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• America's First Resort Hot Springs, Arkansas
  Over two hundred years ago, President Thomas Jefferson engaged naturalist William Dunbar and chemist George Hunter to head to the huge expanse of the Louisiana Purchase and conduct a fact finding mission that would lead to the "hot springs of Washita". After publishing the findings in periodicals, a new geological treasure was made known, and by 1828 a rudimentary hotel was built to take care of the many visitors that began coming to the steamy waters and exhilarating mineral deposits found in the natural hot springs. Other hastily constructed structures were built over some of the hot springs to give some kind of simple shelter to the people bathing in the springs. It became such a distinctive and popular place for people that Congress finally had to make the area a federal reservation in 1832, so that it could be protected. Less than a hundred years later in 1921, the springs had developed into a magnificent and very popular attraction that included a national park, horse racing, gambling and healing hot spas. During the mid 1960s, the gambling clubs and casinos were closed and families began to come making the hot springs enticing to families and eventually conventions. The city has evolved with tremendous growth and additions, marvelously renovated national landmarks in the downtown historic district, Victorian architecture, hotels, the Hot Springs National Park, thermal spas, and the boyhood home of William "Bill" Clinton; thus creating a historical presidential site. The Hot Springs National Park is the very essence of the hot springs phenomenon and is one place that must be visited if you are anywhere within the state. The park is quite the natural phenomenon with its incredible thermal healing waters, elegant architecture, camping, history, hiking, scientific/geological experiences and the most exciting time you will ever have in your life. The hot springs park is the oldest and smallest of the national parks, when they were started with the congressional act of 1832, a full 40 years before the Yellowstone was named to the list. At first the springs were called the Hot Springs Reservation, but renamed in 1921 to the Hot Springs National Park, so that all of the 47 awesome natural mineral hot springs could be protected for all Americans. Sitting on the side of Hot Springs Mountain, Bathhouse Row is the center of Hot Springs and its historic downtown that grew up around these fascinating waters.

• Diamond Lakes Region
  The plethora of adventures await you and your family at the Hot Springs and Diamond lakes region of Arkansas, with more outdoor activities and recreational opportunities than just about anywhere else in the world. The five lakes that make up the Diamond Lakes are Lake Ouachita and Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Lake Catherine near Malvern, Lake Greeson by Glenwood and Murfreesboro and DeGray Lake at Arkadelphia. With over 70,000 acres of total water, and hundreds of miles of shoreline, the most magnificent views and vistas that greet your eyes will simply amaze, inspire and most often tranquilize your inner being. There is plenty of room to sail, swim, ski, float, rent a houseboat, fish, picnic, enjoy a party barge, or just relax in the serene sunshine in the clearest, cleanest waters in the world. The opportunities become endless, with tranquil streams wandering down the mountainside of Ouachita Mountain, and some of the best steam fishing in the world, with great spots for smallmouth bass and trout. But that isn't the only kind of fish that is possible to catch here, there are a number of bass, like striped, largemouth, hybrid, crappie, spotted bass, white bass, and more. The rainbow and brown trout are so exciting to catch, by fly or cast, and you can enjoy the freshest fish you ever took out of a frying pan. There is just about nothing as wonderful as sitting by a slow moving stream in the early hours of the morning, sun finally coming up to warm the chill of that morning air, and you cooking that first trout in a iron frying pan along with some fresh onions and potatoes. Not only is the fishing incredible and edible, but you can float down some of these lazy rivers on inner tubes or rafts, just laying on your back watching those fluffy white clouds float by. Nearby in the Little Missouri River, you can try your luck, but here in the Diamond Lakes areas, you won't need any luck; just persistence and patience, what all fishermen have learned since the dawn of time.

