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Say goodbye to the Mark Twain Landing Turtle and hello to Yogi Bear. The venerable and aging Mark Twain Landing Park and Splash Station waterpark, located south of Monroe City on the outskirts of Mark Twain Lake, were purchased in December by Great Escapes RV Resorts. The park has been renamed Mark Twain Lake Jellystone Park. Great Escape owns two other branded Jellystone Parks in Texas and Pennsylvania. Great Escapes, which is owned by the Jenkins Organization based in Houston, Texas, is spending $3 million to improve and upgrade the park, said Robin Severson, who moved in December from Colorado Springs, Colo., to manage the park.