Veteran’s Day Tribute

Veteran’s Day Tribute

On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, we pay tribute to those who have honorably served in the military – both during wartime and peacetime.  The observance dates back to 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson named November 11 Armistice Day – marking the armistice signed between the...
Mountain Music Festival was a Blast!

Mountain Music Festival was a Blast!

After rain earlier in the week, sunny skies greeted guests on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Arcadia Valley Mountain Music Festival.  Friends and families lined Hwy. 21 and Main Street to enjoy the colorful floats as the AVHS fall festival parade began Saturday’s...
Fall Colors and Hiking in Arcadia Valley

Fall Colors and Hiking in Arcadia Valley

Here in the St. Francois Mountains we have a front-row seat as the trees in the Arcadia Valley begin to display their vibrant fall colors!  First to change color are the sassafras, sumac and Virginia creeper, and then black gum, bittersweet and dogwood, and finally...
Mountain Music Festival

Mountain Music Festival

You’ll find old-time music everywhere you turn and many family events at the Mountain Music Festival, Oct. 19-21 in Ironton.  Activities are centered around the historic Iron County Courthouse on Main Street.  Along with music, music and more music, is the Arcadia...