September brings thoughts of kids back in school. And when thinking of Hot Springs schools, one — Jones School — might leap to mind. It has a very special hist…

In 1833, 10 years before a library was established in Little Rock, Hiram Whittington set up a circulating library in Hot Springs in his log cabin home.

Beautiful girls under the stars — what could be lovelier? That was the scene at Oaklawn Park for the first eight years the Miss Arkansas Pageant was held in H…

On a scorching June 10th in 1936, the largest crowd up to that time in Hot Springs history massed at the Missouri Pacific train depot and along our streets. Th…

Aviation came to Hot Springs in 1911 when residents first received air mail. In 1924, Hot Springs Airport Co. built a landing strip south of the city to take p…

April’s National Arbor Day reminds us to be grateful for trees. One way to discover and appreciate the beautiful trees in this area, as well the flowers and wi…

From New York City’s Jimmy Walker to Chicago’s Richard J. Daley, many cities have had interesting Irish American mayors. Hot Springs had its own combination of…

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, the Pleasant Street Historic District is the largest Black historic district in Arkansas. It include…

Each January, many people think about how to get healthier in the new year. For many decades, they decided to visit Hot Springs to improve their physical and m…

Although snowfall in Hot Springs National Park is rare, it does happen some years. Being normally so warm, the park is usually listed in the top 10 places in t…

Late one night in 1863, an exhausted Union cavalry officer searched crowded Nashville, Tennessee, for a hotel room. A clerk at the Commercial Hotel took pity o…

What’s more fun than going to the State Fair in Little Rock? Well, did you know that, from 1906 to 1914, Arkansans enjoyed the Arkansas State Fair at Oaklawn?

Most people are lucky to have success in one career, but Lon Warneke shone in several. Warneke’s talents and character took him from a small farm near Mount I…

In 1836, John C. and Sara Hale purchased land along both sides of what is now Bathhouse Row. While John built a bath house and hotel, Sara claimed part of thei…

Did you know that for many years a swimming lake was a popular summer attraction in Gulpha Gorge Campground?