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Regional travel attractions

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:04:00 -0000

Looking for a quick trip? Here are some regional attractions and events to consider.

Around the Region:

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:10:00 -0000

Looking for a quick trip? Here are some regional attractions and events to consider. Through Sunday (Aug. 24) in Cadron Creek Park in Little Rock: Twenty-fifth annual Fall Bluegrass Festival -- Bluegrass and gospel music, acoustic instruments, jam sessions, arts and crafts, food vendors and fishing. Showers, restrooms, camping facilities available. No alcohol permitted. Admission: $10 Thursday; $10 Friday; $12 Saturday; $30 three-day pass. Camp daily $8; (501) 920-9534.

Weekend Getaway: Trips that are easy on the pocketbook

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:54:00 -0000

Looking for a quick trip? Here are some regional attractions and events to consider: Through Saturday (Aug. 9): 29th annual Cave City Watermelon Festival — Entertainment on Thursday and Friday from 6-10 p.m. A festival parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday with all-day activities. Cave City city park; (870) 283-5959, cavecityarkansas.info.

Charleston on the cheap

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:46:00 -0000

When celebrities and other well-heeled travelers fell in love with Charleston, S.C., drawn by its air of 19th century elegance and its palm-fringed seacoast setting, the $400-a-night hotel room and the $100 dinner entree inevitably followed. But this progressive and mystically lovely city, surrounded by water and wilderness, can still be a destination for the budget-conscious, too.

Adventures off-beach in South Walton County, Fla.

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:05:00 -0000

SOUTH WALTON COUNTY, FLA — Near the lush beach front resort called WaterColor, a lone kayaker moves in near silence across a coastal dune lake, his oar rhythmically slicing through the calm water. He paddles just a stone’s throw from the sugary, white-sand beaches which make this part of the Florida panhandle a must-visit destination for Memphians.

Weekend Getaway: Trips that won't break the budget

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:48:00 -0000

Looking for a quick trip? Here are some regional attractions and events to consider.

Weekend Getaway: Have fun close to home

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:05:00 -0000

Looking for a quick trip? Here are some regional attractions and events to consider.

Hot Springs offers star spa treatments, natural wonders

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:01:00 -0000

Walk into the Arlington Hotel on a weekend nights, and you’ll witness some serious — and we mean serious — rug-cutting. The house band is a group of aging hipsters dedicated to one play list and sometimes grants requests; the dance crowd is a funky mix of locals, with a smattering of bikers and their babes, tour groups and families thrown in to make things interesting.

Weekend Getaway

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0000

Looking for a quick trip? Here are some regional attractions and events to consider.

Get Outta Town: Sevierville touts first water park

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Cooling off on a trip to the Smokies has just become a lot easier.