Exploring Arkansas
Exploring Arkansas January 2017
Season 13 Episode 1 | 25m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Ozark Folklife Festival, Garden Steam Railroad, Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway, Mule Team
The Ozark Folklife Festival at Tyler Bend along the Buffalo National River is a heritage event which portrays how life was back when the region was first settled. A backyard garden steam railroad built by one model train buff is quite the sight to behold along the shores of Greers Ferry Lake. The Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway north of Clarksville offers the Ozark Highlands National Recreation...
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Exploring Arkansas January 2017
Season 13 Episode 1 | 25m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
The Ozark Folklife Festival at Tyler Bend along the Buffalo National River is a heritage event which portrays how life was back when the region was first settled. A backyard garden steam railroad built by one model train buff is quite the sight to behold along the shores of Greers Ferry Lake. The Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway north of Clarksville offers the Ozark Highlands National Recreation...
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[BANJO MUSIC] BACK WHEN THE BUFFALO RIVER REGION WAS FIRST HOMESTEADED BY THE EARLY ARKANSAS PIONEERS, LIGHT OF COURSE WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT BACK THEN.
AND TO GET A GOOD FEEL OF JUST HOW THAT LIFE WAS, THE OZARK PHONE LIGHT FESTIVAL AT TYLER BEND IS A WONDERFUL EVENT TO ATTEND.
WHAT ONE CAN SAY ABOUT OUR EARLY PIONEERS IS THAT THEY DEFINITELY MADE YOU, WHETHER IT WAS MAKING SOMETHING FOR USE IN DAILY LIVING OR MAKING SOMETHING FOR FUN SUCH AS A CORN SHOCK DOLL.
>> I THINK IT'S REALLY NEAT.
MY KIDS, WE ARE SO USED TO RUNNING TO THE STORE AND GETTING TOYS OR DOLLS OR ANYTHING SO I THINK IT'S REALLY A NEAT, EASY CRAFT TO DO AT HOME.
>> THEN THERE'S THE AGE OLD CRAP OF FELTING IN WHICH NOTHING IS SEWN TOGETHER, GLUED TOGETHER OR PAINTED ON.
BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS DISPLAYED AS WORDS.
MOST KIDS NOW DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT WHAT THAT IS.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CRAFTS I UNDERSTAND THAT FOLKS IN THIS DAY AND AGE, ONCE, IS IT TOO MUCH WORK OR THEY DON'T WANT TO, THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN IT OR WHAT ACTION MARK.
>> I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL IN ON THE HEAD IN MOST RESPECTS.
I WOULD TEACH PEOPLE AND THEY WILL MAKE ONE OR TWO BASKETS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND BE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THEY DID SOMETHING WITH THEIR HANDS BUT IN THE END, AS FAR AS A MONEYMAKER, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE, THIS IS A 16 HOUR BASKET .
SO WHO WANTS TO PAY FOR THE MATERIALS AND THEN THE TIME AND I'M FAST AT IT SO THE NEWCOMERS TO THIS WOULD PROBABLY SEE 20 TO 25 HOURS TO WEAVE A BASKET SO IT'S A CHALLENGE.
IT'S THE SAME AS SPINNING AND WEAVING.
THE SPINNING, THE TIME YOU CLEAN THE POOL, LOST IT, YOU ALREADY GOT SO MANY HOURS YOU CAN'T EVEN COUNT AND HOW DO YOU TAKE 20 POUNDS OFWOOL THAT YOU WORK AND TRY TO PUT THAT INTO , BY THE TIME I MAKE THE CORDAGE, AND THEN BY THE TIME I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE ROOM AND WORKING ALONE.
OH MY GOSH, IT'S THE SAME THING.
I WAS TAUGHT WITH HONEYSUCKLE AND HONEYSUCKLE, YOU HAVE TO COLLECT IT.
YOU HAVE TO BOIL IT.
YOU HAVE TO COIL IT BEFORE YOU BOIL IT.
THEN YOU STRIP IT, YOU KEEP THE STADIUM AND THE OUTSIDE PARTIES THE CANE.
IT'S ALSO USED FOR WAXING THE FLOOR WHICH I DETEST AND KNOWING ALL THIS, I THINK IS THEIMPORTANT THING IS KNOWING HOW TO USE YOUR HANDS .
HOW CAN WE DO THIS , WHAT WE USED TO KNOW?
>> IT WAS A TOUGH LIFE BACK THEN YES.
>> IT WAS QUITE AND YOU ENDURED YOU KNEW YOU HAD SO MANY HOURS IN THE DAY TO COMPLETE A PROJECT .
