Hawksbill Crag aka Whitaker Point
March 15, 2020 by Corey A. Edwards
Hawksbill Crag, also known as Whitaker Point, is one of Arkansas’ must-see outdoor attractions. The natural formation, located in Ozark National Forest, juts out from the bluff, some 150 feet above the forested valley floor below.
Whitaker Point is a popular natural area near the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, just inside Ozark National Forest.
The iconic formation is one of the most photographed points in Arkansas and has been featured in many publications. The stunning view over the river valley is particularly affecting in spring and fall.
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Bayou Bartholomew – The Longest Bayou in the World
February 27, 2020 by Corey A. Edwards
If you’re a fan of fishing or just enjoy getting out into nature, you may want to check out Bayou Bartholomew. Known as the longest bayou in the world, it stretches 359 river miles from Pine Bluff, AR, to the Ouachita River in Sterlington, LA.
The Arkansas River created Bayou Bartholomew some 2,000 years ago when it moved a ways east, leaving its old bed behind. This slowly filled with a variety of run off to become the leisurely bayou we know today. A “bayou” is a slow moving body of water in a low, flat area, usually serving as the outlet of a lake or river. Bayous are often found leading from (and are thus just as often confused with) swamps.
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Mountain View Bluegrass Festival 2018 – Fall Session
October 8, 2018 by Corey A. Edwards
November brings three full days of bluegrass goodness to the Ozarks with the Fall session of Mountain View Bluegrass Festival 2018! November 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2018!
Mountain View Bluegrass Festival 2018 is the 16th annual return of what has become an Ozarks’ tradition.
The 3-day festival takes place every year at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, AR. Each day sees a jam-packed schedule of first rate, bluegrass music from local and regional bands.
Mountain View Bluegrass Festival has been going strong since 2001. In fact, it grew so popular, drawing so many wonderful musicians and large crowds alike, that it is held in two sessions, spring and fall.
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Get Set for Arkansas Folk Festival 2015!
April 4, 2015 by Corey A. Edwards
Discover Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
February 28, 2015 by Corey A. Edwards
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which opened its doors in 2011, is 50,000 square feet of gallery space and an art collection worth hundreds of millions of dollars located amidst the Arkansas’ Ozarks.
When you first hear about Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, you might be tempted to give your head a shake: what’s a huge, modern art museum like this doing all by its lonesome out in the middle of the Ozarks? The answer is pretty simple: have you ever heard of Walmart?
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The Daisy Airgun Museum – You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out
December 13, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
Okay, so the Daisy Airgun Museum in Rogers, AR probably wouldn’t want you thinking about personal injury and their BB guns at the same time but the line from “A Christmas Story” always enters my head when I think about their most famous product, the Daisy Red Ryder: “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”
I think this not because BB guns are inherently dangerous – they’re not! – but because I *always* wanted an air rifle as a kid and “A Christmas Story” does such a perfect job of illustrating that kind of Christmas-time, childhood desire with the classic gift: – a Daisy Red Ryder BB gun.
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12th Annual Fall Mountain View Bluegrass Festival
October 18, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
Get set for three full days of bluegrass goodness at the 12th Annual Fall Mountain View Bluegrass Festival in Mountain View, AR – November 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2014!
The Fall Mountain View Bluegrass Festival takes place every year at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, AR and includes three, jam-packed days of first rate, bluegrass musical acts from around the region that will have you up, out of your seat and dancing!
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Legendary Arkansas Monsters
October 11, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it might be fun to take a look at two, legendary Arkansas monsters: the Fouke Monster and the White River Monster.
“Whitey” – The White River Monster
The White River Monster is the older legend of the two, having first been reported by farmers from the town of Newport in the Central Ozarks region of Arkansas, in 1915.
This odd, Arkansas monster was described as the size of a boxcar with smooth, gray skin that appears to be peeling all over, with a bone-like horn sticking out of its forehead.
Nothing you’d want to pet, in other words.
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