Exploring Arkansas
Exploring Arkansas September 2016
Season 12 Episode 9 | 27m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Crappie Fishing, Mountain View Swimmin' Hole, Jacksonville Museum of Military History, Cha
Lake Greeson in southwest Arkansas has long been known for its great crappie fishing. Catching “slab” crappie in the 17-inch category is not out of the norm. Along North Sylamore Creek near Mountain View, near the North Sylamore Creek Trailhead is a secluded swimmin' hole complete with a rope swing that is quite popular with the locals. Jacksonville Museum of Military History sits on the old Arkan
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Exploring Arkansas
Exploring Arkansas September 2016
Season 12 Episode 9 | 27m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Lake Greeson in southwest Arkansas has long been known for its great crappie fishing. Catching “slab” crappie in the 17-inch category is not out of the norm. Along North Sylamore Creek near Mountain View, near the North Sylamore Creek Trailhead is a secluded swimmin' hole complete with a rope swing that is quite popular with the locals. Jacksonville Museum of Military History sits on the old Arkan
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UTILIZING FOUR RODS, WE WERE READY FOR SOME SLAB ACTION.
REMEMBER YOUR COLOR AND SNATCH IT UP.
LOCATING THE BRUSH PILES IS THE FIRST STEP.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW, YOU'RE NOT FISHING ON THEIR COVER YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE GOOD LUCK.
TYPICALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE DEEP.
DON'T NEGLECT THE SHALLOW WATERS, BECAUSE THEY'LL BE THERE TOO.
GO AHEAD AND PULL IT OUT THERE.
KEEP IT ON THE SPOT.
ARTIFICIAL BAIT VERSUS LIVE BAIT.
90 PERCENT OF THE TIME WE USE LIVE BAIT.
THEY'RE -- THOSE ARE THE TIMES YOU HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT IN THEIR NOSE.
IF YOU'RE BASS FISHING YOU FISH WITH A SHORTER POLE.
CRAPPIE FISHING WITH A TEN FEET POLE, IF YOU REEL DOWN YOU'RE GOING TO PULL DOWN OUT OF ITS MOUTH.
YOU CAN'T SHORT LINE IT TO MAKE IT TOO TIGHT BECAUSE IT WILL PULL OUT OF ITS MOUTH EVERY TIME.
I LIKE TO MAKE THINGS -- I HAVE THINGS TO HELP ME REMEMBER THINGS.
YOU GET HUNG UP IN THE BRUSH, THAT'S OKAY.
YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU GO.
LOVE IT.
BRINGING IT THEM IN.
BEFORE WE KNEW IT, IT TURNED INTO A WHIRL WIND.
IT'S A REALLY CLEAN WHITE MEAT FISH.
THERE ISN'T A STRONG FLAVOR TO IT AT ALL.
IT'S JUST THE BEST.
SO YOUR TRADITIONAL -- I GRILL A LOT OF CRAPPIE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED PAN FISH.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE CRAPPIE.
MA THERE IS ONE THAT THEY MISSED.
ROSA HOLE.
TO GET TO THIS SWIMMING HOLE, TAKE HIGHWAY 14 NORTH JUST PAST THE SILL /A MORE CREEK BRIDGE.
FOLLOW THE TRAIL DON'T TO THE CREEK AND THE SWIMMING HOLE WILL BE TO YOUR RIGHT.
DON'T TELL ANYONE THAT WE GAVE YOU THESE DIRECTIONS BECAUSE THE LOCALS KIND OF WANTED TO KEEP THIS THEIR SECRET AND WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY.
COMING DOWN HERE AND ENJOYING THE CREEK, THIS IS REALLY THE CLOSEST SWIMMING HOLE AROUND.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN DOWN HERE.
THE FIRST TIME I WENT OFF OF THAT ROPE, I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOLDING ON PRETTY GOOD.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE WATER IS -- IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
SO MY FIRST TIME GOING OFF THE ROPE SWING I COULDN'T DO IT.
I WAS UP THERE FOR ABOUT MAYBE 45 MINUTES.
I SAT DOWN, I WAS LIKE NO, I'M NOT GOING OFF THIS.
IT'S TOO SCARY.
I THINK IT'S A SHORT THRILL.
IT WAS MAYBE 8 FEET DEEP.
I REMEMBER WANTING TO HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO SLAM INTO THE ROCKS.
FIRST TIME I CAME DOWN HERE, I TRIED THE ROPE, AFTER THE WINTER SOMEONE PUT IT DOWN HERE.
THERE IS A LOWER LEVEL AND AN UPPER LEVEL.
IT'S A RIGHT OF PASSAGE.
AND SO TIME FOR A RIGHT OF PASSAGE MY -- TO ROSA HOLE.
IT'S IN THE TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT.
SO LET US TAKE YOU THROUGH IT.
NOW THIS SITE THAT THE MUSEUM IS ON HAS QUITE A HISTORY ITSELF.
THE ORDNANCE PLANT EMPLOYED 13 THOUSAND PEOPLE.
ALMOST OVER NIGHT -- AN ORIGINAL GUARD SHACK STILL STANDS IN FRONT OF THE MUSEUM.
W.O.W'S.
THEY HAD PEOPLE LISTING IN LITTLE CAMPERS AND TENTS.