YOU ARE PROUD OF THE WORK YOU DID.YOU KNOW, AND THE SAME THING.
WHEN I GET FINISHED WITH THIS BASKET, I WILL BE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I MADE IT AND I FEEL THAT WAY A LOT ABOUT A LOT OF ART.
IF YOU PUT THE TIME IN AND WILL, SAME THING.
THERE'S A LOT OF HOURS AND PROBABLY MOST OF THE SKILLS THAT ARE AROUND HERE.
>> THIS IS MAKING THE METAL LONGER AND THINNER WHICH IS CALLED DRAWING THE METAL OUT.
BE CAREFUL, IT'S A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS FROM BLACKSMITHING.
>> A BOWIE KNIFE WAS ONE OF THOSE MUST HAVES DURING THE PIONEER DAYS.
>> IT CAN BE USED IN ANYTHING FROM DIGGING.
YOU CAN DIG WITH THIS, PROP UP ROCKS WITH IT, YOU CAN USE IT FOR KENNELING, CUTTING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE BRUSH.
YOU GET IN A FIGHT WITH A BEAR, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO STICK HIM BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE THAT ONE I THINK THIS IS A NEAT EVENT THAT WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IN ARKANSAS SO WE'VE ENJOYED TRYING ON BUFFALO AND LOOKINWE FIND OUR NAME IN THE ANCESTRY AND I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT WAS LIKE .
IT'S BEEN A REALLYFUN TIME WITH OUR FRIENDS , JUST SEEING A BLACKSMITH IN ACTION SO THINGS YOU WOULDN'T SEE PROBABLY ON A NORMAL DAY .
>> HOW DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE LIVED IN THOSE DAYS?
>> I THINK JUST SEEINWAY THAT THEY ARE PORTRAYING THESE THINGS, IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE HOW LIFE WAS A LOT SIMPLER.
THE BASKET WEAVER WAS SAYING YOU SPEND 16 HOURS A DAY WORKING ON ONE BASKET AND THE SLOW PACE OF LIFIS KIND OF APPEALING.
I KIND OF LIKE IT.
>> I'M WITH YOU.
>> .
[MUSIC] THIS IS LIKE THE NEW BOAT.
ALL THESE BITS OF HISTORY, COMING NEAR AND SEEING WHERE MY HUSBAND'S ANCESTORS SHARED TIME IN THE 1800S AND THEN THEY CAME TO AMERICA, TO CHICAGO.
IT'S LIKE THE OLD TIMES, BRINGING TO LIFE EVERYTHING.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
>>.
[FLUTE PLAYING] >> THE GOAL FOR THE PHONE LIGHT FESTIVAL WAS TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE BUT TO REALLY SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE HERITAGE OF THE COUNTY SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO SET UP DIFFERENT EVENTS AND FROM THE FOOD TO THE MUSIC, WE TRIED TO STAY IN THAT TIMEFRAME OF 1838 TO 1916 BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE DOING HISTORY YOU HAVE TO PICK A SECTION SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID AND A LOT OF THE VENDORS, DISPLAY PEOPLE HAVE KEPT THAT.
THEY TRIED TO KEEP A LOT OF THE MUSIC TO THAT AND THE FOOD WE HAVE ON THE OTHER END OF IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE SERVED IN THE COUNTY FOR 100 YEARS AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING TODAY SO THE WHOLE, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CRAFTERS ARE REPRESENTING FULL LIFE SKILLS THAT HAPPENED AS THE HOMESTEADERS CAME ACROSS AND SETTLED IN THE AREA BUT A LOT OF THAT IS ACTIVELY HAPPENING TODAY IN THE OZARKS HERE, ESPECIALLY IN CIRCE COUNTY, MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE DOING THINGS TODAY ARE MOBILE FROM THE COUNTY AND ALL THE FOOD VENDORS ARE FROM THE COUNTY AND A LOT OF THE LOCAL MUSICIANS ARE PLAYING ON STAGE.
>>.
[MUSIC] THANK YOU.
>>.
[WHISTLEBLOWING] >> THERE ARE TRAINING LAYOUTS AND THEN THERE ARE TRAIN LAYOUTS THAT ARE JUST TOO MUCH FOR WORDS.
JAMES MITCHELL, WHO LIVES ALONG THE GREERS FERRY LAKE DECIDED TO TAKE HIS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY A PASSION OF MINE AND MY LOVELY WIFE AND TWO DOGS, WE JUST LOVE TO PLAY WITH TRAINS AND WE LOVE TO SHARE THEM WITHAUDIENCES OF ALL AGES .
