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for more than 18 miles of hiking & mountain biking trails. Visit the Bible Museum and Gift Shop, and enjoy the Holy Land Tour or the Backstage Tour. Advanced reservations required for both tours. Stand beneath the 67’ tall Christ of the Ozarks or in front of a section of the Berlin Wall.
Holy Land Tours throughout the year
STAY LATE for play performances – Good Friday through October. Seating is limited.
CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR THE 2020 PASSION PLAY PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
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...is all about fun and it’s actually a guide! What to do, where to go, how to get there and how to plan a day in order to get it all in – packed into one publication you can keep in your car or hotel room and consult about how to make the most of your time in Eureka Springs.
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Should you find yourself walking on Spring St. where it pie-points with Center St. at the Flatiron Building, go in and say “hey!” to Sylvia Wilson – she’s the artist responsible for July’s Fun Guide cover. Sylvia is self-taught, and painted acrylics on blocks of marble to sell at craft fairs. One day her husband, Mike, carved a duck decoy, Sylvia painted it, and people couldn’t get enough. Sylvia and Mike would carve and draw all week long, and on weekends they packed the pickup with art and their two kids and headed to Silver Dollar City, where they sold out of painted decoys. Their success led to opening the shop in Eureka Springs in 1994, where two originals, Blakeley and Sylvia, run Wilson & Wilson Folk Art. Lithos, giclée, note cards, framed canvases and gallery wraps, bird houses and cat clocks – this is where to shop for your own home and buy your best friend’s Christmas gift. Sylvia and Blakeley are masked to respect their customers. Wilsonandwilsonfolkart.com 23 Spring St. Eureka Springs (479) 253-5105 +
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Getting to Eureka Springs has always been an intrepid adventure for those who wanted to feel better. Before the railroad arrived, liverymen had to hitch a team and cross steep and dangerous mountains, ford rivers, and avoid panthers and robbers to pick up train passengers in Pierce City, Mo. The railroad eventually went to Seligman, Mo., and that 18-mile wagon ride still rearranged your insides, but it was quicker. Even when track was laid to get rail passengers all the way to town, train rides could loosen your teeth. But it got easier. It’s still not easy, with curvy, narrow roads and all, but it’s easier. Why do it? Because Eureka Springs provides good health. Our crime level is low. Our anxiety level is low. Our views are astonishing. Our weather is ideal. There are one million trees within a mile of the post office, so we smell good. We’re quiet. We like pretty pictures and great food. Today, more than ever, Eureka Springs makes people feel better, and now more than ever, people crave that. We recommend that you mask it up when out among others. Yes, it’s your choice, but it’s a good idea. If we don’t look out for each other, who will? +
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Around 1865, Dr. Alva Jackson, a graduate of the Douglas Medical School of Kentucky, had an encounter in what is now Basin Park. Jackson was hunting bear when his three dogs ran into a hole and cornered a panther. The dogs killed the panther, but Jackson couldn’t get the panther out of the hole due to boulders. He returned the following day with his son and seven other men. Jackson’s son complained that his eyes were sore, so he couldn’t help, and the doctor told him to wash his eyes in the spring water below the boulders. A couple of days later, Jackson dug blue mud from the hole, and discovered a natural basin. He was sure he had discovered the healing water that Indians and Spaniards talked about, the water that Ponce de Leon searched for all his life. In 1879, Levi Saunders had a leg ulcer and “a good surplus” of flesh, meaning he was overweight and couldn’t walk or work well. Saunders, 61, had also heard the legends of healing water coming from the hillside, and sought out Dr. Jackson. Within days of Jackson’s water treatment, Saunders’s leg was cured, and within weeks he lost 33 lbs. His hair returned to its natural black. On the Fourth of July 1879, about 20 families were camped around Basin Spring. “Dr. Jackson, people are beginning to come here, and the first thing you know there will be a town, so we had better name it,” Saunders said. “We’ll name it Saunders Spring,” Dr. Jackson said. “No,” Levi said, “we’ll call it Jackson Spring.” The men couldn’t agree until Burton Saunders, Levi’s son who had also heard of Ponce de Leon and his hunt for the fountain of youth, suggested, “Let’s call it Eureka, meaning ‘I have found it.’” Fourth of July 2020 is different from Fourth of July 1879, for sure, but the water is still moving beneath our feet and we still consider it good for human health. + Derived from Eureka Springs, City of Healing Water – June Westphal and Kate Cooper 2012
