Arkansas
True Grit: A Western Set in Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fight the bad guys, rescue the girl, right the wrongs, and tame the frontier—you don’t have to go any further than Arkansas to find a West wild enough for a blockbuster story
Will the Real Watermelon Capital of the World Please Stand Up?
Cordele, Georgia; Hope, Arkansas; Luling, Texas; Rush Springs, Oklahoma
From Georgia to Texas, Southern states celebrate watermelon goodness and greatness—who gets the title of Watermelon King?
They Called Them Feist: The Southern Breed of Dogs
Texarkana, Arkansas
Once the most common dog found in these parts, these short, energetic, scrappy canines have played a prominent role in the history and literature of the South
Arkansas Cotton in the Boll
Arkansas
A two-hundred-year-old love affair with cotton still reaps great rewards for the Natural State
Meet Me at Cotham’s
Scott, Arkansas
A hundred years old, built on piers out over a bayou, and one of former President Bill Clinton’s favorite places to meet and eat in his home state of Arkansas
16 of the South’s Most Beautiful Churches: Part One
Mobile, AL; Little Rock, AR; St. Augustine, FL; Macon, GA; Covington, KY; New Orleans, LA
Worshiping with marble and arches, stained glass and steeples, Southern believers state by state have a glorious heritage in ecclesiastical architecture
From Athens to Zephyr: All the Greek-Named Cities of the South (Part Four)
Corinth, Kentucky; Corinth, Mississippi; Corinth, Texas; Corinth, Arkansas
Like their Grecian namesake, the communities named Corinth in the American South often have a history of being first at something—or at least second or third
From Spring Peepers to the Hum of Mowers: The Song of Spring
Searcy, Arkansas
Spring’s music is the symphony, the classical build up, the opera of seasons
First Boys of Spring: How Spring Training Sprung Up in Hot Springs
Hot Springs, Arkansas
You may not know this, but roughly half of Baseball’s Hall of Famers did spring training at this little resort city in Arkansas
16 of the Prettiest Spots in the South (Part Two)
Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, Arkansas
Another handful of some of the brightest spots in this sunny South we call home
Would You Please Spell That? Interesting Place Names in the South
All 16 States of the South
Like so many other places, the South is full of thousands of curious, crazy, hard-to-spell, and sometimes downright hilarious place names. Here are a few favorites.
What’d You Say? 6 Southern Sayings Deciphered
Here’s hoping you’re finer than frog’s hair and happy as a dead pig in the sunshine
One Stitch at a Time: The Beauty and Heartbreak of Holy Sews
Little Rock, Arkansas
From one mother to another, every layette is a small token that says “we’ve been there”
Brantley Farm #5: Harvest Time
England, Arkansas
Autumn means the cotton comes in and the pumpkins go out
Bentonville: Northwest Arkansas’s Rockwellian-Warhol Vibe
Bentonville, Arkansas
Start with a generous helping of Main Street, toss in a little art deco ambience, and add a pleasing temperate climate coupled with the beauty of the Ozark plateau
Art Amour in Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
One of the most naturally beautiful spots in America, award-winning architecture, and an art explosion that won’t quit makes this little Ozark town more and more attractive all the time
A Walmart for the World
Bentonville, Arkansas
Mr. Middle America from one of the poorest states in the nation creates world merchant empire through genius, hard work, and smiley-face employees. Makes for a good story—and it’s true.
