Impossible? Or is it… allegedly, two Great White Sharks entered the Mississippi River at the Gulf of Mexico and swam all the way up to the Arkansas River in Johnson County. Uncommon, but not unusual to see sharks in fresh water from time to time. Very rare to see any reports of sharks this far
The Unburied At The Beaver Bridge
Long ago the areas around today’s Beaver Lake were the hunting grounds of the Osage. The cool waters of the White River flowed thru the fertile valley and offered fresh water to the villagers and the prey they would hunt. Over the years, white settlers gradually displaced the Osage presence and eventually a man named
The Famous Cowboy “King of the Pecos”
Most people know about John Chisum through movies and TV. You can see it advertised on billboards, like the billboard advertising near me, and maybe even the restaurant that was named after him, but not many know he died in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. John Simpson Chisum was born on August 16, 1824 in Hardeman County,
Old Mike’s Corpse Sits In Front of Funeral Home for 60 Years!
Back in the early 1900s there was a traveling salesman who would frequent the town of Prescott Arkansas. He was well known by the community but everyone just knew him as Old Mike. Although he was quite popular people really didn’t know much about him at all including where he was from, if you had
