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February 8, 2006 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Arkansas Packing Round 1. Arkansas is nicknamed, "The NATURAL State". 2. The world`s only DIAMOND bearing site open to the public is near Murfreesboro. 3 Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, is called the city of ROSES . 4. These are all top tourist attractions in Arkansas except SILVER DOLLAR CITY . 5. Wiederaehr Village in the Altus area, is known for this product. WINE 6. This small town became famous as the birthplace of President Bill Clinton. HOPE Picture: two story Victorian house Departure Round 1. These peas, a specialty of Emerson, Arkansas, are believe to have originated in Africa. PURPLEHULL PEAS 2. Visitors flocked to Eureka Springs on January 27-29 for the annual EAGLE WATCH . 3. A mentally disabled man returns to his Arkansas home after his release from an asylum in this film. SLING BLADE 4 The Ozark Mountains are home to the BUFFALO National River noted for its natural beauty. 5. Little Rock is home to this Texas League baseball team. ARKANSAS TRAVELERS Picture: red brick two story building On Tour 1. In 1932 this Arkansas resident became the first woman to be elected to the U. S. Senate. HATTIE CARAWAY 2 Pea Ridge National Military Park was the site of the Civil War battle of Elkhorn TAVERN . 3. A nine-foot-tall soda straw stalactite is one unusual feature at COSMIC Cavern. 4. All of these famous people are from Arkansas except AL GORE . 5. The small town of Rogers is known as the site of the very first WAL-MART in the U. S. 6. All of these attractions are in the resort city of Hot Springs except KA-DO-HA INDIAN VILLAGE . 7. The small town of Berryville is known as the TURKEY Capital of Arkansas. Picture: waterfall 8. The official state tree of Arkansas is the PINE . 9. Little Rock CENTRAL High School made headlines in 1957 when it became racially integrated. 10. A restored village of 19th-Century buildings can be seen at Old WASHINGTON State Park. 11. "Top O' The Ozarks" is a twenty-story tower on top of BULL Mountain. 12. Ouachita is one of five lakes known as the DIAMOND Lakes. Bonus Question One The old State House in Little Rock was the scene an 1837 KNIFE FIGHT in the legislative chamber. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Arkansas is Little Rock found? Area 3 Picture: plain modern-looking building Slide Show 1. Poker winnings are said to have financed the landmark Ace of CLUBS House in Texarkana. 2. This "Hanging Judge's" court can be seen at the Fort Smith Historic Site. ISAAC C. PARKER 3. Ninety-five foot Cedar Falls is a landmark at PETIT JEAN State Park near Morrilton. 4. This Little Rock landmark opened on November 18, 2004. CLINTON LIBRARY Clues for next destination: Carnaval Tijuca Fabelas Guanabara Bay |