Category Archives: Arkansas

On a pleasant spring Thursday, I took a 10-mile canoe trip down the Buffalo National River with my wife and daughter, two brothers-in-law, and a sister in law. We rented three canoes. The outfitter took us down 20 miles of … Continue reading →

I took a road trip to this state park. It wasn’t worth it. It consisted of this courthouse, built in 1869, which had a lousy museum of local junk inside. There were six other people in the park — an … Continue reading →

There was a fort on this site for a few years during the early 1800s, but the fort for which the town is named was established in the 1830s when settlers thought there would be trouble after Andrew Jackson’s “Indian … Continue reading →

I arrived at Arkansas Post early in the morning. I was the first visitor of the day and one of the last too. This doesn’t rank as one of the most visited National parks. I was greeted by a man … Continue reading →

I visited this park on the same day that I toured Pea Ridge National Military Park. I had the place to myself except for three local kids who wandered through. I toured the museum (visible behind the sign) and wandered … Continue reading →