The 23rd Annual Fall Harbor Hop is a poker run on the waters of The Lake of the Ozarks that is always held the second week in October. The First Annual Fall Harbor Hop was organized by Randy Kelly of Kelly’s Marina in 1985 as a vehicle for Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealer’s Association to draw more visitors during Autumn. Now the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor’s Bureau manages the event, and has since created the sister event, The Spring Harbor Hop, held the first weekend in May. The Spring Harbor Hop and the Fall Harbor Hop bookend the boating season, although neither mandates the beginning or ending of boating the Lake of the Ozarks.
Both the Spring and Fall Harbor Hops are looked forward to by power boaters and boating enthusiast each year. “Hoppers” draw a playing card at lakeside bars, restaurants, and marinas. The “dealers” locations are along the Main Channel, the Gravois Arm, and the Big Niangua Arm and each location is more than worthy of making it one of your stops. The objective to any poker run, whether on water by boat, or land on motorcycles, is to build a winning poker hand. Start your run at any of the 37 sponsor dealers and draw your first card. The rest of your hand is drawn as you “hop” to 6 other dealer locations and the hand is complete when you draw your seventh card. The completed hand is turned in at the dealer location where you draw your last card. You must turn in your completed hand by 7:00 p.m., Saturday October 11th, 2008 and winners are notified by mail.
Hoppers can play more than one seven card hand (each hand is an optional $15 donation) and new this year, an optional 8th Bonus card can be drawn for an additional $5. Prizes are based on entry donations and Lake of the Ozarks Convention & Visitor Bureau retains sixty percent for administering the program and promoting Lake of the Ozarks. Forty percent will be paid to the participants in the form of gift certificates with the following prize allocations:
2nd Place - 9%
3rd Place - 8%
4th Place - 7% each
5th - 10th Place - 5% each
4 Worst Hands - 4% each
Random Drawing for 10 Hands - 2% each
(all ties will share the allocated percentage for the placing)
In addition to the regular prize winners, a section winner will also be recognized. To be eligible to be a section winner, a player must draw all seven (7) cards within one of the four sections.
Atlantis Island Condos is located at the 3.5 mile marker of the Main Channel which is Section II of the Harbor Hop. Our friendly staff will be more than happy to show you around the island and explain the details of our Columbus Day Closeout pricing. Original pricing has been discounted by thirty-five percent and includes a 32’x12’ boat slip, with a thirty day closing. Now, more than ever, is the time to claim Atlantis Island as your island vacation retreat.
Atlantis Island Condos is located at the 3.5 mile marker of the Main Channel which is Section II of the Harbor Hop. Our friendly staff will be more than happy to show you around the island and explain the details of our Columbus Day Closeout pricing. Original pricing has been discounted by thirty-five percent and includes a 32’x12’ boat slip, with a thirty day closing. Now, more than ever, is the time to claim Atlantis Island as your island vacation retreat.
Checkpoints Dam, Main Channel, 10 mm -Section II
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