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Davidsonville Historic State Park

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Roger

The tag line for this park is “The most important town you never heard of.” That’s a reach. The town that existed here for about 15 years, beginning 1n 1815, was the first platted town in what is not Arkansas, … Continue reading →

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Village Creek State Park

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Roger

This is one of the state parks on Crowley’s Ridge, a long, narrow ridge that cuts through the Arkansas Delta from the Missouri state line down to Helena. It’s a fairly large park, with two man-made lakes, a golf course, … Continue reading →

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Parkin Archeological State Park

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Roger

An Indian village stood on this site for about 500 years. Near the end of that time, Hernando de Soto and him met probably visited. Several of his men kept journals and described a village much like this one, and … Continue reading →

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Rereading

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Roger

In the next handful of years, I will complete my goal of reading 5,000 books in my life. I thought it would be fun to create a list of those books I thought worth reading a second time (or, in … Continue reading →

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Lake Dardanelle State Park

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Roger

Lake Dardanelle is a 34,300-acre reservoir created by damming the Arkansas River. The state park has two sections, a smaller one on a bay along the north shore that is entirely campground/picnic area/marina, and a larger one near Russellville that … Continue reading →

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