Posts By "Julie Kohl"
AGFC Outdoor Skills: Merit Badges for the Whole Family
Nothing demonstrates “The Natural State” motto of Arkansas better than thousands of residents who enjoy…
Historic Homes of Batesville
A fire swept through Batesville on April 1, 1920. The flames devastated the downtown area, destroying nearly…
Arkansas State Symbols: Mockingbird
The proposed bill to name the northern mockingbird as the state bird of Arkansas was at first believed to be…
Maya Angelou’s Pond: Giving New Life to Lake June
Lake June in Stamps, Arkansas is known to many as simply “the pond.” Her banks have played host to…
The Certain Little Free Class Pantry
I spent fifteen years teaching art in school districts that fell under the “high-poverty” umbrella as…
Historic Trains of Arkansas, A Series – Depots
In our first two installments of our Historic Trains in Arkansas, A Series we explored the history of…
Historic Homes of Jonesboro
Situated on Crowley’s Ridge in the northeast corner of Arkansas, modern-day Jonesboro is a progressive and…
Historic Trains of Arkansas – Locomotives and Railcars
As we began to discover in the first installment of our Historic Trains in Arkansas Series, Arkansas has a…
Batesville’s Spring Mill
Just six miles outside of Batesville on Highway 69 stands a white structure with “Spring Mill 1867”…
Historic Trains of Arkansas, A Series – Cabooses
Trains have been an important part of Arkansas’s history since the mid-19th century. As early as 1852…
