The trappings of the modern world were slow to penetrate the rugged hills of the Ozarks. The people who settled the area learned to make do and take enjoyment from the simple pleasures of life. After two decades as a sleepy little farming community where two rivers met, Shell Knob was reborn as a lakeside community in the late 1950s with the completion of Table Rock Dam. A lazy evening boat ride across glassy, golden waters; a tall, cool drink under a shady oak on a warm summer day; the colors, sounds and smell of autumn leaves on a hike along a wooded path; the splendor of dogwoods and redbuds in the first weeks of spring; friendly people, a sense of belonging of being home these are the simple pleasures you'll find in Shell Knob.