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Know what RACECAR spelled backwards is? Crossfires are rear-wheel drive two-seaters built by Karmann of Germany from 2004-2008. 76,000 came off the assembly line, and the rarest we could find was a special order 2005 SRT-6 with Right Hand Drive – only 26 of those classics were manufactured. “Crossfire” refers to the three character lines on the door panel below the outside mirrors. Or maybe the Chrysler-Daimler Benz marriage. Crossfires are almost 40% Mercedes-Benz parts with 19-inch rear wheels and 18-inch rear wheels, perfectly suited for our curious, indeed, roads. Caravans of Crossfires will be collecting like a kaleidoscope of social butterflies Thursday through Sunday, and although official parades have been cancelled for the time being, they’ll be easy to spot – “Love it or hate it but be emotional,” engineers shrugged about Crossfire’s art deco styling. +
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Lake Leatherwood City Park has begun reopening, and five cabins plus the family house are available on weekends. Each cabin has a fully equipped kitchen. Bathrooms have towels, washcloths and tiny bars of soap. Bring your own shampoo. Beds have all the bed things. Available every day are three sites for self-contained RVs. They book up fast. Camping will be available as soon as staff can ensure safe and healthy bathhouse accommodations, tentatively set for July 3. For reservations, reserveamerica. com, then click Lake Leatherwood City Park. The shuttle for downhill bikers is still scuttled for now, but plans are afoot for opening it safely, also tentatively July 3 and with new rules. The Parks Department encourages visitors to practice safe distancing and wear facial covering when near other visitors. For up-to-date information, go to eurekaparks.com. +
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The park has 24 campsites, 3 RV sites, one ADA site w/electric, 4 electric tent sites and 14 tent sites. There are six nightly rental cabins, 3 camper cabins and one group camp. There are fire rings at campsites so you’ll not miss TV and WiFi. Since you’ve camped before, we know you brought your own lawn chair to sit by the campfire under the stars. +
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Art isn’t what you see, it’s what you make others see.
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you wanted to be an accountant when they grew o d w up. Or a hay bucker. Or an employee. Mostly, Ho ank? kids wanted to be cowboys or artists. l b a Good news! This is the perfect time to draw
do what you always wanted to do. Eureka Springs is a town filled with artists, some who have created since childhood and some who discovered it’s what they should have been doing all along. None of them knew until they tried. Walk around downtown. Find galleries and retail displays of local art. Figure out
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Art Colony, 185 N. Main, www.theartcolonyeurekasprings.com or Facebook, (479) 981-2626. Canvas & Lens Gallery, 1 Center Street, upstairs inside Eureka and Company, (479) 856-3578. Cherokee Mountain Gallery, 5307 US 62E www.mcallistergallery.com, (479) 253-5353. 83 Spring Street, www.83springstreet.com, (479) 253-8310. 85 Spring Street Gallery, www.melshipleysculpture.com, (479) 244-7190. Eureka Fine Art Gallery, 2 Pine St., www.eurekafineartgallery.com, (479) 363-6000. Eurekan Art Studio, 150 N. Main, (479) 253-0928. Fantasy & Stone, 60 Spring, www.FantasyandStone.com and Facebook, (479) 253-5891. Fire Om Earth Art Studio & Retreat Center, 872 Mill Hollow Rd, www.fireomearth.com, (479) 244-6273. Fusion Squared, 84 Spring , www.eurekafusion.com, (479) 253-4999. Iris at the Basin Park, 8 Spring, www.irisatthebasinpark.com, (479) 253-9494. J. Foster Art/Photo Gallery & Studio, 217 N. Main – Unit B, www.jfosterphotography.net, (479) 244-7179. J.A. Nelson Gallery, 37 Spring (upper level), www.janelsongallery.com, (479) 253-4314. Jewel Box, 40 Spring, www.thejewelboxgallery.com, (479) 253-7828. Keels Creek Gallery and Winery, www.keelscreek.com, (479) 253-9463. Lady Bug Emporium, 51 S. Main, www.ladybugemporium.com, (479) 319-3117. Larry Mansker Studio, 711 Mill Hollow Road, www.larrymanskerstudio.com, (479) 253-5751. Mitchell’s Folly, 130 Spring, (479) 253-7030. Mosaic Studio, 123 Spring, www.eurekaspringsartists.com, (479) 244-5981. Muse, 12 S. Main Street Paradise Pottery, 320 CR 210, see Facebook, (479) 253-1547. Phyl Arte Art Studio and Gallery, 164 North Main St., PhyllisPlumleyArt.etsy.com, (480) 2866745. Quicksilver Art / Fine Craft Gallery, 73 Spring, www.quicksilvergallery.com, (479) 253-7679. Regalia Handmade Clothing Studio / Showroom, 16 White Street, regaliahandmadeclothing.com, (479) 253-2202. Roxy’s Upper Room Local Art