Celebrate an Old Fashioned Christmas and Open House at Alley Spring Mill and General Store

Alley Mill decorated for the holidays

NPS Photo by Chuck Bloomingburg

News Release Date: December 4, 2013

Contact: Faye Walmsley, 573-323-4844

Contact: Jamie Cleaver, 573-226-3945

Eminence, MO– On Saturday, December 7^th beginning at 10:00 a.m., Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting an old fashioned Christmas celebration for the public at the Alley Mill and General Store.

Bring the whole family and your friends to view Alley Mill and the store all dressed up in holiday decorations. Feast on cookies, cider and hot chocolate.Try out your creativity by making old-time ornaments that you can take home and hang on your Christmas tree to enjoy.If you'd like, bring a child's school photo to create a tree ornament.The FREE old-time festivities end at 1:00 p.m., so come early to allow plenty of time for cookie munching and ornament crafting.

Alley Mill and General Store are located six miles west of Eminence, Missouri on State Route 106.For more information, phone [phone] during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or visit the park's website at www.nps.gov/ozar.

Ozark National Scenic Riverways preserves the free-flowing Current and Jacks Fork Rivers, the surrounding natural resources, and the unique cultural heritage of the Ozark people.