• Hiking the Trails of Hot Springs
  When or if you get tired of fishing, or more likely have caught your limit, then the wide open spaces of hiking trails awaits your pleasure. This is just another venue that you and your family is absolutely going to enjoy. Most of the hiking trails in the Hot Springs area are short, but some can be strenuous, all depending how often you hike or exercise that body of yours. Whatever condition or expertise of hiker you are, the views, the vistas, the gorgeous natural wonders that await you on the trails will lift up your spirit and give you renewed strength to carry on with whatever adventure you want or that will befall you. There are the West Mountain trails; five of them that are as short as .7 miles, up to the longest, Mountain Top trail that is only a mile and a half, but with the beautiful panorama that greets you, it won't matter at all. There are the Hot Springs Mountain Trails; fourteen of those with the shortest being 270 feet along the Fountain Trail, up to the longest Hot Springs Mountain Trail which is 1.7 miles. Stonebridge Road section has two trails, the Sunset, which is 4 miles and the Dead Chief that is .7 miles. Sugarloaf Mountain section has the Sunset Trail of its own that is 2.8 miles and last is the West Mountain section that has its Sunset Trail 2.9 miles long; and as you can imagine, all the Sunset Trails mentioned will undoubtedly have the most magnificent scenes of sunset anywhere.  But there are more things to do than fish or hike, you can jog or run the trails if you are so inclined, go camping in the national and state parks, go mountain biking which is so fantastic and thrilling here that you might just buy a bike to do it, take your camera to shot every kind of bird or other animal that crosses your path, or even go horseback riding; taking you back to the days of the frontier and imagine yourself being chased by wild Indians.

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• Bill Clinton's Hometown
  Our 42nd President, William Jefferson Clinton came to the city of Hot Springs, in 1950, with his mother, Virginia Kelley. His dad, William Jefferson Blythe III had died in an auto accident when Bill was yet born, so his mother was the main person in his young life; as were his maternal grandparents. Virginia met and married Hot Springs native Roger Clinton that same year, and Bill eventually took on his surname, that he still has. He started at the St. John's Catholic School in the second grade, then moved on to the Ramble Elementary School, which prepared him for the Hot Springs High School he would later attend. Young Bill became involved in the arena of politics while in high school and other activities; most likely to keep him from going home to his alcoholic dad, although this is not mentioned anywhere other than the fact that Roger was an alcoholic and could be abusive at times. Naturally this isn't talked about much and is only speculation, but is what happens when young children get more involved in school activities or other pursuits that lead down the wrong road. His mother's love kept him on the straight and narrow, and Bill continued to honor her in his enthusiastic support and involvement in the National Honor Society, the Beta Club, band and chorus. He was an excellent sax player and had become an All-State Saxophone player; later he was shown on the Arsenio Hall show and the Tonight Show. In 1963, at the young age of 17, Bill was the delegate to the Boys State, where he was elected as the Arkansas' delegate to Boys Nation. Visiting Washington D.C. with the group, Bill was very fortunate to meet and shake hands with President John F. Kennedy, and that meeting, and subsequent photograph helped shape this young man's destiny. Four months after that picture was taken, John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, and this event was felt not only personally by young Bill, but by a nation that was shocked and stunned by this horrific assassination. 

•  Hot Springs Country Club
  With 7 golf courses in the Hot Springs area, where you decide to play comes down to the level of skill you have, plus the amount of money you want to spend; and if neither of those is as important as playing on a championship course, then the Hot Springs Country Club is the place for you. Starting in 1898, this elaborate course was semi-private, with some chance of playing if you were visiting and had the money. Situated in the Ouachita hills, encompassed by beautiful lakes and statuesque national parks, the club has retained the southern qualities of service and excellence. The 45 holes offer golfers of any skill level an excellent game with plenty of challenges and excitement. Their Arlington course was refurbished a while back by Master's Champ Ben Crenshaw, bentgrass greens and a return to the classic design of yesteryear. With some steep and narrow Bermuda grass fairways meandering through undulating hills, this is a great course to play and have an enjoyable game of golf. The Park course is more open, with sand and water hazards around the course and it too has been renovated by Coore and Crenshaw. The Park is 6836 yards, longer than the Arlington, and also includes bentgrass for year-round play. Some of the other amenities include a full service clubhouse with casual dining, two extravagant and formal ballrooms, full service tennis and golf pro shops; lighted outdoor and indoor tennis courts with hard court surfaces, playground and swimming pool with year round events to keep everyone involved. The Arlington is an 18 hole championship course on 6690 yards in the Ouachita foothills with a par 74. And the Park is a par 72 18 hole course. The club's renovations totaled over $6 million in 2000.

