A new episode of My Ozarks is Now Streaming!
We begin Season Two near the northern edge of The Ozarks in Tipton, Missouri. Along the edges, The Ozarks begin to blend into the surrounding regions, so it isn’t always clear exactly where the boundaries are. What’s exciting about the edges, though, is that it is where the greatest diversity exists. This is not just true of The Ozarks, but anywhere that two or more ecoregions come together. Geographically, Tipton is located at the intersection of ecoregions where rugged foothills meet fertile plains and where the northern edge of The Ozarks meets the Missouri River.
Map of The Ozarks featuring Tipton, Missouri
Photo by Quinsonta Boyd
Photo by Quinsonta Boyd
Episode 10: Mrs. Rowles
The first episode in the new season of My Ozarks introduces Mrs. Phyllis [Lacy] Rowles. As a young girl, she learned to keep climbing, to keep reaching for better things. She is one of the last living alumni of the Harrison “Colored” School in Tipton, which until 1957 was the only place recently emancipated people in Moniteau County and their descendants could go to school. Harrison School taught her that everyone is equal. You can be whoever you want to be. Find out how her life unfolded and what Mrs. Rowles is most proud of today.
A film by Meigan Alicia and Quinsonta Boyd.
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