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Video: Water Wonders
Freshwater jellyfish are fascinating animals that you can sometimes observe at Crowley’s Ridge State Park while pedal boating on Lake Ponder. Located in northeast Arkansas, this park exists in part to...
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Video: Rain Sounds at the CCC Boardwalk
Crowley's Ridge State Park in northeast Arkansas exists in part to safeguard historical and cultural resources, such as the structures built by the hard work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) i...
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Shea Lewis Named Next Director of Arkansas State Parks
(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, today announced Shea Lewis as the next director for Arkansas State Parks. Lewis will repla...
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Two Yellow Gems Top a Year of Discoveries at the Crater of Diamonds
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Last year, visitors from 34 states and one foreign country found 354 diamonds in Arkansas, weighing a total of more than 62 carats. Arkansans found 108 ge...
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More than $3.6 million in outdoor recreation grants announced
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism announces more than $3.6 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants awarded to projects within 25 counties across the state. The grants ...
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Ozark Folk Center Accommodations Photos
Photos of the accommodation options available at the Ozark Folk Center State Park
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Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park
Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thick...
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Chris Adams
Chris Adams is the Historical Researcher at Historic Washington State Park. He has worked at Historic Washington State Park since 2011. After high school, he joined the Navy, sailed the Atlantic Ocean...
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Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park
(MURFREESBORO, Ark.) – Crater of Diamonds State Park celebrates its 50th year as an Arkansas state park this year and will hold an anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. ...
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Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park
Crater of Diamonds State Park celebrates its 50th year as an Arkansas state park this year and will hold an anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. Crater of Diamonds...
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