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Fred’s Fish House in Batesville
If you get up around Batesville way and have a hankering for something really good to eat, let me recommend a visit to Fred’s Fish
Fried Bream With Taters & Onions
The bream bite was good on our most recent fishing trip, just as we expected, and since we had decided to eat some of the
The Bucket List Cafe: Conway County Cuisine
OK, y’all, the next time you’re over near Morrilton in Conway County, you really should plan a visit to this one-of-a-kind eatery on Highway 9
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What Arkansans Love About Summer
Folks from other places often wonder how we can tolerate summer in Arkansas. It’s hot.It’s humid. Mosquitoes bite, and ticks and chiggers and other mean-and-nasties.
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Jitterbuggin’ on the Buffalo River
The night was incredibly beautiful and serene. The full moon splashed a ribbon of silver across the mirrored surface of the Buffalo River. The sky
Lake Ouachita Stripers
The water on Lake Ouachita was calm on that September morning, so my son Matt, my friend Bobby Graves and I had no difficulty seeing
Kayak Trio
(All photos courtesy of Arkansas Dept. of Parks & Tourism) Those of you who enjoy year-round day trips in the outdoors should consider renting or
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Rush: An Arkansas Ghost Town
Have you ever thought about visiting a ghost town in Arkansas? There are several, including Rush, a once-thriving mining community now located within the Buffalo
Everton’s Donald J. Trump Fire Station
If you happen to visit Everton after reading our story about the corn cob pipe factory that once was there, you’ll probably run across another
Everton Corn Cob Pipe Factory
Theresa and I travel all over rural Arkansas looking for new stories to post on DownHomeArkansas.net. One of our most recent outings took us to
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Oh, Possum!
If you could travel back thousands of years, you’d find yourself surrounded by bizarre and unfamiliar creatures: Alticamelus, the “high camel” of America with the
Don’t Forget to Water Your Birds
The past two months have been dry ones here at Sutton Place. We haven’t had a drop of rain, and the temperature has approached or
Natural State Jellies
Jellyfish in Arkansas? Yes, indeed! It might seem strange to find jellyfish so far away from the ocean. Yet these interesting creatures are common in
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