Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Historic Washington State Park Region Park Activity Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Sarah Reap Zoie Clift [X] Chris Adams Date Published [X] February 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 [X] July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 April 2022 February 2022 The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive. The Art of the Strike Jul 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Before the advent of modern lighters, the skillful use of a striker, flint and char cloth was essential for daily life, enabling quick and reliable fire-making for cooking, warmth, and light. At our forge, our blacksmith crafts these tools using 19th-century techniques. Continue reading to discover his process and the materials that make it possible.
The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive.
The Art of the Strike Jul 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Before the advent of modern lighters, the skillful use of a striker, flint and char cloth was essential for daily life, enabling quick and reliable fire-making for cooking, warmth, and light. At our forge, our blacksmith crafts these tools using 19th-century techniques. Continue reading to discover his process and the materials that make it possible.
