I toured Warsaw, MO yesterday with Randy Pogue, Warsaw’s city planner. Sitting on the banks of the Osage River, it was the final stop for steamboats from St. Louis. When the steamboat era passed, Warsaw slowly slid backwards.
Today, Warsaw is a bustling community of 2,000 with one of the nicest downtowns I have seen. In the past five years they have redone it into the steamboat era of the past. Already, 50 small retail stores have sprouted up and there is a wonderful vitality in the downtown area.
Warsaw sits at the site of the Truman Dam and is at the headwaters of The Lake of the Ozarks, 90 miles north of the dam at Osage Beach. It has the best of both worlds, the natural beauty of a Corps of Engineers lake (Truman) and the commercial potential of The Lake of the Ozarks.
The town is one of the fastest growing in Missouri, attracting both retirees and entrepreneurs who are looking for special quality of life features in a town. Warsaw is working on building a resort on the peninsula overlooking the dam, a golf course expansion, rebuilding of a 100 year old suspension bridge, an outdoor amphitheater, and a walking trail to link it all together.
Keep your eye on Warsaw. It’s a small town on the move.
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