by Cathy Drew | Dec 17, 2025 | Travel Tips
Blanchard Springs Caverns’ Early Story Lives on in Lyon College Archives BATESVILLE, Arkansas –As state leaders move toward designating Blanchard Springs Caverns as Arkansas’s 53rd state park, a quieter but equally significant chapter of the caverns’ history rests in...
by Cathy Drew | Dec 11, 2025 | Travel Tips
🌾 Discover Independence County: Where History Still Turns 🌿 Just six miles northwest of Batesville along Highway 69 sits a piece of Arkansas history you might drive past without even realizing its story: Spring Mill. Built just after the Civil War in 1869, this...
by Cathy Drew | Dec 11, 2025 | Travel Tips
🎻 How a Small Arkansas Town Helped Shape the Sound of a Nation 🎶 Most people think of Nashville when they think of the Grand Ole Opry — but the spark that lit that legendary stage began in a little place called Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. It all started in 1919, when a...
by Cathy Drew | Dec 8, 2025 | Travel Tips
Governor Sanders and Sec. Lewis Sign MOU with U.S. Forest Service Designating Blanchard Springs Caverns as Arkansas’ Newest State Park LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis today...
by Cathy Drew | Dec 6, 2025 | Travel Tips
LIVING WINDOWS & PARADE DETAILS ANNOUNCED Calico Rock will hold their annual Living Windows & Lighted Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 13, in just one week. For those that have not experienced it, it’s hard to share just how magical this night is....
by Cathy Drew | Dec 6, 2025 | Travel Tips
Step into the New Year with a guided First Day Hike at Lake Charles State Park POWHATAN, Ark. – Lake Charles State Park will offer a First Day Hike, Jan. 1, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the park, 3705 Highway 25, Powhatan. The event is free and open to the...
