Ozark Vacation Research Paper

The First Koehler-Stauder Ozark Vacation (1951)
In 1951, Orval and Mary, with their children, Jerry and Mike, take a vacation with their brother-in-law and daughter, Ralph and Gwen Stauder. For one week, they share a cabin in a resort area called Arcadia. The two families spend a week in a screened in cabin. This is the first of many summer vacations that will be spent in the Ozarks by the two families. Orval is 43-years-old and Mary is 44. Part of the fun for Orval is spending the year sending for brochures and then selecting a place to stay. This cabin is very rustic, that is, a little too rustic. An old wooden outhouse used for bathroom facilities is not what anyone had in mind for their vacation. It rains most of the week and thus a lot of time is spent in the cabin talking, eating, and playing solitaire. The highlight for the 10-year-old Jerry is a horseback ride with Orval and Ralph. Gwen (Koehler) Stauder, age 21, is pregnant and is carrying Mary Rose Stauder. The final note of depression for Orval is his getting chigger bites, probably contracted in the outhouse. It’s a testament to both families that they agree to return to the Ozarks the next summer. (L44) …show more content…
Guild, O.M.I. starts the first Solemn Outdoor Novena honoring Our Lady of the Snows at the St. Henry’s Seminary grounds in Belleville. Thousands flock to St. Henry’s for the nine-day novena, the final day being celebrated on August 5, the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows. This final day, ending with a candle light procession around the lake, is also the first anniversary for Ralph and Gwen. Because Ralph now works for Father Guild, he and Gwen cannot celebrate their anniversary on this day.*(F66)
*Throughout the twentieth century, Gwen and Ralph celebrate their anniversary only once on August 5. It is in the year 2000 when they celebrate their

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