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Road trips down two-lane country roads can lead to surprising places. In the Arkansas River Valley, you can follow them to find craft beer, emu burgers and mountaintop retreats. Here’s a weekend itine...

The holiday spirit can be found across Arkansas, including at our state parks.

Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas, is packed with history on almost every corner.

One of the many structures people can tour when they visit Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas  is an interpretive blacksmith shop.

If you’re like me, you may think you’ve purchased all your holiday gifts…and then realize there’s at least one or two people you’ve “forgotten.” I was recently at Historic Washington State Park i...

The popularity of the History Channel’s Forged in Fire series shows that interest is high in learning about the historic craft of bladesmithing. Arkansas has many connections to the art form and the s...

A bladesmithing school, the James Black School of Bladesmithing and Historic Trades, has opened at Historic Washington State Park in Washington, Arkansas.