Mark Twain Lake---April 29, 2009---The United States Army Corps of Engineers
released a listing of Civil Works projects to be funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  The Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark
Twain Lake Project is the recipient of funding for the replacement of the
M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center, a small watercraft barrier upstream
of the dam and recreation area road repairs.  

We would like to acknowledge the continued support from partners, such as the
Mark Twain Lake Visitor and Educational Resource Center Committee, who have
worked for years to get the Visitor Center reopened. We can't forget the many
neighbors, teachers, community members, visitors and friends who wrote
letters and emails and signed petitions of support.  Also, thank you to the
media for keeping the story alive in the interest of the regional economic,
cultural and educational benefits the project provides.