I GUESS I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT TRAINS SINCE I WAS THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD.
I'VE HIDE LIONEL TRAINS AND HO TRAINS AND PROBABLY AROUND THE YEAR 2000 I GOT INTERESTED IN THISPARTICULAR SCALE .
I STARTED PICKING UP MAGAZINES THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND STEAM HAS BEEN MY PASSION IF ANYTHING.
SO I REALIZED THAT IN THIS SCALE, MUCH LARGER THAN WHAT I WAS ACCUSTOMED TO I COULD ACTUALLY FIRE UP A LOCOMOTIVE.
I COULD PUT OIL IN IT, I COULD PUT GAS IN IT, I COULD PUT WATER IN IT AREA I COULD DO ALL OF THE THINGSTHE BIG SCALE DOES BUT IT WAS MORE AFFORDABLE TO ME .
I COULD AFFORD TO DO THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A RATHER EXPENSIVE HOBBY, IT'S NOT NEAR AS EXPENSIVEAS ONE TO ONE SCALE .
SO WE STARTED BUILDING THIS HOUSE ON THIS LOT UP HERE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL GREERS FERRY LAKE AND I STARTED ACQUIRING EQUIPMENT AND AS WE WERE BUILDING THE HOUSE I WAS IN THE CONDO WORKING NIGHT AND DAY, LIKE THESE CARS.
I PUT THESE CARS TOGETHER.
THESE CARS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF AN 1890 COACH WITH THE LETTERS AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE IN IT.
WE'VE BUILT MUCH OF THE TRACK BY HAND, THE LARGE TRESTLES THAT EVERYTHING JUST TAKES HOURS AND HOURS OF TIME AND ENERGY BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.
>> .
[WHISTLEBLOWING] >> JAMES MITCHELL MODELED HIS RAILROAD AFTER A REAL RAILROAD THAT OPERATED IN THE GREERS FERRY LAKE YEARS AGO.
>> ACTUALLY, THERE WAS A RAILROAD THAT PULLED UP THAT RAN THROUGH THIS VALLEY OUT HERE WHERE THE LAKE IS.
IT WAS PULLED UP IN 1949 AND THERE WAS A FALL MILL OVER HERE NOT FAR FROM WHERE WE'RE STANDING AND THIS PARTICULAR SAWMILL WAS ON THE MISSOURI NORTH ARKANSAS RAILROAD.
I HAVE A SHORT PIECE OF THE MISSOURI NORTHARKANSAS RAILROAD REPRESENTED DOWN HERE BUT MY RAILROAD IS A NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD AND IT'S FICTION.
AND THE FICTION STARTED THAT'S SAWMILL AND GOES WEST .
AND SO WHEN MY FRIENDS LOOK AT MY EQUIPMENT AND THEY START COUNTING NUTS AND BOLTS AND SAY THAT'S NOT RIGHT FOR THE ACTUAL REAL THING, IT IS BECAUSE THIS IS THE REAL THING.
IT'S THE SCALE THAT IT IS AND WE LOVE IT.
>> AND AS IN THE OLD STEAM TRAIN DAYS, SO IT IS EVEN WITH THE SCALED-DOWN VERSION.
THE CONSTANT MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE.
>> THERE IS AND I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ENGINEERING AS AN ARCHITECT.
SOME OF MY BACKGROUND IS ALSO IN ENGINEERING AND I WORK ON THE LOCOMOTIVES.
MY SON HAS A LARGE RAILROAD WITH LIVE STEAM ENGINES BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THEM.
HEKNOWS HOW TO WEAR THEM OUT AND HE BRINGS THEM TO ME TO FIX THEM .
>> THIS IS GOT TO BE, I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD SAY WOULD MIGHT BE MY DREAM TO HAVE A LAYOUT LIKE THIS IN THE BACKYARD.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
THIS IS BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS.
>> LET ME TELL YOU, YOUR DREAM HAS COME TRUE BECAUSE MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN AND YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE ALL WELCOME TO COME VISIT THE RAILROAD ON THE THIRD WEEKEND OF MAY.
WE HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE HERE AND WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME AND CELEBRATE THIS RAILROAD WHICH IS CALLED THE SALT CREEK AND RED RIVER RAILWAY AND IT'S JUST A PASSION OF MINE.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY COME TRUE.
AND YOU GUYS COMING HERE, I KNOW YOU TRAVEL ARKANSAS ALL LOT AND YOU SHOW A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS BUT WE ARE JUST ABSOLUTELY PROUD TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR AUDIENCE.
>> WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE FUN.WE WERE GOING TO BOIL WATER AS WE SAY AND MAKE SLEEP AND RUN SOMETRAINS .
