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Northwest Arkansas Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 25 November 2011
It’s Saturday night and Alice Walton is calling the hogs. The traditional Arkansas Razorback football hog call is something outsiders like myself never completely understand. The “Woo, Pig, Sooie!” cannot be uttered at certain times and comes with an entire set of hand gestures akin to jazz hands, jazz hands. And yet, in this northwest [...]
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The Case for Possum Pie.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 23 November 2011
Awesome Possum Pie at Front Porch Diner in Springdale.I have been on a quest over this past year -- to discover the best pie in the state of Arkansas.
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The Mecca.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 11 November 2011
Mack’s Prairie Wings isn’t just another sporting goods store. It’s a destination for duck hunters across the country.
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Hey Light! A childhood encounter with the Gurdon Light.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 29 October 2011
I have very vague memories of the light myself. Honestly, I still couldn’t tell you if I’m remembering something that actually happened to me or if it was told to me and I just remember the tale. I hope you enjoy it.
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The Starting Point.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 24 October 2011
Gibbs Grocery and Hunters Outpost south of Sheridan has been the place where hunters prepare for modern gun season in the area for 36 years.
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The 2011 Arkansas State Fair Food Guide.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 16 October 2011
This is it. Take along this handy guide with you to the Arkansas State Fair to find all the crazy, weird and wonderful fair foods.
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The 2011 Arkansas State Fair Food Preview.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 12 October 2011
Want to know what's being served up at this year's Arkansas State Fair?
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Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 10 October 2011
Lazzari’s Italian Oven (sometimes Lazzari’s Italian Kitchen or Lazzari's Italian Restaurant) is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere. That’s saying something, ya think? There are reasons for this that go far deeper than the food.
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Egg Custard Pie and Pan Fried Chicken.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 30 September 2011
Big families aren’t the norm any more. Used to be a family of ten or more would be common -- since families needed to be big to run big homesteads and the like. Not these days. As a mom in a single child family, I’m kinda the standard there.
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Best Place To Chill in Eureka Springs: Sparky's Roadhouse Cafe.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 15 September 2011
I have been holding out on you for a long, long time. And I’ll tell you why. I like going to Sparky’s Roadhouse Café anytime I am in Eureka Springs -- and once I give it an official review, then I don’t have a reason to go again, right?
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Chicago Dogs in the Ozarks
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 3 August 2011
On our search for stories in the area, we stopped at another bait shop for clues. We turned around and saw, right across Highway 14, an anomaly. A Chicago restaurant, advertising Chicago dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, Pirogues, just about everything. There was a big wooden hot do
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Things you didn't know about Gaston's White River Resort.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 3 August 2011
We all know Gaston’s White River Resort in Lakeview is a premiere fishing destination for anglers and fishing enthusiasts all over the United States. But you may have wondered a few things about the destination itself. I found out some neat facts about the place from Jim Gaston himself.
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A Classy Time on the Mountain.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 29 July 2011
I’ve talked before about the legacy of Winthrop Rockefeller atop Petit Jean Mountain. It’s an amazing campus and you should go if you get the chance.
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A Family Affair and Bait Shop.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 25 July 2011
Tim and Tammy Partin run the 101 Grocery and Bait Shop in Gamaliel. They get up early every morning and work every night to provide drinks, grocery items, bait and pizza to the folks who live nearby.
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California in the Ozarks.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 24 July 2011
Raimondo Winery may be small, but its Sicilian-come-California vintages are making an impact here in Arkansas. You’ve heard of many of the bigger wineries in Arkansas. But did you know there’s one in the middle of north central Arkansas? It’s tucked away in Gamaliel at the Blue Lady Resort.
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Best View on the White River.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 22 July 2011
“It was hard to visualize. We came out here on a path all the way out to the edge and you could sort of see it. But as the trees came down you could see more of it, and it was just breathtaking.”
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The Bridge That Shouldn't Have Been Built.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 21 July 2011
The Cotter Bridge has become one of the most famous sights in the Arkansas Ozarks, spanning the White River with beautiful rainbow arches. But if a county judge hadn’t taken action, it might not have been built.
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He Came To Arkansas.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 12 July 2011
Chef Lee Richardson left New Orleans for Little Rock… and decided to make Central Arkansas his home.
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Caribe, A Love Story.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 10 July 2011
Building on the love you share with someone can be one of the greatest experiences of your life. But what happens when one part of that equation is lost?
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Yarnell's Goes Under.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 30 June 2011
I was in the middle of a computer update when the news came over the web this morning. I kept looking at my phone, reading the messages coming across Facebook and Twitter while I helplessly waited for the computer to finish.
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Own Your Own Natural Bridge.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 26 June 2011
I spent a lot of time as a little girl traveling up and down Highway 65 north of Conway for family obligations. I remember those treks with some trepidation. They were long drives on curvy two-lane roads, many of which were steep and treacherous.
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Last Ferry in Arkansas.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 23 June 2011
The view from Arkansas 125 east of Highway 14 (photo: Grav Weldon) Way up in north central Arkansas, all the way up Highway 14 and across Highway 125 to one of the many fingers of Bull Shoals Lake, out past a tiny town called Peel…
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How Far Would You Drive? The Second Ms. Lena's Fried Pies.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 21 June 2011
I love fried pies. I’m willing to go a long way for them, too. And I’m willing to wait.
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Small and Sweet: The Berryville Ice Cream Social.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 15 June 2011
I’ve been to some of the nation’s largest festivals, and now I’ve been to one of the smallest in my home state. Though I can’t imagine why the Berryville Ice Cream Social doesn’t have droves at its doorstep.
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My Anton Ego moment... Feltner Brothers in Fayetteville.
Blog: Tie Dye Travels - 13 June 2011
In the movie Ratatouille there is this moment where food critic Anton Ego tastes a dish and is instantly transported back to childhood (sorry, hope I haven’t ruined that for ya).
