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Bell Slough Nature Trail Provides Calm with Wildlife Bonuses

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A handy and no-cost prescription for relaxing, for letting tensions, worries and headaches fade away, is to visit the Kenny Vernon Nature Trail at Bell slough Wildlife Management Area. It begins nearly in the shadow of busy Interstate 40, yet…[read further]

By Arkansas Game and Fish

Who Will Find the 30,000th Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park??

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Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro is set to celebrate two big milestones this year.  March 15th marks 40 years since the site’s creation as an Arkansas state park… and sometime soon, the 30,000th diamond found since the park’s…[read further]

By Kat Robinson

Rockwoods Reservation’s Maple Sugar Festival Unlocks the Secret Sweets of Trees

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Winter may not be everybody’s favorite time of year, but many might be surprised to learn that trees are actually pretty sweet on it.

For about six weeks, from mid-January to the end of February, Mother Nature cooks…[read further]

By Missouri Dept. of Conservation

2011 a Successful Year for Diamond Hunters at the Crater of Diamonds State Park

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Looking back over the past 12 months, the year 2011 has been a successful one for the park visitors who have hunted for diamonds in the 37 ½-acre search area at Arkansas’s diamond site, the Crater of Diamonds State Park.…[read further]

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

January Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

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Spend a day learning how to cook winter comfort foods such as simple stews, ham and beans, cornbread, dried fruit cobblers, Ozark pudding and Skillet cake on Jan. 7 at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View. These dishes…[read further]

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

December Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

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Join the staff of the Randolph County Museum in Pocahontas for an “Old Time Christmas” on Dec. 1. Held in conjunction with the town’s annual Christmas parade, the evening is a fundraiser for the museum. Chili, soup and baked goods…[read further]

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

November Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Ozarks

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Eureka Springs’ 64th annual Folk Fest is Nov. 4-5. On Friday night, enjoy music in the Barefoot Ballroom at the Basin Park Hotel. The cost is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. On Saturday, the Folk Parade rolls…[read further]

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

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