Local Restaurants in Hot Springs

McClard's BBQ Restaurant A family tradition since 1928, the great BBQ food at McClard's in the Hot Springs National Park has brought people in from all over the nation, especially when visiting Hot Springs. Now working on the 4th generation of BBQ cooks, they start early in the morning prepping, cooking and smoking the finest ingredients in the state. All the fixin's are made there, like cole slaw, beans, hot tamales, and the best BBQ sauce anywhere. The menu starts with Plates; the ribs are all pork and the meat can be wet or dry; beef or pork chopped meat only; ribs and fry is where the ribs are covered with fries, beef or pork with sliced meat only; beef or pork sliced with slaw and beans; ribs only; beef or pork chopped with slaw and beans. Tamale plates include; half order is tamale with beans; whole spread is two tamales with fritos, beans, chopped beef, cheese and onions; order is two tamales with beans; half spread is one tamale. Sandwiches; grilled cheese; rib is open faced; hamburger is with mayo, mustard, pickle and onion; beef or pork sliced with mayo, chopped cabbage & sauce; baked ham with mustard and pickle; beef or pork chopped with mayo, chopped cabbage & sauce; ham and cheese mustard and pickle. Side orders include; tamale, beans, slaw or fries.   Pompeii Restaurant In the Pompeii Restaurant, the Riviera Room offers extravagant dining for the culinary connoisseur. Menu includes; appetizers; Caesar salad is made with romaine, parmiggiano Reggiano, crouton and traditional dressing; soup du jour; spinach salad is spinach, bacon, mushrooms, hard-boiled egg with warm poppy seed dressing; white onion soup is specialty made with chicken broth; Riviera salad is greens, tomato, olives, feta cheese, peas, egg & cucumber with garlic vinaigrette; or bruschetta plate tomato-basil, smoked salmon and roasted red pepper and proscuitto. Second courses; fried calamari is calamari strips, lightly breaded and fried in marinara sauce; Oysters Rockefeller is oysters on the shell with spinach, bacon, butter, Pernod and crumbs, baked lightly; jumbo lump crab cake is lump crab cake house made, baked in oven served with remoulade sauce & lemon wedge; escargots a la Bourguigon is imported French snails baked in a garlic, shallot and parsley butter; steamed mussels are steamed with white wine and garlic or red tomato sauce; New England scallop pie is scallops baked in lemon-butter with cracker crumb topping. Seafood offerings; orange roughy is baked with cracker crumb topping with lemon butter, rice and vegetable; fresh fish filet; Atlantic cod Oscar is delicate white fish baked with asparagus and crab, topped with béarnaise sauce; lighthouse risotto is shrimp, scallops, spinach and parmesan with Italian risotto; sea bass is herb seasoned, roasted topped with sweet garlic or lobster sauce. USDA prime beef offered is either prime rib or prime peppered tenderloin, ribeye is rubbed with garlic, grilled and served on bed of vegetables; tenderloin is hand cut filet pan seared and finished in oven topped with demi glace served with potato and vegetable.

• Blue Moon Gallery
  Legend has it that the magnetic forces that exist in the hot springs area has somehow opened the doors of creativity and spurred the artistic juices flowing. Whether or not this is fact or speculation, artists and artisans from all over the world have come to the Hot Springs to discover the truth about this legend and in the meantime, the region has been the recipient of these artistic endeavors and the results that show up in the art galleries, art museums, shows and studios that fill the downtown Hot Springs area. In the Hot Springs convention center there is a gorgeous photography display called the "Hot Springs: A Journey Through History" that is shown continuously. The first ever Seventh St. Patrick's Day contest is happening now through the 1st of December and they have a gallery walk the first Friday of each month in the downtown area. On the third Friday of each month they hold a antique/boutique walk through the downtown area. The first weekend in October is the Balloon rally, as is the epicurean experience. The end of October holds the documentary film festival and the list is growing. The Blue Moon Gallery opened in 1997, and has grown into a popular destination for finding original and affordable works of art. Four years later, more space was needed and acquired so that new artists would have a venue for their work, whether local, regional or national. This includes sculpture and photography, as well as paintings. Their artists have works for sale on the web site and each month a gallery newsletter is sent out for subscribers perusal and every month the gallery showcases special artists or events. They have a list of the artists that are currently shown in their gallery and online; as well as an opportunity to buy their work.

