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Located in the Heart of the HarrisonA SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE HARRISON DAILY TIMES • THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON, Located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains, Harrison is is fun for families and people of all ages. Crooked Creek, long the county seat of Boone County, Arkansas. It is nationally a popular smallmouth bass stream, forms Lake Harrison just recognized as one of the "Best Small Towns in America" with blocks from the historic area. Complementing the lake is a 7.5 a downtown lake and a beautifully renovated town square com- mile hiking and bike trail. plete with hanging flower baskets. Harrison's scenic canyons, In the heart of the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas, hills, and rivers allow privacy and wide-open spaces, and the Harrison is a great jumping off point for visiting the towering nearby cities of Branson and Springfield offer metropolitan bluffs of the , which are the amenities such as live performances and varied dining options. backdrop for hiking, horseback riding, canoeing, caving, and For outdoor lovers, canoeing and fishing amid the limestone fishing. Such famous waterfalls as Hemmed-in-Hollow, Twin bluffs and serene scenery on Buffalo National River are popular Falls and Hide-Out Hollow are easily accessible. activities. A short drive just south of Harrison to Ponca leads to oppor- As the “Gateway City” to the Buffalo National River, Har- tunities to view and photograph Arkansas’s elk herd or to take rison serves as a lodging, dining and entertainment center for the Buffalo River Canopy Tour, a treetop zip line adventure. Just visitors to the Buffalo National River, Lake Norfolk and the 12 miles from downtown Harrison is the Buffalo River Trail at north central Arkansas Ozark Mountains. Pruitt. Mystic Caverns on the National Scenic 7 Byway offers Hanging baskets of flowers and awnings accentuate old photo-worthy tours of two distinctly different . brick storefronts that line the courthouse square, which with Because the city is located on this scenic road, it has become the adjacent buildings make up its national historic district. The known as a leading destination for motorcycle travel. Using Harrison Historic Walking Tour includes downtown parks, the Harrison as a base, motorcyclists enjoy routes throughout the historic Lyric Theater, the 1909 Boone County Courthouse, Ozarks with names such as Ozark Moonshine Run, Peel Ferry the 1914 Boone County Jail, and the 1929 Hotel Seville. Sym- Route and Jasper Disaster. bolizing wholesome Americana, the historic downtown also Harrison is located on Ark. 65 halfway between Little Rock embraces restaurants, art galleries, antique stores, and other and Branson, Mo. It is intersected east and west by either Ark. retail shops. Surrounding the downtown area is an urban sprawl 62 or Ark. 412 and south by Scenic Ark. 7. Harrison is about 40 of contemporary dining and shopping districts. miles from world-class trout fishing, 52 miles from Mountain Bear Creek Trout Farm, where everyone catches something, Home and 79 miles from Fayetteville. BYPASS LIQUOR VOTED BEST LIQUOR STORE IN 2020!

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Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 5 Arkansas Ozark Mountain Caves North Arkansas is part of a geologic area known as the Ozark Plateau and contains over 4,500 known caves. While most of these are undeveloped, seven of them are open for tours. In these “show caves”, you experience adventure, see beautiful calcite formations, learn of historical uses of the caves, and view fossil remains of creatures from the past. If you think our mountains are beautiful on the surface, you will be awed by the beauty below! SHOW CAVES. Of the seven show caves open in North Arkansas, three are within a 30 minute drive from Harrison, AR. Crystal Dome and Mystic Caverns are located seven miles south of the Harrison city limits on Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway with entrances about 400 feet apart. Hurricane River is located 15 miles south of Harrison on U.S. Hwy. 65. Less than a one hour drive from Harrison, Cosmic Cavern is located near Berryville, Arkansas. MYSTIC CAVERNS Location: 7 Byway, eight miles south of Harrison Phone: 888.743.1739 Website: www.mysticcaverns.com Come experience a once-in-a-lifetime caving adventure MYSTIC CAVERNS through two of the Ozarks most beautiful caves, Mystic Cav- as discovered over 100 erns and Crystal Dome Caverns! Although their entrances are only 400 feet apart, Crystal Dome w years after Mystic. New faces bring new beginnings! “The subterranean wonders of the two caves at Mystic Cav- erns prove that Arkansas’ beauty exists even underground.” Compassionate service at affordable prices You will follow the path the first settlers to this area traveled as a trained guide escorts you on your tour through Mystic. Tours leave every 35-40 minutes, and it takes an hour and fifteen minutes to complete the tour. The caverns are always a comfortable 58 degrees. Mystic Caverns is located on Arkansas’ National Scenic 7 Byway, eight miles south of Harrison Arkansas. Mystic Caverns has also added a hiking trail and a mineral collection for its guests. For hours and rates, call toll free 888-743-1739 or visit their web site. COSMIC CAVERN Location: 6386 Hwy. 21 North, Berryville, AR 72616 Phone: 870.749.2298 Website: www.cosmiccavern.com Cosmic Cavern is one of Arkansas’ hidden treasures. You will see two bottomless cave lakes during your 1hr and 15 minute tour with one having cave trout in the clear, dark wa- ters. The first lake, South Lake, has had trout in it for nearly 50 years. Some trout have gone blind and most have lost their color. The bottom or end of these lakes have yet to be found. Cosmic Cavern has been named as one of the top 10 show 608730z caves in the United States, so don’t forget your camera as 1904 Capps Rd • Harrison there are several photo opportunities throughout the cave. 870-741-3481 CAVERNS ‘cont page 10

6 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 Harrison, Arkansas Biking, Cycling and Bicycle Trails

Harrison, AR is located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains and has endless opportunities for cycling the beautiful back roads and highways. Harrison has routes of various difficulty levels from easy, beginner routes to difficult and strenuous routes that will make the blood pump even for the most seasoned cyclist. The routes take the cyclists throughout the Ozarks, Harrison and the Buffalo River.

