Showing posts with label US Highway 71. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Highway 71. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The Last Hanger-On, Artist Point near Mountainburg.

Though the heyday of US Highway 71 as the major route between Alma and Fayetteville are over, one lone establishment manages to remain as a hallmark to a golden age of Arkansas tourist travel. Let's take a look from Artist Point.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

A Visit to the Four States Auto Museum in Texarkana.

Texarkana boasts a crossroads of great highways - US Highways 67, 71 and 82 all bisect the town. It's a great place to pull in and check out some fantastic automobiles from the 20th century,

Monday, February 29, 2016

El Chico Cafe - An Arkansas Connection.

Did you know the popular Dallas-based El Chico Cafe restaurant chain has an Arkansas connection? Read more and see what we tried at this Tex-Mex place.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Mountainburgers, Silver Saddles and Ice Cream at Dairy Dream in Mountainburg.

I've been playing tricks with your head.  I've been sending people to the Dairy Dream in Mountainburg for many a year now, for a certain mythological item called the Silver Saddle.  I can tell when someone's taken my advice, because they don't ask me what's in a Silver Saddle any more. They just nod and smile.