Blogs from Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States, North America

Greetings from Arkansas - the Natural State It is so great to see green trees and green grass again! We came to Eureka Springs because a friend of Marc's lives nearby and told us what a great town it is. He did not tell us that we would have to drive the 40 foot Motorcoach up a narrow, winding mountain road with very few guard rails. This was for at least 10 miles! It is lovely though! Last night we took a taxi into town because the trolley stopped running at 6. We strolled around the hilly streets and admired the limestone structures and early 20th century architecture. The town is filled with restaurants, shops, B&Bs and old buildings. We ate at a great restaurant called The Grotto. It is in the basement of an old ... read more

Geo: 36.4009, -93.7388The weather and flooding are still influencing our travel plans and we were now heading up into the Ozarks in order to ensure that Billy Thunder didn't become an unwilling canoe. This gave us the opportunity to visit the single most haunted hotel in America, the Crescent Hotel of Eureka Springs (which used to be a cancer treatment 'hospital' run by a slippery snake-oil salesman). With all of the different hotels we have stayed in, DH does have a disturbing tendency to hear creepy noises in the middle of the night (disturbing tendency because she tends to disturb me), and she takes those noises and extrapolates them to complete a story that usually involves a slightly deranged person (real or ghostly) trying to break into our room to complete a bloodthirsty rampage.I really wasn't ... read more

June 17, 18 & 19, 2011 My Dad loved to travel. He passed away 2 years ago, so in remembering my dad on Father’s Day my mom and I took a weekend trip. I decided we would go to Eureka Springs and see the Passion Play. It was close enough for a weekend trip and the last time I was there was in 1981. I went to my mom’s house after work on Thursday and spent the night. We left early Friday morning and headed up into Oklahoma. We stopped at an Amish store in Atoka for a break. I was talking to the cashier and was told another couple just left the store who was also heading to Eureka Springs. She told us about a leather store she recommended. I told my mom I sure ... read more

23 AUG 09 Sunday 6:31 A.M., oh, shit the alarm didn’t go off. I had set it but not turned it on. I use my phone as an alarm clock, I got in the habit of using it when I was traveling so much. Think about it, you would rarely forget to pack it, it keeps correct time for the area you are in and is unaffected by any power outages that happen. It usually works really well, except when operator error is involved. I now have a half hour to meet up with Marcia at the Mickey Ds about 2 miles from my house. I had set the alarm for 5AM, so I would have time finish packing, to change my air filter, gas up and get a sausage biscuit before I met her. Now ... read more

Our first trip to Arkansas. And boy were we pleasantly surprised at how great this place is! We went with my mom to visit her brother & my cousin. Or my uncle and her nephew if you'd like to think of it that way too! We spent a few days wandering through the winding streets of the quaint town of Eureka Springs, caught a few local acts, toured a haunted hotel and just spent quality time with family. ... read more