Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

For kids here in Arkansas, August means it’s time to head back to school. The end of the summer is near. School sports have started, school supply shopping is in full swing, and kids are slipping back into their educational routines. However, a few weeks ago many of our kids were enjoying their summer breaks without a thought of routine and involving themselves in one of...

I have an atypical Park Interpreter station here at Parkin Archeological State Park. The largest part of my job seems to be researching Arkansas History. Arkansas is an exceptionally colorful state, with complex and vivid stories about things you wouldn’t believe, not even if I told you. This is one of those great Arkansas stories- the story of Aunt Caroline Dye. One of...

The elderly visitor stood at the first marker on the Knapp Trail, gazing out across the plaza area, a wide expanse of open grass. The wind carried the scent of many wildflowers straight toward his uplifted face. He had rather long, dark hair shot through with streaks of gray. It was stirring in the breeze. His distinct facial features quietly spoke of his Native American...

As an interpreter at an archeological park, I have my work cut out for me. I do not have the geology or the beauty of Lake Ouachita, nor do I have Mt. Magazine’s View to draw visitors to my door. What I do have, is a fabulous resource- an incomparable resource- that never ceases to amaze and astound me. But, admittedly, it is a resource that only a fraction of a percent of...