>> TALKING MY LANGUAGE NOW.
[MUSIC] >>.
[MUSIC] THE OZARKS HIGH LANDS SCENICBYWAYS EXACTLY THAT, I HIGHLANDS THAT IS VERY MUCH SCENIC, MEANDERING THROUGH THE OZARK NATIONAL FOREST .
THIS 35 MILE SCENIC BYWAYS IS THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY 21 NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE OZARK NATIONAL FOREST TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY.
THERE ARE SEVERAL POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE OZARK HIGHLANDS SCENIC BYWAYS.
ONE IS AN OZARK NATIONAL FOREST RECREATION AREA IN OZONE WHERE YOU CAN TAKE A WALK BACK IN TIME TO A CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS OR CCC CAMP.
CCC CAMP'S WERE STARTED IN 1933 DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION TO PUT THOUSANDS OF MEN BACK TO WORK WHILE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC LANDS.
THE CAMPS WERE HOUSED IN 40 MAN BARRACKS AND RESEMBLED SMALL VILLAGES.
ARKANSAS HAD 77 CCC CAMP WHICH DID PROJECTS IN NATIONAL FORESTS AND ON STATE PROPERTY.
MANY OF THE STRUCTURES THEY BUILT ARE STILL IN USE TODAY.
PRESENT DAY CAMPSITES AT THE OZONE RECREATION AREA CAMPGROUND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ONLY THREE DOLLARS A NIGHT AND MOST TIMES DURING THE WEEK,YOU CAN HAVE THE ENTIRE PLACE ALL TO YOURSELF .
IF YOU LIKE TO STRETCH YOUR LEGS A BIT, ALONG THE SCENIC BY WAYACROSS FROM THE OZONE CAMPGROUND'S ACCESS TO THE OZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL.
YOU CAN DO SECTIONS OF IT OR IF YOU ARE UP FOR IT, THE ENTIRE 200 MILES ON IT .
THEOZARK HIGHLANDS TRAIL IS PART OF THE NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL SYSTEM .
IF YOU START TO GET HUNGRY WHILE TAKING IN THE SIGHTS ALONG THE OZARK HIGHLANDS SCENIC BY WAY, THERE IS A PLACE CALLED THE BURGER BARN WHICH IS ALSO IN OZONE.
UPON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM OTHERS, WE JUST HAD TO MAKE A STOP AND GLAD THAT WE DID.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS?
OH YEAH.
>>.
[MUSIC] SEEING OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, THE WAY OUR PIONEERS DID.
THERE'S A GROUP OF FOLKS WHO DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS IN QUITE A UNIQUE WAY.
WE RODE ALONG ON A NINE MULE TEAM WHITE AND TRAIN EXCURSION NEAR COZAHOME SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER.
>> YOU KNOW, WE JUST ENJOYED THIS PACE OF LIFE.
WE ARE ALL RETIRED.
THAT'S HOW WE DO THIS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ENJOY.
WE DON'T ENJOY MOTORBOATS OR GOLF OR WHATEVER.
WE ENJOY WAGONS AND A MULE.
>> SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY ROUGHING IT AS YOU CAN SEE.
THEY'VE ADDED A FEW EXTRA COMFORTS.
CUSHIONSEATS, SAFETY, SIDE VIEW MIRRORS AND RUBBER TIRES .
>> THE ONLY THING WITH THAT IS YOU MIGHT HAVE A BLOWOUT AREA.
>> WE THINK ABOUT OUR PIONEER ANCESTORS AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE HAVE BUCKET SEATS AND RUBBER TIRES AND WE HAVE ROADS THAT WE TRAVEL AND I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW OUR ANCESTORS DID IT.
THEY HAD NONE OF THAT.
AND THEY MADE IT ACROSS COUNTRY AND IT'S JUST AMAZING.
BUT YES, WE THINK ABOUT THAT QUITE OFTEN.
>> WE SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET TO SEE.
IF YOU GET OUT HERE IN THESE BACKWOODS AND GET TO TRAVEL AND GET TO SEE IT, WE MEET A LOT OF GOOD CHRISTIAN PEOPLE TOO.
IT'S NOTHING LIKEBEING AWAY FROM HOME BEING IN THE WILDERNESS .
>> THERE'S NOT TOO MANY MAYBE ADVERSE CONDITIONS OR I GUESS IF IT GETS REALLY COLD.
>> OH YES, IT GETS COLD.
