Big Elk Floats and Camping named outfitter of year

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Pat Tinsley of Big Elk Floats and Camping in Pineville is pictured with an engraved paddle he received after the business was recently named Outfitter of the Year for 2024 by the Missouri Canoe and Floaters Association.
Rachel Dickerson/McDonald County Press Pat Tinsley of Big Elk Floats and Camping in Pineville is pictured with an engraved paddle he received after the business was recently named Outfitter of the Year for 2024 by the Missouri Canoe and Floaters Association.

PINEVILLE -- Big Elk Floats and Camping was recently named Outfitter of the Year for 2024 by the Missouri Canoe and Floaters Association.

Owner Pat Tinsley, who co-owns the establishment with his mother, Waydene Tinsley, said his father, John Tinsley, purchased the campground in 1989, and the family has owned it...