Category Archives: arkansas
Conflicted Thoughts about Wal-Mart’s largesse in Bentonville
We drove some backroads home from Eureka Spring, Arkansas yesterday – starting about 10 miles east in the town of Berryville, which turned out to be more down-on-its-luck than my guidebook suggested. Couldn’t help notice the huge and bustling Wal-Mart … Continue reading
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Greetings from eureka springs Arkansas
I hardly recognized Eureka Springs. It was so packed with tourists on this holiday weekend that it was hard to detect its charm. The last time I was here, about 24 years ago, it was in december and the place was … Continue reading
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Greetings from bentonville,ar–crystal springs museum. Wow!
We were not disappointed by crystal springs museum here. We were bowled over. It is not like any museum I have been to. The museum is a series of dramatic copper,stone, wood and glass buildings built over a ravine deep … Continue reading
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Off to Arkansas for the weekend
Arkansas? Yes. Arkansas. I’m surprised by how surprised my fellow Iowans seem that we’re going to Arkansas for Memorial Day weekend (and to mark our 22nd wedding anniversary). True, it is a long drive for a three day weekend – … Continue reading
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Another sight to see when in Bentonville Arkansas
So this isn’t technically open for tourists in Bentonville, but the house owned by the director of Crystal Bridges – the new museum of American art founded by a Walton heiress – sounds definitely worth a drive-by, if I can … Continue reading
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searching for a low-key decor b&b in eureka springs, arkansas
My eyes are blurry after looking at so much floral wallpaper, flowery bedspreads, dark heavy drapery, thick overstuffed couches, beds adorned with stuffed bears and walls with garish art, after searching online for a bed and breakfast to stay at … Continue reading
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Where to eat/stay when visiting Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas
We will no doubt make it to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, which is making an unlikely art destination out of Bentonville, Arkansas (thanks to Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton who bankrolled the museum in the Wal-Mart headquarters hometown). I’ve … Continue reading
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A new reason to explore northwest Arkansas – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
I’ve explored northwest Arkansas several times (I love Eureka Springs), but never had a reason to stop in the small city of Bentonville, best known as the home of Wal-Mart’s headquarters. Now I do, thanks to a new museum , … Continue reading
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big cedar lodge – at table rock lake in southern Missouri and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas
Friends are trying out Big Cedar Lodge, a historic resort in southern Missouri on Table Rock Lake, this summer. Looks like a great place – so I’ve listed here so I can remember it when next we are in that … Continue reading
