Travelin’ The Southern Arkansas Timberlands: Events Taking Place During March

Zoie Clift, travel writer
Arkansas Tourism

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The Run the Line Half-Marathon takes place March 1 in Texarkana. The route begins downtown at Broad Street. For more information contact Julie Ray Harrison at 903-792-7191 or harrij@valornet.com.

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The 8th Annual Miller-Bowie Quilt Show, the largest show in the board's 18-year history, will exhibit more than 200 quilts at the Fine Arts Buildings at the Four States Fairgrounds in Texarkana March 6-7. There will be a raffle for the “Rail Through the Rockies,” quilt, a small miniature quilts silent auction, special exhibits, a boutique featuring quilted items, door prizes and vendors from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Cost to get in is $3 for senior citizens; $5 adults; and children under 16 get in free. For more information contact Connie Martaindale at 903-276-9898.

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Tour four daffodil gardens and historic homes during the 6th Annual Camden Daffodil Festival March 6-7. The tours are only available once a year. Enjoy the quilt and art show and visit the festival activities downtown to enjoy food, crafts, and live entertainment. There will also be a cemetery walk and Civil War re-enactors. Stay around and enjoy the famous steak cook-off Saturday evening as the finale to the festival. For more information visit www.camdenfestival.com or call Clara Freeland at 870-836-0023 or e-mail cfreeland@cablelynx.com.

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Join anglers at Yarborough Landing for the Boss Hawg Bass Tournament March 7 on Millwood Lake. The entry fee is $40 by March 6 or $50 afterwards. For more details visit www.littlerivercouny.org or contact Fonda Hawthorne at 870-898-2758.

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Fruit Tours at Suzanne’s Fruit Farm are set to take place March 15-April 13 in Hampton. Enjoy an old-fashioned riding tour in a covered wagon through blooming peach and plum orchards, muscadine and scuppernong vineyards, and blueberry and blackberry patches. On the tour, guides will explain the history of the fruit industry in Arkansas as well as how these crops are grown and harvested. Call ahead for reservations. The farm is located 5 miles NE of Hampton on Tinsman/Fordyce Hwy 274. For more details visit http://www.suzannesfruitfarm.comor contact Sylvia and David Reddin at 870-798-4975.

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El Dorado hosts the 5th Annual Antique Power Show March 28. The event will feature farm trucks (original and restored), military vehicles, tractors, hit and miss engines, and other farm equipment. For more information visitwww.GoElDorado.com or call 870-863-6113.