Harrison, Arkansas is also known for the Tour de Hills bike race held each year in April. The race kicks off the year in Arkansas and is known for its challenging professional course. The Jasper Disaster is 58 miles long and goes through beau- tiful mountain country and valley settings. This is for the ex- Cycling Tours in Harrison, Arkansas perienced rider only because of the numerous and challenging Visit www.harrisonarkansas.org and click on the route title for grade changes throughout the entire route. a complete interactive map provided by mapmyride.com Many professional riders use the Tour de Hills as a training Harrison to Russellville Bike Tour ride to start the season. For the less experienced rider, the 84 miles - Very Difficult race offers a less strenuous 26.5 mile or 14.2 mile course. From Harrison, take Scenic Hwy 7 South. The road climbs Whatever your ride ability is, you will be amazed by the views at a steady 5-7% grade for about 2 miles to the scenic point at and beauty throughout the entire ride. BIKING ‘cont page 11 553598z

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8 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 Laurie Jameson is an administrative paper-pusher by day, a writer by night, and a self- proclaimed book hoarder. While freely admitting she’s a book addict, it’s not an admission of guilt, but rather a badge she proudly displays for all the world to see. (One can never have too many book cases and decorating with books is pure genius.) She does admit to judging potential friends based upon the number of books displayed in their home or the lack thereof. She lives with her 100 lb. chocolate lab who is a massive attention-hound. He controls her life and rules her heart, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Her first novel, The Waystation, won the Illumination Awards 2019 Gold Medal for Best Christian Fiction in the Enduring Light category (fiction published between the years 2000- 2019). The Kitten is her second novel.

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Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 9 CAVERNS ‘cont from page 6 Phone: 870.429.6200 extreme, wild tours, (by reservation) During the cave tour, you can see the Website: www.HurricaneRiverCav- which feature any combination of newly discovered area “Silent Splen- erns.com the following factors: cave boat tour; dor.” Silent Splendor has been hailed as At Hurricane River Cave, you will wading, and or swimming; climbing: a must see in Arkansas. Silent Splendor be guided along a level ancient un- vertical climbs, up and down; slipping, houses one of the longest derground riverbed. These fantastic sliding, stumbling; hands and knees formations in the Ozarks measuring water-eroded passageways are the most crawls; belly crawls; tortuous, irregular over an incredible 9 feet! As you journey unique of their kind among American terrain; gooey, sticky clay; soupy, along the inspected and safe walkways, show caves. The cave features stalac- clutching mud, which can suck you you will see many unique and beautiful tites, , , draperies, down, up to your crotch; exfoliating, formations. You will witness , soda straws, rimstone dams, cave pop- heavily, particulated water; ravine stalagmites, , sodastraws, corn, columns, moonmilk, stalactoflats, crossings, of indeterminate depths; bear helictites, cave bacon, draperies, and canopies, along with rare and unique beds; numerous bear claw marks; hu- many other along the cave shields, and more! man remains, in two different locations routes. Also, among the awesome cave Hurricane River Cave offers regular (still there); sites where a saber-toothed formations, you will also get a chance tours, along level walkways, with two tiger and many prehistoric short to see a rare and threatened salamander, optional staircases. Duration: approxi- faced bears were discovered; extreme the Ozark Blind Cave Salamander. mately 45 minutes. The cost is $11.75 claustrophobic situations. Duration: Come and ask us why our bat pop- for adults, $5.75 for children, age 5-12: 3-5 hours. The cost of these tours are ulation is just now returning after 70 plus state and local taxes. The tour $89.00 per person, plus state and local years of absence and enjoy the warmest includes an optional adventure trail, for taxes. Group size ranges from 2 to 13 cave in the Ozarks, 64 degrees and 96% a hands on, real up-close and personal persons. Group rates are available. We humidity! experience and you are provided head- provide helmets, headlights with fresh HURRICANE RIVER CAVE lights for this side trip. No reservation batteries, knee-pads, gloves; and a hot Location: 15 miles south of Harrison on is necessary for the regular tour. shower afterward, with towels. Hwy. 65 Hurricane River Cave also offer two 607380z

10 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 BIKING ‘cont from page 7 LONG ROUTE Leaving Harrison, travel North to East. Travel Highway 14 East for Ar- kansas 125. Travel Arkansas 125 on south side of until you reach the free ferry across Bull Shoals Lake at Peel’s Ferry. Turn right and proceed into Missouri for 26 miles remaining on Highway 125. Turn right at junction US 160 and proceed East until you reach South taking you into Mountain Home, Arkansas.

SHORT ROUTE Leaving Harrison on Highway 65 South, travel 5 miles to the intersection of US Highway 62. Take US Highway 62 through Yellville, Cotter, & Gassville into Mountain Home.

