College of the Ozarks will host a North Pole-themed holiday event at the Ralph Foster Museum on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon.

College of the Ozarks will host a North Pole-themed holiday event at the Ralph Foster Museum on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. It will be a family-friendly event with opportunities to write letters to Santa, make crafts, enjoy cookies and milk, and a photo line with Santa in his Ozark Mountain ride, the iconic Beverly Hillbillies truck.

Ticket prices are $6, which grants access to all event activities as well as the museum’s three floors of exhibits. Guests are encouraged to share photos from their visit and participate in the events scavenger hunt.

More about Ralph Foster Museum

The Ralph Foster Museum, on the campus of College of the Ozarks, grew from humble beginnings in the 1920s to become one of the Midwest’s foremost institutions of historical preservation.

Dr. Robert M. Good, the president of the school, took an interest in the idea of a museum on campus. Subsequently, he made space available for the display of items in the basement of Abernathy Hall, a boy’s residence hall. When the residence hall was later vacated, funds were provided to convert the entire building into a museum.

The primary focus of the Ralph Foster Museum today is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit items relating to the Ozarks region. One of the more famous exhibits is the original vehicle used in the television series, "The Beverly Hillbillies." In addition, visitors will find antiques, weapons, dolls, natural history, and other items from around the world.

The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9am-5pm and ticket prices can be found on the Museum's website, Ralph Foster Museum.