by Heather Allmendinger | Photos by Jamison Mosley Randy Motley can prove that childhood memories last a lifetime. After 40 years of operating his choose-and-cut tree farm, he’s had a hand in creating a nostalgic holiday tradition reminiscent to many central Arkansans. “I meet people who came to our farm as a kid 25…
by AY Staff // Photos by Jamison Mosley Few communities elicit the kind of international notoriety that has come to define Stuttgart. And that’s “stuht-gahrt,” not “shtoot-gahrt.” Rooted in the heart of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, the once-colony of German immigrants has become a mecca for the American outdoorsman and the native soil from which…
by Ryan Nix “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Am I right? Whether you are the serious antique shopper or the novice bargain hunter, ‘tis the season to find tchotkes, heirlooms and relics. This fall and winter, vintage seekers will have several opportunities to take their shot at organized treasure hunting at several…
If you’ve taken a look at this month’s issue of AY Magazine, you’re probably already familiar with my interest in professional psychics, three of whom I interviewed in this article. Those three, while fascinating, by no means constitute an exhaustive list of Arkansas’ surprisingly substantial psychic and spiritualist community. One group that only recently came…
Every fall, thousands fill into the streets of Little Rock’s SoMa neighborhood to pay homage to that most Southern of foods: cornbread. Since 2011, the Arkansas Cornbread Festival has fed and entertained thousands with its good-natured culinary competition and entertainment. Despite initially modest expectations, the festival has become an institution. And it’s no wonder…
Arkansas is celebrating October’s Family History Month with a variety of related activities, presentations, and a music festival that showcase the state’s diverse heritage and inspire us to research genealogy. Starting early in the month, Queen Wilhelmina State Park was the location for a genealogy seminar hosted by the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA).…
The ATV Adventure is just one of many new experiences at The Shepherd of the Hills in Branson. Visitors can also enjoy outdoor activities like the Vigilante Extreme ZipRider, Zipline Canopy Tours, Ropes Course … and weekends this October there’s Shepherd’s Spooktacular, Haunted Hollow, horse-drawn wagon rides, s’mores and more! The Christmas season, which starts…
Every year, Junior Achievement of Arkansas is helping to prepare the leaders of tomorrow by teaching young students about how money, careers and business work. Junior Achievement connects K-12 students with successful men and women who serve as role-models that they can learn from. And it’s working. Last year alone, the organization impacted roughly 13,000…
Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. AY’s Publisher, Heather Baker, will tell you what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, Oct. 3 What: Mean Girls Day: Make Fetch Happen Where: Bark Bar When: 4-10 pm Get into the Mean Girls spirit and help Gretchen Wieners finally make…
by Dustin Jayroe Stargazing can be an incredibly humbling experience. Simply looking at the sky on any given night allows one to not only marvel at the vastness and splendor of our universe, but also to peer back at the history of it. Because it takes time for the light from an object to reach…