IT GETS KIND OF STRESSFUL FROM TIME TO TIME FROM BREAKDOWNS, WE HAD SOME BREAKDOWNS LAST YEAR, PULLED THE FRONT OF THE WAGON AND STUFF.
IT'S JUST A CHALLENGE, IT'S A REAL CHALLENGE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE ANCESTORS DID IT.
THE OLD STEELER CAR WAGONS, WE GOT RUBBER TIRES.
IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT NOWADAYS BUT WE'VE GOT CUSHION SEATS AND THEY HAD A HARDBOARD TO RIDE ON AREA.
>> YOU GET TO WATCH YOUR MULE AND TAKE CARE OF THEM AND GET TO MEET A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE .
WE MEET FRIENDS ON THE RIDE AND STUFF AND TAKING CARE OF THEM, I JUST LIKE DOING IT.
>> ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO KIND OF PUT UP WITH AS FAR AS THE WEATHER OR.
>> WHEN WE GET READY TO GO RIDING, WE TAKE OFF.
>> HE LIKES COLD WEATHER, I LIKE HOT WEATHER SO WE JUST GO.
WE JUST GO.
WEATHER, WE DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT.
WE ENJOY IT BETTER WHEN YOU GET THE CURTAINS UP ON THE TRAIN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM DOWN SO YOUR WAGON DOESN'T GET WET AND YOU DON'T GET SEASICK BUT WE DON'T LET THAT BOTHER US, WE GO.
>> AND YOUR COMFORTS ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE PIONEERS HAD IT.
>> I THINK SO.
ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, I WAS SITTING IN ARKANSAS AND MY DAD PASSED AWAY AND THIS LADY CAME UP WITH A WALKER IN THE WAGON AND I THOUGHT I WAS ROUGHING IT AND SHE SAID AT LEAST YOU ARE NOT SITTING ON A BOARD LIKE I DID.
YOU GOT A NICESEAT.
I WAS IN A LOT BETTER SHAPE .
BUT THEY HAD TO BE TOUGH PEOPLE TOCOME THROUGH THE CENTURIES .
THERE WASN'T NO TRAIL LIKE THIS COMING THROUGH HERE.
AND WHAT THEY HAD TO DO, THEY HAD TO BE TOUGH AND HAVE THE WILLPOWER.
YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIRE PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH THIS COUNTRY.
THERE WAGONS WORK NOTHING LIKE OURS AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY THAT WORK ON THEM EVERY DAY HAD TO BE TOUGH.
>> ALONG WITH ENJOYING ALL THE FANTASTIC SCENERY, THERE'S ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET GREAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WAGON TRAIN ROUTE.
>> I GUESS THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF US RIDING AROUND THE COUNTRY, 2500, 3000 MILES IS ALL THE NICEPEOPLE WE MEET .
WE TRAVELED A LOT IN MISERY, A LOT IN ARKANSAS AND HAVE A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS THAT WE'VE MET THAT WE STAY IN CONTACT WITH.
>> IT'S VERY NICE RIDING AND SEEING ALL THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCING THINGS YOU USUALLY DON'T EVER GET TO EXPERIENCE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
I DON'T LIKE THE COLD AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT AREN'T SO GOOD FOR THE WOMEN.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, FROM A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE.
>> GOING TO THE RESTROOM AND BEING AROUND A GROUP OF GUYS AND YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD BUT IT'S VERY ENJOYABLE.
>> WHEN IT CAME CLOSER TO DINNERTIME, WE FOUND OUT WHY THOSEOLD MULE SKINNERS BROUGHT ASHLEY ALONG .
GRANTED, LATER, THOSE FRIED POTATOES WERE LOOKING MIGHTY GOOD, MIGHTY GOOD .
THE COOKING WAS JUST GETTING STARTED THOUGH.
UP AT THE COZAHOME CHURCH, A FULL-BLOWNCHUCKWAGON MEAL WAS BEING PREPARED WHILE FOLKS ENJOYED A LITTLE SINGING AT THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH .
[MUSIC] >> OF COURSE, ALONG WITH THE SINGING YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE FIDDLING.
[FIDDLE PLAYING] [APPLAUSE] >> SO IF YOU'RE EVER IN THE COZAHOME AREA IN LATE OCTOBER, CHECK OUT THE MULE TEAM EXCURSIONS AND ENJOY THE COUNTRYSIDE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND TO VIEW THIS EPISODE AGAIN OR ANY ONE OF OUR OTHERS, IS IT OUR WEBSITE AT AETN.ORG/ EXPLORING ARKANSAS AND DON'T FORGET TO LIKE US ON OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER EXCITING ADVENTURE ON "EXPLORING ARKANSAS".
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