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Peel Ferry

Peel Ferry

by Joe David Rice // Photos Provided by Casey Crocker, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism   Progress is good, I’m told. That may be true,...

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Michael Chaffin on the Joys of Cycling

Michael Chaffin on the Joys of Cycling

According to Arkansas Parks and Tourism Director, Joe David Rice, Arkansas has been moved to the forefront of one of America’s fastest growing interests. His article in the May issue will tell you all you need to know about the current state of, and existing and future endeavors of bicycling in Arkansas.  His take on […]

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The Natural State, Beer

The Natural State, Beer

You barley, I mean, barely need to leave the state for quality craft beer these days. Breweries and distilleries are cropping up all over Arkansas, eager to make us proud with year round beers with names paying homage with a wink to some of our state’s icons ­— Razor Bock, Arkansas Red, Onyx Coffee Stout, […]

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Some Thoughts on Bicycling

Some Thoughts on Bicycling

  We didn’t realize it at the time, but my boyhood friends and I may have constructed one of the first mountain bike trails in Arkansas back in the late 1950s. Up the hill and immediately east of our quiet little neighborhood in Jonesboro was a 40-acre undeveloped tract of rolling land, right on top […]

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