The County That Almost Left

A haven for summer tourism, McDonald County boasts beautiful Ozark scenery.


Outdoor Wonders: 19 Conservation Areas

Explore these 19 conservation areas across the state.


McDonald County Missouri

August 17, 1897

Things were usually quiet in McDonald County until this day when they were thrown into a fever of excitement by the robbery of the McDonald County Bank.


McDonald County Missouri

April 6, 1961

McDonald County had been left off the state tourism map so they called their representatives home from Jefferson City, seceded from the state, and formed McDonald Territory.