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Opt Outside: Tunstall Trail Nature Hike
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Come on out to Jacksonport State Park on Green Friday and avoid the shopping
crowds! This is a perfect opportunity to walk off that Thanksgiving
dinner and enjoy nature at the same time. We will walk…
                            
                        
            
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        Opt Outside: Tunstall Trail Nature Hike
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Come on out to Jacksonport State Park on Green Friday and avoid the shopping
crowds! This is a perfect opportunity to walk off that Thanksgiving
dinner and enjoy nature at the same time. We will walk…
                            
                        
            
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        White River Hunters and Trappers
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Hunting and trapping served an important role on the White River and contributed to Jacksonport's economy. Join a park interpreter to learn what animals were hunted and trapped in this area. Learn…
                            
                        
            
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        Backyard Bass
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Backyard Bass is the perfect game for beginning anglers of all ages. Join a park interpreter to learn more about fishing and practicing your casting skills while staying high and dry in this fun game!…
                            
                        
            
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        Scavenger Hunt
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Are you up for the Scavenger Hunt Challenge? Join a park interpreter for a hike and game combined. Along the trail we’ll be on the lookout for many different items, animals, and colors found in…
                            
                        
            
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        The Story of the Jackson Guards
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Made up of the best young men of Jackson County, the Jackson Guards, Company G, left Jacksonport with great fanfare May 5th, 1861, the day before Arkansas seceded from the Union. Young and…
                            
                        
            
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        Preserving the Legacy
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
                            
                        
            
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        Preserving the Legacy
                                    Sunday, December 07, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
                            
                        
            
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        Preserving the Legacy
                                    Sunday, December 14, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
                            
                        
            
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        Preserving the Legacy
                                    Sunday, December 21, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
                            
                        
            
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        Preserving the Legacy
                                    Sunday, December 28, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
                            
                        
            
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