“Jasper Disaster” the “Grand Canyon of the Ozarks”. The next 65 miles from 62 miles Jasper to Russellville is generally more up than down. At Very Difficult the intersection of Scenic 7 and , you will reach From Harrison, travel on Scenic 7 south 18 miles to Jasper. Russellville, Arkansas. From Jasper, take Hwy 74 West to Boxley, turn right on Ark. 43 towards Harrison. The route is extremely steep and strenu- Harrison to Mountain Home ous, but the most beautiful ride in the Ozarks! Long Route: 98 miles source: harrisonarkansas.org Short Route: 49 miles

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The park’s BULL SHOALS-WHITE RIVER STATE Bull Shoals Dam, Bull Shoals Lake. Interpretive exhibits are PARK. In north central featuring the natural beauty of the Ozark featured throughout the lobby, gift shop, Johnboat Theater, and Mountains, Bull Shoals-White River State Park stretches along 1,720-square-foot Exhibit Hall filled with images of the river, the riverside and lakeshore where the White River and Bull Shoals lake and dam. Lake join at the Bull Shoals dam. Together these waters form From Mountain Home, travel six miles north on Ark. 5, then go one of the nation’s finest fishing and boating combinations. The eight miles west on Ark. 178 to the park. Or, from Flippin, travel White River is renowned as mid-America’s premier trout stream, 10 miles north on State Highway 178E. famous for its record rainbow and brown trout. Bull Shoals Dam forms Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas’s largest lake with 45,440 acres of waters stretching along Arkansas’s northern border and into southern Missouri. Anglers are drawn to the lake’s catches of lunker bass, catfish, crappie, and bream. Water sports enthusiasts can enjoy boating and swimming in these clear open waters. The park is a popular camping destination that features 103 campsites along or near the river (34 Class AAA, four Class A, 45 Class B, 20 Tent Sites with no hookups), one Rent-A-Camp, and three Rent-An-RV). Interpretive programs, workshops, and nature camps are offered in the park throughout the year. Park facilities include picnic areas, standard pavilions, playgrounds, hiking trails, and a multi-use trail. The park’s marina/store offers For information about other Arkansas state parks on lakes or boat, motor, kayak and canoe rentals; and, in addition, supplies, rivers, visit: http://www.LakeandRiverStateParks.com. equipment, and gifts for sale. DEVIL’S DEN STATE PARK. Devil’s Den State Park is an The park visitor center is situated on a high point across the Arkansas icon--a beloved natural and historic treasure where dam from the rest of the park’s facilities. The center affords a over the decades park visitors have made memories to cherish a sweeping view of the White River, Bull Shoals Dam, and Bull lifetime. Nestled deep in an Ozark valley, Devil’s Den connects Shoals Lake. This 15,744-square-foot visitor/education center is you to picturesque Lee Creek Valley and the craftsmanship and named in honor of Jim Gaston of Lakeview, owner of Arkansas’s conservation legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), renowned Gaston’s White River Resort. the “Tree Army” of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Devil’s The James A. Gaston Visitor Center serves as the primary Den is the perfect blending together of nature and CCC-Rustic- visitor contact point at Bull Shoals-White River State Park, style park architecture that mirrors its natural settings.When you and is the focal point for the interpretation of the White River, experience a park like Devil’s Den, you, too, will understand why STATE PARKS cont pg 14

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Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 13 STATE PARKS cont from pg 12 these parks built in the 1930s by the CCC are among America’s most popular park facilities. Devil’s Den is a CCC masterpiece in a picturesque Ozark Valley. Lee Creek flows through the park, and the Ozark National Forest surrounds it. This valley in the renowned Ozark Mountains, ancient sedimentary mountains renowned for their natural beauty and lush oak-hickory forest, was selected as a park site in the 1930s by the CCC. The men used native materials to craft the park’s rustic- style wood and stone structures. This work includes an impressive native stone dam that spans Lee Creek in the heart of the park forming peaceful, eight-acre Lake Devil. Rental canoes and pedal boats are available at the park. Hiking, backpacking, and mountain bike trails lead to backcountry areas in the park and the surrounding Ozark National stables. Feel free to bring your own portable paddock.) [*NOTE: Forest. Eighteen of these campsites are scheduled for renovation in 2016. Seventeen fully-equipped cabins featuring kitchens and Check with the park for details.] The park also includes a group fireplaces are nestled in the natural beauty of this park. These camp, standard pavilion, and mountain bike trails. cabins are available throughout the year. Wood-burning fireplaces Miles of hiking and multiple use trails wind through Devil’s in the cabins are available seasonally. Den and the surrounding Ozark National Forest. Caves, crevices A park cafe and swimming pool (both open in summer only) and bluff overlooks can be explored here. Take a wet-water overlook the lake. Groceries, gifts and snacks can be purchased hike up Lee Creek, or trek the 15-mile Butterfield Hiking Trail. at the park store. This trail from the park through the Ozark National Forest leads Campsites are spaced along the valley. These 143 sites include backpackers deep into the hills and hollows of the rugged scenic 44 Class AAA, *12 Class B, *13 Class C, 24 Class D (no hookups), Ozarks. eight Hike-in (tent only), and 42 sites with water and electric Backpackers may choose from two primitive camp areas. hookups in the Horse Camp that includes a bathhouse and access Hikers are required to obtain a free backcountry permit at the to the horse trails. (The horse camp does not include a corral or STATE PARKS cont pg 17 decisions. decisions. decisions. Thrills you’ll find only in the Ozarks! We’re Pet Friendly! Enjoy the natural beauty of the Ozarks! WELCOME TO THE WELCOME TO THE WELCOME TO THE HAMPTON QUALITY INN HOLIDAY INN INN EXPRESS If you’ve been looking to experience the Spend an afternoon at the nearby Bear Creek The Ozark Mountain and Buffalo River boast scenic wonder of the Ozark Mountains, Springs Trout Farm, or explore other local breathtaking scenery and is the perfect there’s no better place to set up base than the attractions nearby, including: back drop for outdoor activities, such as Hampton Inn Harrison hotel. Here you’ll have The Mystic Caverns, Bull Shoals Lake, canoeing, hiking, camping, fishing and easy access to virtually any outdoor adventure Buffalo National River, Eureka Springs. swimming. Centrally located among area and much more. caves, rivers, lakes & streams. 121 Highway 43 East, Harrison, AR 1210 Hwy 62-65 North, Harrison, AR 117 Highway 43 East, Harrison, AR 870-365-0505 870-741-7676 • 800-228-5150 870-741-3636 • 800-HOLIDAY