Expressions, 95 Spring, (479) 981-6205, Facebook. Sacred Art Center, Passion Play grounds, www.greatpassionplay.org, (800) 882-7529. Sacred Earth Gallery, 15845 US 62 W, www.ecr3.com, (479) 253-7644. Serendipity at the Crescent Hotel, www.serendipityatthecrescent.com, (479) 253-2769. Statton Gallery and Madison’s Garden, 137 Spring Street, www.StattonGallery.com, (479) 363-6848, (817) 903-3301. Studio 34, 34 Main St., www.facebook.com/teresapelliccioart/ Studio 62, 335 W. Van Buren (62W), www.studio62.biz, (479) 363-9209. Susan Morrison Gallery, 1221 Hwy. 187, www.susanmorrisongallery.com, appointment only, (479) 253-8788. Sweet Spot Art Gallery, 125 Spring, (479) 981-9111. Teresa Pelliccio Art @ Ragazza di Volo Studio, 34B N. Main, Facebook, appointment only, (479) 253-6807. Treehouse Gift Shop, 165 W. Van Buren, www.treehousecottages.com, (479) 253-8667. Viso Gallery, 63 N. Main, Facebook, (479) 363-4446. Wilson & Wilson Folk Art, 23 Spring, www.wilsonandwilsonfolkart.com, (479) 253-5105. Zarks Fine Design Gallery, 67 Spring, www.zarksgallery.com, (479) 253-2626, (877) 540-9805. + EurekaFun.com
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There will be no Magnetic Road service Ground & North Main Street (Hwy. 23S by request Child’s Pass (7 – 11): $2 whenever you p.m. choose! 137 W. Van Buren 62),information, (479) 253-9572 Saturday. Note: May 24, 9 a.m.-8 For(US more Share-a-Ride and ADANOTE:Pass All-day passesPublic) are good on all routes. Parking at Transit & Welcome Center or at Planer 30-Day (General $27 after$45 p.m. only) One-Ride Pass: or www.eurekatrolley.org + Services contact: Paratransit Trolley Schedule One-Ride Pass allows one board, ride and Hill Park & Ride Welcome Center is $5 for all day. 30-Day Pass (Seniors 65+, with ID) $17 Riding the trolley is just the ticket for seeing Fares Yellow Route – North Main Street & Magnetic Late Rider Special: $4 (Unlimited rides during last Red Route – Historic District Springs Transit, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. disembark. (IfEureka you park at one of the two centers and buy an 30-Day Pass (Disabled, with Medicare Card) $17 the sights while you give your feet a rest. We suggest Adult All-Day Pass: $6 Road to Passion Play to Hwy. 62 Westbound two hours, or pay $6 and ride next day, too) Blue Route – Hwy. 62 Eastbound to Kettle Camp p.m. 137 W. Van BurenAdult (US 62), (479) 253-9572 Saturday. Note: May 24, 9 a.m.-8 Tram starting in March All-Day Trolley pass, you will receive a $3 30-Day Pass (Students 16/younger) $17 an all-day pass so you can hop on and offTours where andPassAdult Two-Day Purple & Route West side of (Hwy. town 30-Day (General Public)Pass: $27 $10 Ground North– Main Street 23S by request ordiscount www.eurekatrolley.org + Daily atAll-day 1 and 3passes p.m. are goodChild’s on parking.) NOTE: on all routes. whenever you choose! 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Rider16/younger) Special: Paratransit Services contact: 30-Day Pass (Students $17 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Road to Passion Play to Hwy. 62 Westbound Ground & North Streetonly (Hwy. 23S by request Transit &Tram Welcome Center that will serve Passion Play Road Main by request Tours starting in March two hours, or pay $6 and ride next day, too) Eureka Springs Transit, NOTE: All-day passes are good on all routes. Saturday. Note: May 24, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Purple Route – West side of town only) Daily at 1 and 3 p.m. 30-Day Pass (General Public)ride $27 and 137 W. Van Buren (US 62), (479) 253-9572 One-Ride Pass allows one board, Yellow Route – North Main Street & Magnetic Adults: $15 +tax, Children under 12: $7Pass +tax(Seniors 65+, with ID) $17 Please note: After 6 p.m. Saturday, US. 62– Historic E will District 30-Day or www.eurekatrolley.org + disembark. 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Transit & Welcome Center that will serve Passion Play– West Roadside by request Purple Route of town only Tram Tours starting in March Please note: After 6 p.m. Saturday, US. 62 E will Daily at 1 and 3 p.m. be serviced by a Blue/Yellow combination route Adults: $15 +tax, Children under 12: $7 +tax Map courtesy of Eureka Springs Parks Commission that will serve Passion Play Road by request only Tours start at and return to the Eureka Springs
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Eureka Springs is proud of the quality and variety of our restaurants. Most are chef-owned, so when they say Mediterranean, Mexican, Thai, BBQ, Continental or Comfort, you know the food was made by the person who had the dream and put it in motion. Everything about dining out changed a few months ago, but you can still dine when and where you did last time you were here, with very few adjustments. Yes, it’s all different. We now have more alcohol on our hands than in them, but we’re happily adjusting. When you enter our restaurants you must be wearing a mask. Restaurant staff will be, too.
