White River Before Beaver Lake
by July 30, 2014 1:30 pm 185 views
Young to Speak at Hobbs State Park about Life along the White River before Beaver Lake
Many of today’s northwest Arkansas residents never saw the White River in this area before the construction of Beaver Lake. What was life like along the river? What were the scenes like along the river? How was the river used?
Susan Young, Outreach Coordinator at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, will be at Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area Saturday August 2nd to present her captivating program, “Before Beaver”. Young will share rarely-seen images of the White River before the advent of Beaver Lake as she tells of life along the river’s banks.
Where: Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area visitor center located on Hwy 12, just East of the Hwy 12/War Eagle Road intersection
When: 2:00 p.m. Saturday August 2nd
Cost: FREE: The public is invited
For more information call: 479-789-5000
To learn more about upcoming Friends of Hobbs speakers and other park programs, go to the web site: http://www.friendsofhobbs.com.