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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Plum Bayou Mounds

Region

  • Central

Park Activity

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Adam Leslie
  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Don Simons
  • John Morrow
  • Randy Pearson
  • Rebekah Spurlock
  • Shelley Flanary
  • Tara Gillanders
  • Waymon Cox
  • [X] Jeanette Larson
  • [X] Robin Gabe

Date Published

  • January 2017
  • April 2016
  • [X] March 2016

Artifact Tales

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Robin Gabe

Artifacts amaze me. It is a simple statement but every word is true. In certain cases, they are the only link that we have to past cultures. The American Indians that lived here are called the Plum Bayou Culture and they left clues to their way of life in the form of artifacts.

Hard Work and Sweat

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Robin Gabe

Imagine a group of Indians sitting quietly under the shade of a tree, wiping sweat from their brow and calculating how many more trips they must make with their baskets to complete their newest mound.

Artifacts at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

Laughing and Learning

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Jeanette Larson

Ozark Folk Center’s Folk School gives you the opportunity to three days immersed in fiber, the language of fiber, the techniques of fiber and the skills of working with fiber to make finished, usable items.

Ozark Folk Center’s Folk School
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