wit, virtue and appetite Once you’re seated and your drinks are brought to the table, feel free to unmask until you’re finished eating and get up to leave. If you take a trip to the water closet during your meal, please put the mask back on until you return to the table. All of this is to ensure everyone who eats under one roof stays healthy and comes back for more. +
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It’s never what you look at, it’s what you see
That’s how history works Eureka Springs had an opera house on Main St., just north of the Basin Spring Bath House. Built in 1880, it seated 400, had 4 boxes, and was lit with 200 electric lights. The opera house fell into disrepair and was torn down before the Great Depression, but replaced by the Auditorium, where construction started in 1928. +
John Philip Sousa was on national tour with his 67-piece band in 1929 and made a stop in Eureka Springs to open the Auditorium on September 13. Three locals played with the band that night – Junior Kappen on trumpet, Charles Kappen on sax, and John G. Pulliam on drums. The Commercial Club paid the band $1200 for the performance, which would be $18,000 today. +
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Are you are looking for a safe place to live and help when you need it? We provide that in aces. Holiday Island Fire Department has 3 full time certified paid staff supplemented
with 23 highly trained volunteers. Homeowner insurance rates are reasonable due to our ISO rating. With 5 fire stations housing equipment and volunteers in all neighborhoods of Holiday Island, staff is on scene within a few minutes. Fire hydrants are located close to every lot.
We have a rescue boat and firefighting equipment for water emergencies. We provide search and rescue, wildland firefighting and auto accident support. We are part of FEMA incident command, so in the event of a large incident in the area mutual aid from surrounding areas is available. We help them, they help us. Medical emergency help is provided 24/7/365 with 2 Emergency Medical Responders, 12 Emergency Medical Technicians (plus firefighters) and 1 Paramedic. We have the basic life support ambulance license with advance life support transport 6 miles away in Eureka Springs. Average response time in Holiday Island proper is 4 minutes from notification. Trauma centers are within 25 minutes via air ambulance. A County Sheriff’s Deputy is on duty for our safety and security. Fire and medical services also
provide welfare checks, CPR classes and changing batteries in smoke detectors. Fire Department personnel have picked up/ delivered prescriptions during storms, stood by residents who are burning brush and yes, rescued cats out of trees. Additional support is available through the volunteer CERT – Citizens Emergency Response Team – program for larger incidents or community emergencies. And the best part is our neighbors look out for each other. +
• CPR Training • Two Emergency Medical Responders • 12 Emergency Medical Technicians, one Paramedic, plus the Firefighters • Basic Life Support response – four minutes • Advanced Life Support response – six miles • Table Rock Lake Emergency • Well equipped fire department, well trained professional staff and volunteers. Good ISO rating to keep insurance rates low • Ready for Search Check out www.holidayisland.us, www.visitholidayisland.com 18
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I hope it’s a food truck. Food trucks have been around America since 1691 when vendors selling hot food from pushcarts in New Amsterdam (NYC) had to be regulated. In the Old West, they were called chuckwagons. In WWI they were called mobile canteens. Oscar Mayer had a hot dog cart in 1936, too early to be called I Dream of Weenie. Construction sites of the ‘60s offered hearty meals from roach coaches. Today food trucks are reviewed in international magazines and eligible for small business loans. +
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1) Outer Limits In the parking lot at the top of Benton Street, fantastic food themed on outer space and popular science fiction. Burgers and subs are the main attraction, we always order Stellar Spuds. Vegan menu items, and a gazebo with tables to sit and gourmandize. (870) 423-8976 2) Carmen’s Tacos Authentic Mexican food featuring tacos al pastor, de asada and de chorizo. Tortas, quesadillas and traditional sopes. Look for the red truck in the Community Center parking lot on Kingshighway. Seven days a week 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. (479) 925-6030 3) Soup Shack 116 E. Van Buren (US62 across from O’Reilly’s) is where you will find this souperlicious sandwiches and salads, and it’s set on a permanent foundation so you’ll never have to worry about it moving around. Open Wed. – Fri. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (479) 244-6714
