(Feature photo courtesy of Lin Rhea) In 2019, the Arkansas state legislature passed a bill that would become Act 510, naming the Bowie knife...
American Blades, Arkansas Icons and an Ongoing Legacy Define the Bowie Knife
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Civil War
Civil War Reenactments, Demonstrations Bring Arkansas Military History to Life
Photos courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism The cannon thunders, sending a plume of smoke into the air. The cavalry...
Arkansas Marks 190 Years
The life of a state, like that of a family or a community, is one made up of landmarks sewn together with a thousand small moments of discovery,...
Jonesboro Author Van Hawkins Named Winner of American Legacy Book Award
Jonesboro author Van Hawkins has been named the winner of the American Book Fest's 2025 American Legacy Book Award in the category of...
Experience the Enchantment of Top of the Rock’s Nature at Night Holiday Light Tour
As the holiday season transforms the Ozarks into a winter wonderland, one attraction stands out for its magical blend of nature, lights and outdoor...
Fun on the Frontier: Former Border Town Now A Center for Art, History
When assessing the attractions that make Fort Smith such a special place to visit, one word adequately sums them all up: culture. Attempt to define...
Christmas & Candlelight & You!
December is here, finally. You survived Black Friday and then Cyber Monday, but now the chaos surrounding Christmas is only weeks away. Maybe it’s...
The Story of the Sultana
The Story of the Sultana: A museum in Marion tells the story of the deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history The Sultana, a side-wheel...
Motown! A Community Profile on Morrilton, Arkansas
There’s only one Morrilton in the whole country. Believe it or not, this Conway County community was very nearly named Moosetown! More about that...
This Side of Seven: Southern Heroes
This Side of Seven: Southern Heroes One Saturday last summer, my wife, Mary Carol, and I went antiquing in Hot Springs. This was about the...
Arkansas Backstories: S. S. Sultana
by Joe David Rice Twenty feet below a soybean field in eastern Crittenden County near Marion lies the last evidence of the greatest maritime...