Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism The popularity of the History Channel’s Forged in Fire series shows that interest...
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism The popularity of the History Channel’s Forged in Fire series shows that interest...
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Illusionist Maxwell Blade is a well-known personality of Hot Springs and many...
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Fort Smith has extra cause to celebrate on Christmas Day with the kickoff of...
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Integration of Little Rock Central High School Katherine Stewart, travel writer Arkansas Department of...
Katherine Stewart, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism State and local officials dedicated a new sculpture commemorating the...
By Brigette Williams If you’ve driven through downtown Little Rock in the past couple of years, chances are you’ve noticed the transformation of the Robinson Auditorium into the new Robinson Center. While the exterior revisions are evident, the interior work will be unveiled Nov. 19 with a grand reveal. A monumental landmark on the corner […]
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism This month America celebrates the centennial year of the National Park Service, NPS. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the act that created the agency on August 25, 1916. Among the national parks in Arkansas celebrating the event is the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home […]
George W. Donaghey was the 22nd Governor of Arkansas from 1909 to 1913 and his legacy can be found around the state. Photography Courtesy of UALR Office of Communications & Marketing and Butler Center of Arkansas Stuidies Top photo: George W. and Louvenia Wallace Donaghey George W. and Louvenia Wallace Donaghey gravestone is unassuming. […]
The next 18 months mark a time of celebration for Fort Smith National Historic Site. Not only does the site commemorate the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service throughout 2016, it also begins preparation for its own bicentennial observance in 2017. Christmas Day of that year is the 200th anniversary of […]
July 5, 2016 (Little Rock, AR) – A group of state and local leaders are working together to nominate multiple civil rights landmarks across the southern United States to be considered for World Heritage status from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Churches, schools, museums, a bus station and an iconic bridge will […]
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism On March 7-8, 1862, some 10,500 Union soldiers turned back about 16,000 Confederate troops who were marching through extreme northwestern Arkansas en route to Missouri with hopes of capturing St. Louis. As a result of the battle, Missouri remained in Union hands for the duration […]
It’s no secret that Arkansas is known for its abundant rivers, lakes, streams and mountains. Yet, the trails and routes that transport Arkansans and visitors alike to these natural resources tell a story of their own. Nowhere is this more evident than in Arkansas’s historic bridges, which span geographic and manmade features such as waterways, […]