Since this was posted originally, I have gone by and taken a few pictures. The are on a disk at home, I will try to get them uploaded this week. The problem I'm having with research is that when you try to find "deer park" near roaring river or cassville all you get is pages and pages of seeing deer in Roaring River Park. Normally I have mad google skillz, but this one's whipping me. Maybe there is no info on it... but that would be sad.slow_walker wrote:In Barry County between Roaring River and Cassville, MO there was a little place called Deer Park that I loved going to as a kid. It was basically like a little petting zoo built in among some trees and you could buy waffle cones filled with animal food and walk through the paths and feed deer, rabbits, etc.
They also had several buildings that you could explore to show you what life was like in the old days. There was a general store/ post office, a log cabin with a loft so you could see where the kids used to sleep on straw-filled mattresses. Another building or two of the same type, I don't remember exactly what they were. And they even had a grave marker with a funny saying on it and a pair of boots sticking out of the ground there.
Sounds pretty lame now I guess, but as a kid I loved going there every chance I got. It has been abandoned for years now, but everytime I drive by it I still remember how fun it was. It's funny that I never thought about taking pictures of it until I became involved in this website. Now I can't wait for fall so I can get some pics. There won't be any from inside any of the buildings though, because when you pull in and park you go to the petting zoo on the right and the buildings are on the left and straight off the end of the parking lot is a house where I am assuming the owners live. There's always lights on and cars there. So, I might not even get any outside pics. But I'm gonna try.
Has anyone else heard of this place or been there? I've been searching all over the internet, but have found nothing.
Also, since the owners live right there on the land it seems like it may be easy enough just to roll up in there and ask them for some history on it and permission to look around. But I'm too shy... so if any of you want to come down and ask for me, that would be great.