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16 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 STATE PARKS cont from pg 14 with hookups, and a modern bathhouse that also includes a visitor center before venturing onto the Butterfield Trail. bathing area for horses. Call ahead to check on the availability of Devil’s Den State Park includes caves and crevices associated the horse camp. with a unique sandstone crevice area that is the largest such area For more details about the park’s riding trails, mountain bike in the United States. The longest of these is Devil’s Den Cave trails, hiking, and backpacking trails, and caving opportunities, (550 feet). The presence of both sandstone and limestone caves go to: http://www.adventurestateparks.com. at one park is quite rare. [NOTE: The park’s Farmer’s Cave and Big Ear Cave closed to the public beginning late-May 2009. On April 16, 2010, two additional caves, the Devil’s Den Cave and Ice Box Cave, closed. These temporary closures were necessary as a prevention to protect these four caves from the the possibility of contamination from White-nose Syndrome, a fungus that has killed millions of hybernating bats in the eastern half of the United States and several Canadian provinces. The disease has now been confirmed as far west as western Missouri and north central Arkansas.] Devil’s Den features a horse camp area that offers access to approximately 20 miles of riding trails in the Lee Creek Valley and on surrounding ridges. Horses are welcome on Highways 170, 74, and 220, but are not permitted on other park roads or in camping area other than the horse camp. Also, horses are not permitted in the crevice area, HOBBS STATE PARK-CONSERVATION AREA. Yellow Rock, or on any of the hiking trails except where the horse Arkansas’s largest state park in land area, Hobbs State Park- trails and the Butterfield Hiking Trail are the same. Conservation Area (HSPCA) covers a 12,056-acre tract of diverse Mountain bike riders are also allowed on these trails, but must Ozark landscape along the southern shore of 28,370-acre Beaver yield to horses. Water for horses and riders is available at the trail Lake. Twenty-two of the park’s 60 miles of border stretch along head. Here, riders will find a complete campground where they the shores of Beaver Lake. The park lies between Beaver Lake can camp with their horses. The campground features campsites STATE PARKS cont pg 18

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Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 17 STATE PARKS cont from pg 17 trailhead features a parking lot large enough to accommodate three school buses or recreational vehicles and 18 automobiles. Water fountains and a composting toilet are located adjacent to the parking area. The Pigeon Roost Trail is a double-stacked loop trail, in a figure eight formation, featuring a short loop of approximately four miles for day hiking and a longer loop of eight and one half miles for overnight use. This moderately difficult trail is excellent for beginners, scouts and families looking for adventure and scenery without having to travel a great distance. Campsites are marked with signs and each has a tent pad and fire ring. The trailhead and its associated parking area are located on Ark. 12. The trail passes several sinkholes and some portions follow ridges overlooking Beaver Lake. Some of the primitive campsites on the to the north and War Eagle Creek to the south with acreage trail offer views of the lake, especially in winter when leaves are stretching across a part of Benton County southeast of Beaver off the trees in the surrounding Ozark oak/hickory/pine forest. Lake and extending into Madison and Carroll counties. Wild turkey, whitetail deer and other wildlife are commonly seen This park’s landscape consists of plateaus, ridges, valleys, and along the trail. streams featuring an upland forest of oak, hickory and pine. Many The 24-mile multi-use Hidden Diversity Trail is designed for water features including disappearing streams, springs and seeps equestrians, mountain bikers and hikers. No motorized vehicles have carved the many hollows in this fragile limestone landscape are allowed. Users have the option of four trail sections or loops. and created cave-related features including numerous sinkholes. The trail follows ridge tops and rims with lots of curves and a The park’s 17,531-square-foot visitor center opened in May few hills that drop 200 to 300 feet in elevation. The entire trail 2009. This state-of-the-art facility features Ozark focused exhibits is surrounded by woods that are mainly comprised of oak and including interactive kiosks, classroom space, a retail sales area, hickory. When weather conditions warrant, the trail is subject to and the park’s administrative offices. Wi-Fi wireless Internet closure to mountain bike and equestrian use. In addition, all or access is available here. The visitor center is on Ark. 12 near the a portion of the park’s trail system may be closed occasionally junction with War Eagle Road. Details about the visitor center are for permitted hunting seasons or maintenance repair. Contact the listed in this news release. park to check on the current trail status before traveling to Hobbs The park includes a wide variety of trails. The Historic Van to participate in these activities. Winkle Trail is a half-mile trail that leads hikers through a tunnel The one-and-one-half-mile Shaddox Hollow Nature Trail can under Ark. 12 to the site of the historic Van Winkle lumber mill be accessed from its trailhead parking lot located on Ark. 303, and home in Van Winkle Hollow on the West Fork of Little approximately one mile from the intersection on the north side Clifty Creek. View the remnants of a sawmill and an antebellum of Ark. 12. The first one-half mile of this loop trail follows a garden owned by Peter Van Winkle during the 19th century. ridgeline, providing an easy hike. The trail then descends into Beginning in the 1840s and continuing throughout his life, Van Shaddox Hollow. The descent is rather steep in places. This trail Winkle acquired approximately 17,000 acres of land throughout winds along the creek through stands of hardwoods and other Washington, Benton, Madison, and Carroll counties by filing native Ozark vegetation. Interesting limestone bluffs are found for land patents and purchasing foreclosed land. The tunnel along this section. After progressing up the creek, the trail begins and associated walkways were designed to provide barrier-free the ascent back to the trailhead. This climb can be strenuous in access to the historic site. Wayside interpretive panels along the places. trail provide hikers with information about this historic area. The STATE PARKS cont pg 19

