Mexicali Blues

Labor Day is a holiday meant to pay tribute to the many contributions that workers in America make every day, making our country stronger, more prosperous, and a great place to call home. Getting to spend your Labor Day Weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks gives you the perfect setting to relax and truly enjoy a well-deserved 3-day weekend. Today, Mexicali Blues has a few suggestions of ways to enjoy your holiday. Have Fun on the Lake At the center of the entire lake area is the big, beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. It can be relaxing to just sit on the shore and admire the natural beauty surrounding it, but if you're looking for some fun, you need to get yourself on, or rather in, the water.  It could be a leisurely boat ride to a quiet cove where you can spend the afternoon swimming. You could also take advantage of the many watersports possible on the lake like tubing, water skiing, paddle boarding, wakeboarding, and more. You're going work up an appetite while you'r...

Everyone is very excited about a relaxing, 3-day holiday weekend, but have you ever stopped to wonder exactly why we get this break? Labor Day is on our calendar every year as a national holiday, but when, and why, did it become one? That subject came up here at Mexicali Blues , so we decided to do a little research This is what we found out. What is Labor Day Obviously, it's a holiday where a lot of people get the day off of work and school, but there's a reason that it became a holiday. It is meant to be a tribute to the many contributions that American workers make every day. The hard work that we put in "making a living" helps to make our country stronger, more prosperous, and a great place to call home. We know that you work hard, so you deserve a few special days to relax and feel good about that!   The Creation of a National Holiday The very first Labor Day was celebrated with a parade in New York City on September 5, 1882. This was not yet a national ...