Episode #19 - The Hot Water - at Hot Springs National Park
Part of what makes Hot Springs both special and unusual is the downtown portion of the city is surrounded by Hot Springs National Park. If you've neve...
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Episode 18 - The "See you later, Alligator" Episode
One of the oldest and still operating attractions in Hot Springs features alligators, turtles, goats, wolves, peacocks and rabbits. And the list of an...
Episode 17 - How downtown overcame problems to achieve it's current growth curve, with someone who was part of it all.
While many would say downtown Hot Springs is stronger now than it's been in decades, the growth came in the wake of difficult challenges. The Hot Spri...
Episode 16 - The Documentary Film Festival
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is the longest continuing running festival in North America. The festival this year is October 18-26th, with...
Episode 15 - Meet Mr. Crappie - and his Crappie Tournament and Expo
His real name is Wally Marshall, but he goes by "Mr. Crappie", the the weekend of October 4-6, he's bringing what he calls the biggest Crappie Tournam...
Episode 14 - The Hotel Hale Story
For many years, the buildings that made up Bath House Row in Hot Springs were closed and shuttered. Years ago, the National Park Service entered into ...
Episode 13 - The Spa Con Convention in Hot Springs
The 4th Annual SpaCon Convention is the topic for this episode. SpaCon is a three day celebration of everything from animation to Cosplay, from Cult m...
Episode 12 - Meet Mrs. Garvan of Garvan Gardens
In this episode, you'll meet Verna Cook Garvan, the woman who donated the land that became Garvan Woodland Gardens. She died in 1993, so you'll hear f...
Episode 11 - Mid America Science Museum
Another popular place in Hot Springs is the Mid America Science Museum. You'll see dinosaurs when you walk in. During the summer, they had a series of...
Episode 10 - Bill Barnes and Mountain Harbor Resort
The story of Mountain Harbor Resort starts with a man taking his son fishing in a newly formed lake. Mountain Harbor Resort remains a very popular des...