Never heard of it? I hadn't either. But it's a cute place. The town is tiny (population 80, or thereabouts), plus the 14 of us. The activity planner at G&G's place mapped out a trip to Arrow Rock for the day, which was actually quite lovely. We started out with lunch at J. Huston's Tavern, which was delicious. The servers were these two super-cute high school girls, who were dressed in period frocks! And check out the super-fancy menu:
I got the smoked BBQ chicken, and it was juicy and tender, the green beans had just a touch of sweetness, and the potatoes with gravy were perfect for sopping everything up. We also got warm bread rolls with delicious country style butter and - best of all - apple butter!
After lunch I poked my head into some of the shops in the "historic shopping district" - there are probably 8 shops total. Lots of antiques and the like, but very cute. And of course they have a little coffee shop! I didn't get to stop in the ice cream shop, which was quite a disappointment, but after that huge lunch, I didn't have much room. They also have their own very cute little post office in downtown Arrow Rock, which is open from 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. on Saturdays. Charming. The weather was lovely - warm and breezy. Perfect for wandering around outside.
We finished off the day with a trip to the Lyceum Theater to see Nuncrackers, the Christmas production of the Nunsense series of plays.
The Lyceum, it turns out, is a fairly famous theater. It's Missouri's oldest regional theater (50 years), and draws actors from all over the country. The biographies of the company in the back of the brochure reveal that people come to Arrow Rock from as far away as San Diego and LA, and there are lots of actors from NYC, including one Rockette! There's even a girl who has performed at the Globe Theater in London! Who knew all of that talent was in little Arrow Rock?
Anyway, the show was actually really funny - lots of laughing out loud! It was a small cast: 5 nuns, a priest, and 4 school kids, as best as I can remember. They all did a great job!
I managed to sneak in a little nap on the bus on the way home, and got lots of reading done. And K had dinner waiting for me when I arrived back at the house! All in all, quite a lovely day.
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