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

The War Eagle Mill in Northwest Arkansas has a working grist mill, War Eagle grains and flours, Arkansas-made products, retail gift shop, cafe and bakery, and incredible history. It is situated on War...

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.