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It's About Time
Saturday, February 08, 2025
Join the museum staff as we set, wind, oil and learn how to make a mechanical clock tick! Look into the inner workings of clocks dating from the 1890s. This hands-on activity is great for…
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Winter Workshop Series - Land Navigation Workshop
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Navigating the land is a task that many today do not know how to do well. Join park staff for a hand at trying this sometimes tricky skill. This program will be about 3 hours long and start at the…
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Daybreak Diamond Tour
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Join a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center, lower level to walk through the search area and learn about the best places to search for diamonds. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of past…
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Birds and Breakfast
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
See live songbirds captured
in the park by ornithologists and then help them release the birds after
learning more about them. Breakfast snacks and hot beverages will be provided. Come and go as you…
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Solid-base Woven Bowl Basket Workshop
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The 1800s brought many emigrants to the river valley; these pioneers had to learn to live off the land. Basket making, by using oak splits, was an important task for every pioneer. Weave your own…
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Brews, Views, and Bonfires at Storm Creek
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Awaken your senses and ignite your spirit with Mississippi River State Park's campfire and coffee. Join a park interpreter for a cozy and invigorating retreat where the simplicity of nature meets the…
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Eagle Cruise
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is proud to offer free winter lake cruises for the best chance of seeing our national symbol, the American bald eagle, weather permitting. Many other spectacular…
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Louisiana Purchase State Park Guided Hike
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Join us to experience the natural Delta landscape the 1815 surveyors encountered. Find out how the initial point was created and discover a granite monument that was dedicated to commemorating this…
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Necklace Craft
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Beads were a trade item carried by the DeSoto expedition. Come in and learn about our chevron glass bead brought to the site in 1541! The craft will be set up from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enjoy the museum,…
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Cotton Ginning Demonstration
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know
what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join…
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Diamond Mining 101
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
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Archeological Site Tram Tour
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
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Historic House Tour
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The families who settled here long before the Civil War share many of the same values and traditions we hold today. Explore the similarities and differences between our ways of life…
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Reading Rocker: Sssensational Snakes
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Snakes
can be scary, until we understand them better. Join us as we read about the
adventure of a tiny snake and find out more about these sssensational critters.
Participants can choose to touch one…
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Critter Café
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Kara to play the role of
an animal dining at the imaginary Critter Café. Learn what type of food your
animal eats and where they would find it in the park.
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Mammal Animals of Petit Jean
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
What does the fur of a black bear feel like? Meet a park interpreter to discover some interesting features about the mammals of Petit Jean State Park. You will guess which animal each fur belongs to,…
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Battlefield Tour
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Lives were forever changed here on December 7, 1862. Join us for a 1-mile walk along the ridgeline where the heaviest fighting occurred during the Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove. Meet…
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What's for Lunch
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
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Snakes Tabletop
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Did you know that there are 39 species
of native snakes in Arkansas? This unique family of reptiles play an important
role in nature, but sometimes get a bad rap. Learn more about the lives
and…
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Cameron Bluff Stroll
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Stroll into some intriguing history of early settlers on what is now Mount Magazine State Park. Guests will also see some of Arkansas’ most scenic landscapes from beautiful Cameron’s Bluff. This hike…
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