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Diamond Mining 101
Thursday, January 23, 2025
10:00 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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Historic House Tour
Thursday, January 23, 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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Nature Bingo
Thursday, January 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun game of nature bingo. As we play, we will discover more about the natural things found at Lake Fort Smith State Park.
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Battlefield Tour
Thursday, January 23, 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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Historic House Tour
Thursday, January 23, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.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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Adventure in the Ozarks
Thursday, January 23, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a hike to explore an Ozark mountain trail and take in your surroundings. We will search for and discover more about the native Ozark plants, animals, and…
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Battlefield Tour
Thursday, January 23, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 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…
Heart Healthy
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Diamond Mining 101
Friday, January 24, 2025
10:00 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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Diamond Mining 101
Friday, January 24, 2025
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.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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Nature Journaling
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Soldiers’ written observations and drawings provide historians with first-hand descriptions of what the landscape, people, and community looked like in 1862. Today, we will use our senses to describe…
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Historic House Tour
Friday, January 24, 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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Cameron Bluff Stroll
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.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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Legacy of the WPA
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
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Battlefield Tour
Friday, January 24, 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…
Heart Healthy
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Operation Eurycea
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Carrie on an adventure like no other. There are unique discoveries to make along the Slunger Creek Trail at Lake Catherine State Park. See if you have what it takes to solve the…
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Historic House Tour
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.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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Hiking with Nature Sense
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a hike to put your sense of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to the test as you explore some of the natural wonders of Lake Fort Smith State Park. Meet at the Warren…
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Birding 101
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Interested in birding but not sure where to start? Join Park Interpreter Emiley for an introduction to birding basics. We will walk a relatively easy 1/2-mile section of the Seven Hollows Trail, and…
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Drawn to Nature
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
You can draw some memories at Mount Magazine State Park! Try to guess native animals based on clues given by Park Interpreter Alex. All materials included. Suggested for children ages 5-12.…
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Battlefield Tour
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 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…
Heart Healthy
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