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Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 19 Harrison Birding and the Ozarks Birding in Harrison and the Ozark Mountains is an ex- tremely popular activity. Over 200 species of birds make their home in the Ozarks for some part of the year, while many birds live here year round. The Ozark Mountains hardwood forests, pine forests, and stream sides provide a wonderful habitat for the large number of species of birds found in the area. While bird watching is becoming more and more popu- lar, here are some tips that might make it go a little easier for you and a list of locations bird watchers frequent often. • You will need binoculars (all the pro birders suggest binoculars) • You will need to know what to expect in your area INDIGO BUNTING (checklists of birds in the area should tell you this) • You need to be able to find the birds (you should learn the Baker Prairie was added to the Arkansas System of Natural habitat each species of bird prefers) Areas in 1991. It is a 71-acre tract, the largest remnant of • Record your bird sightings (this keeps track of what birds a prairie of the same name that once occupied about 5,000 you saw on what time of the year) acres in Boone County. Tucker Holler Boat Dock Area Visit www.harrisonarkansas.org for information: Bird Checklist Location: Bull Shoals Lake Arkansas Birds Bald Eagles and Mergansers are common there in the Arkansas Butterflies winter Arkansas Mammals Lead Hill Boat Dock Area Birding Locations Lake Harrison Location: Diamond City on Bull Shoals Lake Painted Buntings, Orchard Orioles, Yellow Breasted DOWNTOWN HARRISON, ARKANSAS Chats, Prairie Warblers, and Bald Eagles have all been Species include Duck, Yellow crowned Night Heron, found in this area. Green Herons, Bufflehead, and Ring-billed Gulls. The Buffalo National River Area lake also includes walking trails and a park. Baker Prairie Location: Ponca, AR South of Harrison Location: Harrison, Arkansas Bird Checklists are available at any ranger station or Website: www.nature.org visitor center.

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each lasts about an hour. You may also opt to take a self-guided walking or driving tour. Historic House Guided Tour: Every day that the park is open, you can enjoy a guided tour through the historic Morrow and Latta houses. Daily guided tours are offered beginning at Hindman Hall Museum, and each lasts about an hour. The Morrow House was a Confederate headquarters prior to the Civil War battles of Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove. The Latta House belonged to John and Jane Latta, who arrived in Arkansas Mandi Strode, APRN Territory in 1834 and raised 12 children. For more information about Arkansas State Parks historic, heritage and cultural parks, and museums, go to: www. • Primary Health Care HistoryStateParks.com. STATE PARK. Surrounded by the • Women’s Health , Lake Ouachita is known for its scenic • Behavioral Health natural beauty and the clarity of its waters. These pristine waters form the largest manmade lake within Arkansas’s borders. Named one of the cleanest lakes in America, 40,000-acre Lake Ouachita is a water sports mecca for swimming, skiing, scuba diving, boating, and fishing. Angling for bream, crappie, catfish,

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Harrison, AR 72601 608756z STATE PARKS cont pg 22 Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 21 STATE PARKS cont from pg 21 period of the French exploration of the New World. He requested the lakeshore, the cabins feature an airy, one-story contemporary style designed around their lakeshore view of Lake Ouachita. Park campgrounds feature 101 campsites (40 Class AAA, *26 Class B, 23 Class D, and 12 Hike-in Tent Sites). [NOTE: These 26 sites are scheduled to undergo renovation, including upgrade, during part of 2016.] Other park offerings include picnic areas; trails; a swimming area; and marina with boat rentals, bait and supplies. The park visitor center includes exhibits and a store/gift shop. Directions to the park: From Little Rock, Benton, Bryant, or south Arkansas to Lake Ouachita State Park (via I-30): Take I-30 west and continue to Hot Springs Exit #111 (U.S. 70 west). Take the U.S. 270 West Bypass (also known as the Martin permission to explore a part of the Territory, and for Luther King, Jr. Expressway) through Hot Springs staying in the a grant to claim part of the land. The King granted Chavet’s left lane and eventually passing Hot Springs Exit #1. This lane will approval. turn into the right lane of U.S. 270 West as the expressway merges Chavet was engaged to be married to a beautiful young girl with the highway. Travel three miles to the junction of Ark. 227 from Paris, Adrienne Dumont. When told of his plans, she asked North. Go right on Hwy. 227 North and follow it approximately that they be married right away so she could accompany him. 12 miles to the park. Thinking of the hardship and danger on the journey, Chavet From northwest Arkansas to Lake Ouachita State Park refused her request, telling her upon his return if the country was (via Scenic Highway 7): Take I-40 Exit #81 at Russellville. Go good and safe, they would be married and go to the New World. south on Ark. 7 and continue traveling through Jessieville. Four Adrienne refused to accept his answer, and disguised herself miles past Jessieville look for Ark. 192. At Ark. 192, turn right as a cabin boy and applied to the captain of Chavet’s ship for a and travel west six miles to Ark. 227 north. Turn right on Hwy. position as a cabin boy, calling herself Jean. The girl must have 227 north and travel two miles to the park. been incredibly clever in her disguise, for it is said that not even IS A SPECIAL PLACE – an Chavet recognized her. The sailors called her Petit Jean, which is unforgettable place – known for the legend of Petit Jean, the French for Little John. story of a French girl who disguised herself as a boy and secretly The ocean was crossed in early spring; the vessel ascended accompanied her sweetheart, an early explorer, to the New World the Mississippi River to the , to the foot of the and to this mountain. mountain. The Indians on the mountain came to the river and Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas’s first state park, enhances greeted Chavet and invited the sailors to spend time on the this 300–year–old legend with windswept views, enchanting mountain. Chavet, Petit Jean, and the sailors spent the summer woodlands laced with streams and wildflowers, and a spectacular atop Petit Jean Mountain until fall approached and they began waterfall calledCedar Falls. preparations for their voyage back to France. The ship was readied This park is a place where nature over time has formed sheer and boarded the evening before departure. bluffs, Cedar Creek Canyon and the Seven Hollows, such That night, Petit Jean became ill with a sickness that was strange distinctive features as Bear Cave, the Grotto and Natural Bridge, to Chavet and his sailors. It was marked with fever, convulsions, and whimsical formations we call Turtle Rocks and Carpet Rocks. delirium, and finally coma. Her condition was so grave at daylight Legend of Petit Jean: The legend begins in the 1700s with the that the departure was delayed. During the illness, Petit Jean’s story of a young French Nobleman, Chavet, who lived during the STATE PARKS cont pg 23

