Thanks for the tips. Mother's birthplace was Mt. Vernon, and she lived in Monett, and has family (extended) all over the place in Lawrence County. Thanks for the tip about Reed Spring! :) Jean Cuevas At 02:12 PM 5/10/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Ozark to Branson is a hop-skip and a jump. A few years back I came to >Monett (in Lawrence county) for a reunion and stayed in a motel there. We >had no problem driving to Branson for an evening performance after doing >other stuff all day. (But watch out for the speed trap in Reeds Spring!) >It's a beautiful if somewhat curvy drive. Mt. Vernon to Ozark should be a >little closer and straighter than my Monett to Branson drive.