Post #67077 by Johnny Dollar on Wed, Dec 31, 2003 7:25 AM

On 2003-12-30 06:50, Johnny Dollar wrote:

On 2003-12-29 20:53, Basement Kahuna wrote:
How about a Polynesian ski resort! The back of the interior card begins "Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach, Missouri..."
[ Edited by: Basement Kahuna on 2003-12-29 20:55 ]

hey BK, I have a matchbook from "Tan-Tar-A" it was/is a Mariott establishment if i recall. i will try and scan and post if you want...

j$

whoop, there it is:

apparently it is/was a "sparkling playground..."

j$

breaking news it looks like the establishment still exists http://www.tan-tar-a.com
"bear" (har) in mind that this is the part of the country that the Waltons came from. based on the photo below of the " black bear lodge," they may have de-polynesed it in favor of adirondack flavour:

such is the nature of the fickle marketplace. if you squint your eyes enuf, tho, it looks tiki.

[ Edited by: Johnny Dollar on 2003-12-31 07:46 ]