Looking to visit Arkansas as a tourist or hoping to camp out as a local? Curious and concerned about wildlife encroaching on your safety? Nicknamed “The Natural State”, Arkansas is home to incredible scenery, mountains, lakes, clear skies, and a rich variety of flora and fauna that attracts thousands of tourists each year. If you … Read more
There is no better way to beat the heat than a nice, relaxing trip to the beach. Even though there are many great places to swim in Arkansas, the salty breeze and endless blues of an ocean beach are just something that you can’t quite replicate elsewhere. So, if you’re traveling by car and looking … Read more
Arkansas is home to many black bears, and because of their abundance in the state, it was also known as ‘The Bear State’. However, in the 1930s, there had been overharvesting and natural habitats were cut down to make space for farmland, leaving only less than 50 black bears in the state. Thankfully, they have … Read more
Whether it is to learn more about alligators or to avoid them, people are curious to know if there are alligators in Arkansas. Alligators have existed in Arkansas for thousands of years, with the first account recorded in 1828. Despite their population being depleted because of unregulated hunting, approximately 2000 – 3000 alligators currently live … Read more
Arkansas is a food hub and has many excellent restaurants serving the most finger-licking BBQ! We have a list of the best BBQ restaurants in Arkansas, with the most amazing food as voted by their regular customers. The state is known throughout entire America as the natural state as its population is famous for being … Read more
Abandoned places are always followed by creepy, dark, and macabre vibes. You may be a brave person and are not easily creeped out. But let’s expand our imaginations to explore the darker side of these abandoned places in Arkansas involving characters like serial killers and ghostly apparitions. Arkansas is a landlocked state in the South … Read more
Pizzas are native to Italy, but you will not find a country that does not love and serve pizzas throughout. In America, pizza is as common and innate to Americans as is apple pie and hamburgers. You can find a pizza kiosk or shop on every other street. Arkansas is not the first place to … Read more
Trio’s Restaurant, Little Rock | Yields 4-6 Shortcakes Shortcake Ingredients:4 cups flour1 1/2 pounds cold unsalted butter1/2 cup ice water Directions:Preheat oven to 300° F. Place flour in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Cut the cold butter into pieces and add in several at a time, alternating with the cold … Read more
It’s still dark at Freckle Face Farm in McRae, but owner Mitchell Latture is used to beating the sunrise, as he has every day since he and his wife Jami began farming his great-grandfather’s land. As usual, his first chore is to feed and water the chickens. Latture’s farm has become a popular supplier of … Read more
When you think “urban,” what comes to mind? It’s probably not green spaces, poultry, lush gardens, or heaping baskets of fresh produce. Yet that’s exactly what the urban farming movement is—urban spaces in which crops, usually produce, are grown. Little Rock Urban Farming, owned and managed by Chris Hiryak, is just one of the thousands … Read more
