In And Near Pocahontas
Blog entries pertaining to goings on in Pocahontas, Arkansas, USA.
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In And Near Pocahontas, Lesmeister Guesthouse
Wolfgang’s On The Square
A new restaurant is now open in downtown Pocahontas, right across the street from The Lesmeister Guesthouse. Wolfgang’s On The Square opened this morning, serving breakfast…
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The Low Down on Black River
Current drought conditions here in Randolph County have driven the Black River to a record low level, and some interesting things, usually hidden deep under water, have…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Things to Do Here
Woody the Ivory Bill (not)
Sorry for the poor photo, but this big fellow was at our nearly-empty bird feeder today (two days in a row) and all I had was my…
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In And Near Pocahontas, NE Arkansas/SE Missouri, The St. Charles
St. Charles Massacre – Part 2
I wrote a while back about the St. Charles Massacre, a story that has come down through the generations here from the end of the American Civil…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Things to Do Here
Photos of Our Town’s “New” Caboose
Bob Olvey provides the photos below of the caboose that will soon be moved to Pocahontas for restoration and display at our old train depot.…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Randolph County, Things to Do Here
Our beloved Mennonites
The USA Today article here describes the circumstances that caused the Ervin Kropf family, and some other Mennonite families, to move here a few years ago…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Things to Do Here
Train Depot Update
I went by the old Pocahontas train depot today to see the progress. The city road crew is down there re-working the grounds to correct some…
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In And Near Pocahontas, Lesmeister Guesthouse, Things to Do Here
Stroll the Square: Bigger and Better Than Ever!
Live music, ice cream, and fellowship as Randolph County turned out last night for our monthly Stroll the Square event. With beautiful weather to help,…
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