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22 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 STATE PARKS cont from pg 22 to bottomlands along the Big Maumelle River and Little identity was, of course, discovered. The girl confessed her Maumelle River, for park visitors to experience. Park interpreters deception to Chavet and begged his forgiveness. She requested and volunteers help visitors and students understand man’s that if she died, to be carried back to the mountaintop that she relationship to the environment. Special interpretive programs had spent her last days on, and be buried at a spot overlooking conducted by the park interpreters can be scheduled by contacting the river below. The Indians made a stretcher out of deerskins and the park. bore her up the mountain. At sundown, she died. The park’s dominant natural feature is Pinnacle Mountain, Many years later a low mound of earth was found at the which rises more than a thousand feet above the Arkansas River point we now call Petit Jean’s Grave. Her death, and the legend Valley. The mountain’s cone-shaped peak has long been a central that followed, is said to give the mountain and the overlook an Arkansas landmark. Two of the park’s hiking trails lead hikers enchanting quality that draws visitors back again, and again. to the mountain’s summit. To see the panoramic view from atop PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK. A day-use park Pinnacle Mountain, visit the virtual tour featured online in the dedicated to environmental education, outdoor recreation, hiking section of the website featuring Arkansas’s adventure state and preservation. Located just west of Little Rock, this natural parks at: http://www.adventurestateparks.com/hiking. environment of 2,356 acres was set aside in 1977 as Arkansas’s The park offers a wide variety of hiking trails including the first state park adjoining a major metropolitan area. The park 1 1/2-mile West Summit Trail, 1 1/2-mile East Summit Trail, 2 features a diversity of natural habitat, from high upland peaks 1/2-mile Base Trail, 2-mile Rocky Valley Trail, and 1-mile East Quarry Trail. In addition, the park includes two barrier-free trails. These are the 1/2-mile paved Kingfisher Trail and 0.6-mile paved Arkansas Trail in the Arkansas Arboretum. The park serves as the eastern terminus of the 250-mile Ouachita National Recreation Trail which stretches from Pinnacle Mountain State Park to eastern Oklahoma. The park offers bikers more than eight miles of single track, mountain bike trails. Choose from the seven-tenths-of-a-mile Rabbit Ridge Mountain Bike Trail or the 7.4-mile Jackfork Mountain Bike Trail. STATE PARKS cont pg 26

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Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 23 Arkansas Rock Climbing and Ozark Mountains Rock Climbing If extreme is what you’re after we have just the thing for you. The scenic Ozark Mountains are a rock climbers paradise with many challenging faces for the climber to scale. These climbs are not for the faint of heart as you climb Horseshoe Canyon Ranch is a 350 acre ranch and is sure to for the skies where only the American Bald Eagle dares to cater to your climbing expectations. It has approximately 300 soar. But once you rise to the challenge and reach the peak, bolted routes for you to choose. They offer classic traditional you get that overwhelming feeling of accomplishment and routes and some of the best cracking climbing in Arkansas. the breathtaking Ozark Mountains reward you with the most You don’t have to be a professional rock climber to visit the spectacular views of the peaks and valleys Northwest Ar- ranch; they have beginner routes and climbing instruction for kansas has to offer. There are far too many rock faces both your safety. The ranch hosts over 150 routes, and also offer climbed and unclimbed to name, but below you will find a guest ranch packages including horseback riding, canoeing, brief list of popular rock climbs in the Ozarks. shooting, cookouts, disc golf, lodging, and climbing. SAM'S THRONE ELEVATE SPORTS GYM Location: From Harrison Arkansas, take US 65 East, turn Location: 805 Cottonwood Rd slight right onto US-62/US-412/US-65/, continue to follow Harrison, AR 72601 US-65, turn right onto AR 123 to Mt. Judea Phone: 479-422-5148 Sam's Throne is one of the oldest climbing areas found Website: http://www.elevatesportsgym.com in the Ozarks. The climbs range from short bouldering to Email: [email protected] 60' - 75' pitches. Sam's Throne is perfect for beginners, while Harrison’s premier most routes are in the 5.7 to 5.10 ranges and are easily top indoor facility with fun roped. They say in the 1820's, a buffalo hunter named Sam for all ages! Elevate Davis, who was in search of his sister who he claimed had Sports Gym offers five been kidnapped by Indians, climbed the sandstone outcrop hundred square feet of and preached sermons to the settlers who lived below. Davis indoor climbing space, claimed to have gold hidden on his rock and blocked the path obstacles, monkey to the formation to keep out thieves. This is how the rock got bars, calisthenics its name, Sam's Throne. training, American CAVE CREEK CANYON Ninja Warrior Obsta- Leaving Harrison on South Highway 65, 5 miles to intersec- cles, and body-weight tion US 62, take US 62 through Yellville, Cotter, & Gassville challenges. Beginners into Mountain Home. are welcome and no experience is required. HORSESHOE CANYON RANCH Daily, monthly and Location: 19 miles south of Harrison on Scenic 7 Byway, annual passes available turn on Hwy 74 W in Jasper and follow until you see the as well as school, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch sign. church, birthday and Phone: 1-800-480-9635 other group rates and Web site: http://www.gohcr.com/ packages.

