities. Benefits of the
lake as a water supply source are estimated in excess of
$1 million each year. Recreational activities and
the fish and wildlife associated with the lake are other
benefits that the project provides.
Long
Branch
State Park
The 1,834-acre
park consists of three areas, with most development in
the
Bloomington
area on the western shore of the lake.
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The
campground features 83 campsites
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About
half of the campsites offer electrical hookups
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Nine of
the basic campsites are secluded walk-in sites
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Several
are designed to be accessible to persons with
disabilities.
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The
campground features modern restrooms with hot
showers.
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Several
boat launching facilities are offered for access to
the lake for fishing and boating.
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For
swimmers, the park provides a sand beach along the
shoreline not far from the campground.
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Picnic tables
are scattered near the lake and two open picnic
shelters overlooking the lake can be reserved.
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A
trail, more than one mile long, begins at the dam and
follows the shoreline of the lake. |
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A
160-acre remnant of native prairie is being restored and visitors
can see prairie grasses and plants such as big bluestem, Indian
grass, and wild indigo.
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For
more information, please call the
Long Branch
Lake
Visitors
Center
at
(660)-773-5229
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Macon
County
Flywheel
& Collectibles Club
The Annual Flywheel Reunion show is
held the last full weekend in July each year at the Macon
County Park on Hwy 63 south, and may also be seen by
appointment. To set up an appointment contact Danny Primm
at (660) 385-2016 during the day or at home at (660)
385-3639.
Macon
Public Library
Housed in a newly
remodeled building on the corner of
Rutherford
and
Butler
, the library boasts 33, 000 editions of fiction,
non-fiction, classics and bestsellers. Books and
magazines may be checked out or read in the library’s
airy, comfortable lounge. The Library participates
in a state inter-loan program which provides patrons with
books not available at
Macon’s facility.
The Library’s acquisition of six new high-speed
computers has connected
Macon
’s citizens to the world wide web in record numbers.
Patrons visit the library daily to e-mail family and
friends and to research personal interests and hobbies.
The computers are also equipped with learning programs for
children and word processing and research programs for
students and adults. For more information, please
call
(660) 385-3314
.
Municipal Pool
The Macon Municipal Swimming Pool
officially opened June 22, 1938. For over sixty
years, the pool has been the most popular outdoor acre of
land in Macon each summer. It has provided a cool, wet
recreation for toddlers, teens, and their parents
throughout northeast Missouri.
The unique circular design and
mammoth size make it the largest single outdoor pool in the state.
The perimeter of the pool comprises the “shallow end” measuring only
three feet deep all the way around. The pool gradually gets deeper
toward the middle of the structure. Toddlers can play in the baby
pool, which measure from one to two feet deep, located on the north end
of the facility. And sunbathing areas on the east and west sides
of the pool enhance its popularity with its swimmers.
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