THEY HAD A STORY OF ONE LADY WHO HAD A COT THAT SHE WOULD RENT OUT IN 8 HOUR SHIFTS.
IT WAS A PRETTY INTERESTING PART OF ARKANSAS HISTORY.
THEY MADE -- OTHER THANK THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR WHAT YOU FIND HERE IS A DID PICK SHUN OF THE OTHER WARS.
WE DO TRY TO ADDRESS ALL BRANCHS OF SERVICE.
WE START WITH THE CIVIL WAR.
WE HOUSE THE ARTIFACTS AND TELL THE STORY FOR THAT.
THEN IN THE WORLD WAR 1 SECTION, IRONICALLY, THE FIRST CLASS GRADUATED -- THEY NEVER SAW ANY ACTION.
A LOT OF THOSE GUYS CAME ACROSS -- MOST OF THEM KNOW -- OVER 52 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE C 130S AND ALMOST EVERY SINGLE ONE COMES HERE TO LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE TO TRAIN.
SO THAT'S A BIG PORTION OF WHAT WE TALK ABOUT THAT IS MORE CURRENT DAY.
MOST PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM ARKANSAS KNOW THAT IN THE 50S, 60S AND 70S -- WE HAVE QUITE A LARGE EXHIBIT.
WE HAD 18 HERE IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
IT WAS THE LARGEST NUCLEAR WEAPON.
WE FOUND OUT LATER AFTER THE WALL FELL THAT THE SOVIETS WERE TERRIFIED.
IT WAS A NICE CONTRIBUTION THAT WE MADE.
I UNDERSTAND TO LAUNCH THE I C B M THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE KEYS THAT HAD TO BE TURNED.
THEY WERE FAR ENOUGH APART FROM EACH OTHER THAT NOT ONE PERSON COULD TURN BOTH KEYS.
THEY WERE ALSO TIME CONTROLLED.
THEY HAD TO BE TURNED WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
SO THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A LOAN WOLF OR SOMETHING WHO STARTED A NUCLEAR WAR ON THEIR OWN.
LITERALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT ONE TURN AWAY FROM WORLD WAR 3.
TWO TURNS AWAY.
THIS IS A REENTRY NOSE OF THE I C B M. THIS EXHIBIT IS OF COURSE HAVING TO DO WITH THE VIETNAM WAR.
I WANT TO MENTION THIS WAS DONE BY A VOLUNTEER.
THIS AMERICA G I HAS NOTICED THESE BARE FOOT TRACKS.
THIS WAS NOT MADE BY AN AMERICAN.
SO HE'S CROUCHED DOWN IN A PROTECTIVE STANDS.
WE SEE THIS IS A WIRE FOR A TRAP.
HE'S KIND OF SURVEYING THE AREA.
THESE DON'T LOOK QUITE RIGHT.
THIS IS A WARNING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PUT OUT FOR THEIR OWN SOLDIERS.
EVENTUALLY THE AMERICAS CATCH UP AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS TRAP SIGNAL APPEARS.
THE HISTORIC PHARMACY BUILDING, LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
THE COCOA NUT PIE -- THE PIE THAT I MAKE, I -- MY HUSBAND'S MOTHER MADE A PIE AND I KIND OF ENHANCED IT.
I LIKED HERS BUT I ENHANCED IT A LITTLE BIT AND PUT MORE OF EVERYTHING IN IT.
AND EVERY ONE LIKES IT.
THE FAVORITE HERE IS THE COCOA NUT.
THIS USED TO BE A PHARMACY.
THE GIRLS HERE, THEY DO NOT HAVE TIME TO WORRY WITH A /SOD /A FOUNTAIN.
WE'RE ALWAYS BUSY.
IT WAS A -- I HAVE HAD SO MUCH UNPAID ADVERTISEMENT.
I HAVE PEOPLE -- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAME ONE DAY AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID, THEY WANTED TO TALK TO ME FOR AWHILE, THE NEXT THING I KNEW PEOPLE WERE CALLING ME FROM CALIFORNIA AND EVERY WHERE.
THEY WANTED THESE PIES.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME FROM ARTICLES AND THINGS THAT THEY PUT US IN THEIR ROUT ON THEIR VACATION.
THEY ARE SO EXCITED WHEN THEY GET HERE AND IT EXCITES ME WHEN THEY'RE EXCITED.
EVERYTHING HERE IS GOOD.
WE HAVE TRIED A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
IT'S A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT.
WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
THEY'VE BEEN FEATURED IN SOUTHERN LIVING.
IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE IN ARKANSAS.
SO WHAT ARE YOU HAVING TODAY?
TODAY I'M HAVING TURKEY, SWISS, GRILLED AND HOLD THE ONIONS.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE HERE?
THE CHICKEN CAL SALAD SANDWICH.
HOW TALL IS THIS?
RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT IS NOT EASY.
IT'S THE HARDEST WORK I'VE EVER DONE BUT THE MOST SATISFYING.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN HERE TO THE DOOR AND THEY ASK IF THEY CAN SPEAK TO ME.
THEY SAY I HAVE LOOKED FOR MY GRANDMOTHERS PIE FOR SO LONG AND THIS IS IT.
THEY GET EMOTIONAL.
THIS IS MEMORIES FOR THEM.
LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S A WORK OF ART, I TELL YOU.
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