24 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 STATE PARKS cont from pg 23 Army Corps of Engineers park on the Arkansas River features The park’s diversity of habitat provide many outdoor 129 campsites with water and electrical hookups, and tables and recreational and educational opportunities. Included in these are grills; bathhouses with hot showers; two pavilions with restrooms; interpretive canoe and boat tours led by park interpreters. a playground; dump station; and boat ramp. Park facilities include picnic sites, two standard pavilions with Guided horseback rides are available in the park through a restrooms, and launch ramps. The park visitor center overlooks concessionaire. Contact Chief Whitehorse Trail Rides at 501-327- the Arkansas River below and includes exhibits, A/V programs, a 7776 for details. Park gates at Pinnacle Mountain State Park are meeting room, and gift shop. closed one hour after sunset. Within the park’s environs is the Arkansas Arboretum, a 71- To reach Pinnacle Mountain State Park, take Exit #9 off I-430 at Little Rock and travel seven miles west on Ark. 10, then go two miles north on Ark. 300. For information about other Arkansas State Parks mountain parks, go to: http://www. mountainstateparks.com/. . In central Arkansas in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, enjoy fishing, floating, and swimming in the peaceful waters of 40-acre Lake Bennett. The park offers canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, and fishing boats for rent. Anglers will need to bring bait and fishing supplies since there are no commercial docks on the lake. The park includes a launch ramp. A snack bar and bathhouse with hot showers are near the swimming beach. Park facilities also include 30 Class acre site exhibiting native flora representing Arkansas’s six, major AAA campsites and 10 Tent Sites without hookups. Woolly natural divisions. Located below Pinnacle Mountain along the Hollow also offers a picnic area, standard pavilion, gift shop, and Little Maumelle River, the arboretum includes a .6-mile barrier- a hiking trail to enjoy. Woolly Cabin, the log home of the area’s free, interpretive trail. first settlers, offers visitors a historic perspective of the park. Camping is not available at Pinnacle Mountain State Park. In conjunction with National Trails Day on June 7, 2014, the However, campsites are available at Maumelle Park, located just park’s new Enders Fault Mountain Bike Trail was dedicated. This 3.8 miles east of Ark. 300 on Pinnacle Valley Road. This U.S. STATE PARKS cont pg 26 BOOT & SHOE HEADQUARTERS VOTED #1 BBQ FOR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS in Harrison Daily Times Reader’s Choice polls Stop by Harness & SAVE on the HOTTEST STYLES for Men, Women & Children!

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870-741-7675 West Side of Square • Harrison 870-741-5750 Thursday, April 15 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Phillips Media ł 25 STATE PARKS cont from pg 25 characters introduce themselves via audio using dialog taken approximately 10-mile hiking and mountain bike trail takes its from oral history records and slave narratives. name from the area’s active seismic fault line just north of the park. Backdrop for the mannequins is a 12-foot, 8-inch by 7-foot, Featuring the rolling terrain found here in foothills of the Ozark, 4-inch pen and ink mural by Little Rock artist Richard DeSpain this single-track trail leads through gentle valleys along pristine based on a historical photograph. Pictured is the J.A. Woodson creeks and climbs over 150 feet to offer views of Lake Bennett steamboat in the late 1890s docking at Cook’s Landing near Oil from ridges above during winter months. Cyclists may choose Trough on the White River waiting to be loaded with cotton from to ride the entire trail or divide it into two loops, the North Loop Colonel V. Y. Cook’s plantation. and the South Loop. The North Loop is approximately 4.17 miles The rest of the museum’s exhibit space depicts eight areas of of smooth single-track tread through rolling hills, and including importance to the territory during its frontier days: agriculture, short climbs through the mostly hardwood forest, with minor Civil War, pearling and button-making, timber, education, fishing technical challenges and a few seasonal creek crossings. The and hunting, medicine and riverboats. Exhibits and text explain South Loop is approximately 5.67 miles of mostly smooth tread, how each of these topics helped mold the community of Des a few moderate climbs, and some fast sections through evergreen Arc and the lower White River region. An enclosed display case groves. This loop offers ridgeline views of Lake Bennett during houses local historic items that will change on a regular basis. times of winter leaf off, seasonal creek crossings, and a mile-long An interactive display for young museum visitors features an hillside decent. Take Exit #125 off I-40 at Conway and travel 12 8-foot by 12 1/2-foot map of Arkansas with the Arkansas and miles north on U.S. 65, then go six miles east on Ark. 285 to the White Rivers highlighted on it. Red dots show where towns are park. To contact the park: 501-679-2098. located along the Lower White. LOWER WHITE RIVER MUSEUM STATE PARK. Here A new research room features archival materials, such you’ll discover the role of Arkansas’s White River, with emphasis as cemetery records, tax exemption receipts for cotton, old on the Lower White, as one of the vital transportation routes for newspapers, estate papers and other historical artifacts, which can the first settlers who arrived in the Arkansas frontier. Museum be accessed for family history and genealogical research. exhibits interpret the river’s influence on settlements during the Next door to the state-operated museum is a replica of a late steamboat era, illustrating the expansion of commerce from its 1800s dogtrot log cabin, owned by Prairie County. The cabin is roots in hunting and fishing into shelling, timber, and agriculture. set-up in traditional dogtrot style with the kitchen in one side and As you enter the museum, you’ll be greeted by life-sized figures living quarters in the other, separated by an open-air breezeway. of Captain James C. McManus, Miss Sallie Davis, a schoolteacher Outbuildings used as either a smoke house or a potato house and from Memphis, surveyor John Garretson, and Henry, a slave. The a wash house complete the complex. Admission is free. MAGNESS TOYOTA

