Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

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Places to go in the Ozarks.

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August Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

Visit one of the largest concrete dams in the United States. The Bull Shoals Powerhouse and Dam Tour explains how water is used to make electric power. See the massive equipment used by the Army Corps of Engineers and power…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
07-21-2011

Sensory Garden Benefits All Populations

It is easy to agree that flowers and plants can entice the senses of sight and smelling. But a new addition to The Botanic Garden at Oklahoma State University has something for all five senses.

The Sensory Garden…[more]

By Trisha Gedon, Oklahoma State University
06-16-2011

July Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

Visit one of the largest concrete dams in the United States. The Bull Shoals Powerhouse and Dam Tour explains how water is used to make electric power. See the massive equipment used by the Army Corps of Engineers and power…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
06-16-2011

War Eagle Cavern Offers Maze, Gem Panning and More

Don’t let the name fool you. At War Eagle Cavern on northwest Arkansas’s Beaver Lake you experience more than a cool cave. It’s a full day of fun where you can maneuver through a maze, pan for gems, dig for…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
06-07-2011

June Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

First Thursday is an evening of art and culture in downtown Fayetteville. This month’s event is June 2. On the first Thursday of each month, participating galleries and art-related venues offer free access to visual and performing art in a…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
05-24-2011

May Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

Lanterns light up Eureka Springs during the town’s Grand Illumination May 1-31. This unique Victorian town nestled high in the Ozark Mountains will be aglow with thousands of Japanese and Chinese paper lanterns adorning the facades of historic downtown buildings…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
04-26-2011

National Geographic Lists the Buffalo River as Underappreciated

If you haven’t spent much time along the Buffalo National River, you aren’t alone. National Geographic magazine lists the Buffalo as second in their top-10 list of the nation’s most underappreciated parks. The list appears online and in the book,…[more]

By Robert J. Korpella
04-14-2011

April Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

Grab your helmets and dust off your wheels to hit the mountain bike trails during the Ozark Mountain Bike Festival April 1-3 at Devil’s Den State Park in West Fork. There will be guided rides for every level of rider,…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
03-24-2011

Arkansas Couple Finds Flawless 2.44-Carat White Diamond

Melissa and Kenny Oliver of Rosston, Arkansas, enjoy the adventure of treasure hunting, so they make regular visits to the Crater of Diamonds State Park to prospect at Arkansas’s diamond site. On Sunday afternoon the couple found a flawless, 2.44-carat…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
03-21-2011

Arkansas’s Affordable Spring Break Ideas

Buffalo National River - Spring and early summer are the prime times to float the Buffalo National River, although the lower section can be floated year-round. The first stream to receive the designation (1972), the Buffalo flows roughly 150 miles…[more]

By Jill M. Rohrbach, Ark. Dept. of Parks and Tourism
03-03-2011
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