Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Lum and Abner was a popular radio show in the U.S. that aired from 1932 to 1954. Chester Lauck played Lum and Norris Goff played Abner. Both Lauck and Goff moved to Mena in 1911 and lived there until their move into show business. In…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism The Museum of Native American History in Bentonville will host its debut Native American Cultural Symposium and Outdoor Film Series on June 2 – 4 with the theme, “The Wisdom of Black Elk’s Reunification Prophecies and Environmental Awareness.” The Symposium will feature noted speakers, authors,…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Shelley Todd, Natural Resource Program Manager for Hot Springs National Park, has sent news about the Dogwood, Goat Rock, and Sunset trails at the park. Sections of these trails have been formally dedicated into the Old-Growth Forest Network, a national network of protected native forests.…
Be sure to visit Superior Bathhouse Brewery. The brewery features a craft beer tasting room, full service restaurant and most recently a special event venue. The brewery is the first brewery located in a U.S. National Park and the world’s first to utilize thermal spring water as the main ingredient. The brewery turns 144 degree water into a myriad…
Confident and sophisticated Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields delighted an audience of almost 500 people with her speech on living a healthier lifestyle at the American Heart Associations‘s Go Red For Women luncheon. AY Magazine publisher Heather Baker is pictured with the petite dynamo. Shields shared her experiences that lead to her becoming Miss America. Overcoming her negative relationship…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism If you love clear running water, trees and boulders, lush landscapes, colorful wildflowers, the crunch of the earth under your feet, and the Buffalo National River valley, have I got a place for you – Smith Creek Preserve. Personally, I think the name should have…
Little Rock – River Market Tower is hosting an open house on Wednesday, May 24 from 5-7 pm at River Market Tower. Appetizers and wine from ZIN will be served. Arkansas Artist, Bob Snider, will be on hand painting a picture of the downtown skyline. Plus several other pieces of art will be available from Gallery Central. Come join the…
Katherine Stewart, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism We are a nation of achievers. That’s a good thing when it comes to growth, innovation and progress—after all, it wasn’t people sitting around fanning themselves and binge-watching television who put us on the moon or gave us smartphones. But it turns out that all…
Katherine Stewart, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism A new exhibit at the Old State House Museum illuminates the history of museums while offering visitors a glimpse of a collection that, though once public, now lives behind closed doors. “Cabinet of Curiosities”—the exhibit’s title is taken from the original German name for what we…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism After fishing for two days, eating great food, socializing with friends, hiking, and enjoying my roomy two-bedroom cottage at Gaston’s White River Resort in Lakeview, it was time to head home. I was spending the last couple of hours trying to write an article in…