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Boone County has a would be examined, deep history waiting for then up to eight residents and visitors doctors would write to unearth. their proposed A good place to start treatment, including the exploration is at the their reasoning for the Boone County Heritage treatment. Museum at the corner Also on the first of Central and Cherry floor is the Missouri in the 100-year-old and North Arkansas former Harrison High Railroad room. The School. The museum now-extinct railroad is open 10 a.m. - 4 was headquartered in p.m. weekdays from Harrison at one time, March - November and and the room included Thursdays only from a replica of the train December to February; station, authentic admission is $5. sounds, a railroad lantern collection, a railroad You won’t find a lot of stodgy exhibits like some big- emblem collection, watches, emblems, uniforms and city museums, but you will learn about the community more memorabilia. and smile and smile and smile. Other rooms dedicated to specific areas of history The museum serves as the official museum for include: the now extinct Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad • Medical room with exhibits dating to the late 1800s, with a room devoted to that collection of memorabilia. including instruments, operating table, sawbones kit, Other rooms are dedicated to medicine, Indian and medication kits, even a couple of caskets. pioneer artifacts, War Between the States, local • All-wars room filled with military uniforms and saddlery, clocks and geological findings. memorabilia donated by area veterans. A former resident donated the black bathing suit • Classroom filled with old letter jackets, yearbooks, either worn by her mother or grandmother and the bag desks, books and other items. used to carry the suit. Walls are lined with everything • War room maintained by the General Jo Shelby from formal dresses worn by prominent women of the Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. community to Indian artifacts. • Old post office and home and store supplies. Other items of interest include a pair of mourning Other items include old spinning wheel, photographs, bonnets, especially made for former residents to wear hand-powered, geological finds, records from 1923- after a family member died; a portable embalming 1940 about residents who were committed for table and wooden casket; early equipment from a insanity. beauty salon, including a vibrating table and electric The museum is governed by a board of directors curlers; a fine display of Frew saddles that had been and holds monthly meetings. Phone 870-741-3312 made in Harrison; a collection of President Bill Clinton for more information. memorabilia; even dozens of wooden clocks and dolls. The Boone County Heritage Museum is unique in that  Monday: 10:00 AM – 4 :00 PM almost every exhibit has a small tag with information  Tuesday: 10 :00 AM – 4 :00 PM about the display. Interested visitors can pour over piece by piece, reading the history and examining the  Thursday: 10 :00 AM – 5 :00 PM exhibit … thousands of exhibits.  Friday: 10 :00 AM – 4 :00 PM If you look closely, you’ll find a book of diagnoses  Saturday: 10 :00 AM – 4 :00 PM and treatments recorded by the Tri-County Medical Association in the late 1800s. Apparently a patient  Closed on Sunday & Wednesday

30 ł Phillips Media 2021 WELCOME TO HARRISON Thursday, April 15 Coming Home by Kari Coolidge Harrison Daily Times

Soon after I graduated from college, a teaching position right outside New York City tempted me away from my hometown in Harrison, Ar- kansas. I was nothing short of ecstatic, and for nearly fifteen years, following my husband’s career from state to state exposed me to new cultures and cuisines and traffic patterns. (Even parking is not for the faint of heart.) Of course, big cities impress, but without deliberate and tedious effort, finding a familiar face seldom happens. In the city we are all interesting and curious. Strangers. Before long, it was official: I was homesick. In all my travels I have never found Harrison’s equal. The largest city for thirty minutes in any direction, Har- rison’s small-town vibe is rare for its size. Drivers greet oncomers with waves from single hands resting atop steer- ing wheels. Restaurant patrons step up to answer ringing phones when waiters are overwhelmed. As I talk to more and more people with out-of-state license plates, they all remark with a bit of wonder, “The area is beautiful, but the people are so friendly"—as though they had lost hope that such a community could still exist. I likewise remember my own uncertainty as I drove south across the Missouri state line. How much had Harri- son changed while I was gone? Would I still know my way around? Would anyone recognize me? I checked into my hotel without answers. Eventually, I headed into town for supplies. Walking from the store across the parking lot back to my car, I heard my name called from at least a hundred feet away. “Kari Coolidge! What in the world are you doin’?” The playfully scolding voice belonged to a childhood friend who made the twenty years since our last visit sound like twenty days. Beaming as he always had, he shuffled his beautiful family in my direction. We chatted. We parted. I cried happily in my car. Just now, the memory rolled another tear down my cheek. Harrison is growing, and this is a truly wonderful thing. The newcomers embrace what draws them here. Oldcom- ers like me embrace one another. The community is far from homogenous in politics or religion or anything else that may elsewhere irreparably divide. However, the heart of Harrison—the very spirit of its people—is a balance of peace and vibrancy, diversity and intimacy, big and small. A year into my return, I still know. I am home. 608083z

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