• Lake Catherine State Park
  Snug in the deep beauty of the Ouachita Mountains on 1940 acres, Lake Catherine is an exciting state park, also one of the five Diamond Lakes, and home to rugged and rustic CCC cabins made of natural stone and wood from the area by the Civilian Conservation Corps that built thousands of these cabins throughout the nation during the hard times of the 1930s. Here, along the winding stunning shoreline, are 18 of these hardy cabins with full kitchens and wood burning stoves. There are 68 campsites and two rent-a-camp sites that give wonderful views of the lake and forest. The park has a marina, that is available in the summer only, and here you can purchase fuel and bait. Rental boats can be had throughout the year, as well as a launch ramp, picnic sites, pavilion, laundry, trails and playgrounds. The visitor center offers gifts, ice, snacks and groceries during the summer months. Park guides will take you through the park, give boat tours or other environmental programs that will enlighten your family or children and help them to learn how to enjoy the great outdoors without leaving any "footprints". A bit up the road is the Diamondhead resort where a championship 18 hole par 72 golf course sits by the lake with snack bar, pro shop, cart rentals and driving range. The fishing is also exciting in the lake with various boating opportunities, swimming, hiking and biking trails that will keep you and/or your family so busy that the only time you will visit your camp site or cabin will be to change clothes, eat and sleep.

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• Ouachita National Forest
  Spreading out over 1.8 million acres in both central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma, the Ouachita National Forest is managed by the USDA Forest Service which in turn takes care of the wood and timber production, habitat for fish and wildlife species, watershed improvement and protection, outdoor recreation, minerals leasing and wilderness management. The habitat includes those threatened and endangered species in the region and state; and is the biggest and oldest National Forest in the entire southern region. President Teddy Roosevelt started the Arkansas National Forest in 1907, and in 1936, President Calvin Coolidge renamed it the Ouachita; which means good hunting ground. The forestation is mainly a hickory and pine mixture standing in over 700 miles of wonderful trails that are used for many venues. These can include biking, hiking, walking, running, jogging, horseback riding, off-road vehicles and more. There is one national recreation area, 2 historical sites, 7 scenic sites, 11 shooting ranges, 5 float camps and 43 vistas; with most of the recreational areas opened during the spring and summer months, but you should check to make sure before heading there as some resources are available during the winter.

• The Gangster Museum of America
  Going to Hot Springs, Arkansas should include a visit to the gangster museum, where the notorious criminals of the past, the heyday of murder, extortion, robbery and other crimes against society; took a break, vacation, time out. During the roaring twenties, the depression thirties and the wartorn forties, this city not only exemplified the havens for gangster retreats, it encouraged them to come here to get away from it all and relax in the hot springs. Prostitution and illicit gambling were allowed and at one time was practically run by Owen Madden, an exiled killer from the Big Apple, who had come here, met and married the town's postmaster's daughter and settled down into a life of crimeless euphoria. Supposedly he never again murdered anyone after having left New York City and was a well liked local that just seemed to fit into the town's nefarious society. Although it is advertised as the museum of America, it deals more locally with the famous outlaws of the twentieth century that came to the resort city to rest, enjoy the hot springs and to relax with gambling and whores. Some of the antiquities include game tables and slots that were rescued from old casinos or clubs where the thugs and famous came to take time out from their terrible crimes against society. There are guns that belonged to Madden, the Killer, and a Victrola that had been in the possession of Big Al Capone's brother. When Madden came to the springs, and married Agnes, and started a wire service that gave the various race results to the bookies in the town. This open gambling soon brought prostitution, which led a wide open town that soon had many famous killers and extortionists coming to Hot Springs to enjoy all the town had to offer. Frank Costello, Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Al Karpis, Bugs Moran and all their gang members.

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October 12, 2009