The 2020 Shootout raised $400,000, and local charities benefited.
A wine dinner at JB Hooks raised money for Lake Race charities on April 1, 2021.
The St. Charles Boat Show returns! March 4–7, 2021 at the St. Charles Convention Center.
The St. Charles Boat Show returns! Don't miss the boats! March 4–7, 2021 at the St. Charles Convention Center.
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The Fall Boat Show brought year-end models and opportunities to shop for 2021's boating season, at Captain Ron's last weekend. The show is the last one of the year put on by the Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association (LOMDA).
Trump supporters paraded aboard boats large and small on Lake of the Ozarks, on Saturday, Sept. 19. While many boaters had expressed their intent to fly Trump flags on Saturday, some planned to proceed down the Gravois Arm of the Lake, and the procession continued upstream, past the Toll Bri…
Joe Biden supporters sported flags aboard their boats on Sunday, Sept. 20 for the "Boatin' with Biden" boat parade. The procession took place from the 31 to the 35 Mile Markers.
It’s the Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealer’s September Boat Show CLEARANCE, September 25th through 27th at Captain Ron’s at the 34 ½ Mile Marker. They’re ALL here! Cruisers, runabouts, performance boats, pontoons, ski boats, personal watercraft, docks, lifts and all boating accessories.
Bring your friends and family out to Jolly Rogers where they've got something for everyone! Arcade, treasure hunt; what more could you want?! We were there on The Dam Food Tour!
The Air Show is always a main highlight at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout.
![PHOTOS: 2020 Shootout Race Boats [Brad Glidewell Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/03/a03d7c44-eeea-11ea-b51d-47141a78b7d4/5f529f1e9e6df.image.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
The 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout featured 189 total runs by nearly 100 boats.Â
The Winners of the 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout are in the books.
![Shootout Race Fans Of The Flotilla [Brad Glidewell Photo Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/cd/acda791e-eedd-11ea-94d8-cf33d2db304f/5f52896455f29.image.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
Before the rains came on Saturday of the 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, boaters by 8 a.m. had created the largest flotilla ever seen at that time of the morning. A near three hour rain in the middle of the event put a damper on race action, but it did not extinguish a good time. Â
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![Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Boat Races - Day 2 [Sara Halverson Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/e1/4e11d5b0-ee03-11ea-812e-ab269ec7ce79/5f511b070b135.image.jpg?crop=1063%2C1063%2C268%2C0&resize=1063%2C1063&order=crop%2Cresize)
The 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout featured 189 total runs by nearly 100 boats.Â
![Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout Boat Races - Day 1 [Justin Pfeifer Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/86/f86c5124-ed64-11ea-8746-8f1841a6247a/5f501162d3f24.image.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
The 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout featured 189 total runs by nearly 100 boats.Â
![Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout Fan Photos 2020 [Justin Pfeifer Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/b3/5b3b146e-ed62-11ea-a4f5-5f8e5f20ebd8/5f500d0025930.image.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
Before the rains came on Saturday of the 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, boaters by 8 a.m. had created the largest flotilla ever seen at that time of the morning. A near three hour rain in the middle of the event put a damper on race action, but it did not extinguish a good time. Â
![Shootout Boat Races - Day 2 [Lake Shots Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/07/d07478e2-ed5d-11ea-be7d-6b119fd86ab9/5f50056151b4f.image.jpg?crop=800%2C800%2C200%2C0&resize=800%2C800&order=crop%2Cresize)
The 2020 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout featured 189 total runs by nearly 100 boats.
![Lake Of The Ozarks Shootout Race Photos - Day 1 [Lake Shots Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/0f/e0f5de34-ed50-11ea-bbf4-e77d4332e277/5f4fefad8a715.image.jpg?crop=800%2C800%2C200%2C0&resize=800%2C800&order=crop%2Cresize)
The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is known for pushing the limits of speed, across every type of boat: catamarans, v-bottoms, center consoles, pontoons, and PWCs. The 2020 race continued that tradition.
![Shootout Poker Run: A Boater's Eye View! [Brad Glidewell Gallery]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/51/151469ea-ec9a-11ea-8251-b7fc7ac7aaf0/5f4ec072acf9c.preview.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
Boats roared up and down Lake of the Ozarks on Friday, Aug. 28 for the annual Shootout Poker Run. The LakeExpo boat was in the midst of the action, and our photographers got some amazing shots! Check them out below.
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The Shootout Poker Run brought powerboaters in go-fast boats of every shape and size to join in the fun: a giant poker game on the water. LakeExpo photographers were in the air and on the water -- if you were in the Poker Run, we almost certainly got plenty of photos of your crew!
![Shootout Poker Run Photos - From The Air! [Gallery I]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/c5/8c5bd8fa-ebd0-11ea-9a9b-6b0dac9ebd93/5f4d70f857181.preview.jpg?crop=800%2C800%2C200%2C0&resize=800%2C800&order=crop%2Cresize)
The Shootout Poker Run brought powerboaters in go-fast boats of every shape and size to join in the fun: a giant poker game on the water. LakeExpo photographers were in the air and on the water -- if you were in the Poker Run, we almost certainly got plenty of photos of your crew!
![Shootout Poker Run Party! Powerboaters Mingle At Performance Boat Center [PHOTOS]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/73/473d28d4-e96c-11ea-8497-9b18a0cd82c3/5f4969a0d5e40.preview.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
The evening before the annual Shootout Poker Run—an event that brings dazzlingly big and fast boats for a lake-wide game of poker—powerboaters mingled at Performance Boat Center, the presenting sponsor of the annual boat race.
![Shootout On The Strip! Crowds Mingle Among Massive Powerboats At Lake Of The Ozarks [PHOTOS]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/22/22206ac6-e899-11ea-b7d2-2355dc764ba0/5f4806d36e9c1.preview.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
Huge crowds mingled among huge powerboats, for the annual Shootout on the Strip Meet & Greet. The annual event preceding the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout boat races brings eye-popping boats (and sometimes matching Lamborghinis) to the Bagnell Dam Strip, where attendees can enjoy food and …
![Check Out These Boats! Shootout On The Strip Draws Huge Crowds & Giant Powerboats [PHOTOS]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/6/ba/6bac20f0-e898-11ea-be8b-f3cbd8da5290/5f48075f691f3.preview.jpg?crop=800%2C800%2C200%2C0&resize=800%2C800&order=crop%2Cresize)
Huge crowds mingled among huge powerboats, for the annual Shootout on the Strip Meet & Greet. The annual event preceding the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout boat races brings eye-popping boats (and sometimes matching Lamborghinis) to the Bagnell Dam Strip, where attendees can enjoy food and …
![PHOTOS: Shootout Run What Ya Brung Poker Run [GALLERY I]](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lakeexpo.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/a1/ba196bec-e7d2-11ea-8091-ef2ac9d6bbef/5f46cd2362e32.preview.jpg?crop=1067%2C1067%2C266%2C0&resize=1067%2C1067&order=crop%2Cresize)
Big or small, fast or not-so-fast, the Run What Ya Brung Poker Run is the everyman's poker run, a week before the Shootout. Check out photos below