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4 4) Pirate Burritos This ship is moored in front of Midtown Bar at 184 N. Main, across from the Art Colony. Tacos, Baaar-B-Q burritos with chicken, pork or tofu, black or pinto beans, and more. (218) 536-9166
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5) Catered Creations Kitchen on wheels open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights in the Chelsea’s parking lot at Mountain and Center. From 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. Perfect for your midnight snack or protein craving after a night of music and drinking. (479) 2533718 +
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If you see a whitetail and don’t yell
“DEER!” we can’t be friends
Fawns are popping out everywhere. They’re born between April and June, and they start wobbly-walking seven hours after birth. They’re not all that great at anticipating cars, trucks and motorcycles. Twin fawns, which are common, can be separated by 200 ft., and both follow their mom anywhere. Dawn and dusk is when they feed, so they’re kind of squirrely then, just like us when we’re hungry. Deer can outrun most danger because they have amazing hearing, but occasionally while trying to escape a predator they land in your grille. Remember, the deer isn’t crossing the road, the road is crossing the forest. +
In case you missed... a Blakeley cover, an episode of Crescent College ladies, or don’t remember where you ate while they sang live opera, we have past issues. Send $8 per Fun Guide to ESI, Box 134, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, and we’ll mail you what you missed. While supplies last. +
EUREKA OR BUST!
MOVIN’ ON
We’ve been called The Magic City, Stairstep Town, Little Switzerland and the town where misfits fit. You can call us a lot of things, but you can’t call us flat. Eureka Springs thrives as an artists’ community, writers’ magnet, religious Mecca, gay and lesbian oasis, individual sports paradise, and euphoria for piscators and epicureans. Whatever your pleasure, we are consistently ranked as one of the best small towns in the country to visit because our steep terrain requires streets to bend like bait worms. Because there is no room for expansion. Because we have caves and springs all over the place. This is an odd time to think about relocation. It’s also perfect. Roses are red, violets are green, we want you here, know what we mean? + 20
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Toasting the Night
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July has come which means fireworks, watermelon, and fantastic and sweltering shopping on the downtown streets of Eureka Springs. Arkansas has moved to Phase 2 of reopening. Restaurants can have 2/3 capacity which means it’s easier to get that delectable bite to eat when you need a breather or want an ice cold beer or glass of wine to cool off. Most bars and restaurants listed below are open but don’t be afraid to call ahead and check. Like we have said every month, six feet distance keeps one healthy especially when paired with a mask. They are the newest healthy fashion to get behind so grab one that speaks to you. + ~ Jeremiah Alvarado
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Be sure to call first – the Open rules are changing. Angler’s Restaurant, 14581 US 62W just 3 miles from town. Great food includes catfish – among other grilled or fried fish, burgers, soups and vegetarian options. Wine and craft beers, excellent service and atmosphere. Watch the games and have a cold one. Live music on weekends. See Facebook for specials and music. Open Weds.- Mon. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Closed Tues. (479) 253-4004. Opens in March. Aquarius Taqueria, 91 S. Main. Gluten free fare inspired by Mexico’s street food. Locally sourced ingredients, specials, handmade tortillas, Mexican beers, fruit margaritas and 15 types of tequila! Tacos and more with steak, shrimp, pork, chicken, fish, or vegetarian. Menu at Aquarius Taqueria Tequila & Mezcal Bar on Facebook. Dine in or out. Noon-9 p.m. Thurs. and Sun., and 10 p.m. Fri./Sat. (479) 253-6888. Bombadil’s Café, 580 W. Van Buren (62W). Half price bottles of wine on Monday evenings. Gorgeous, healthy fare served Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., Sun. brunch 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Menu at www.bombadilscafe.com, (479) 363-6024. Opens in March. Brews, 2 Pine, corner Spring & Pine. Arkansas craft beers, Arsaga’s coffee, hot teas, wine and savory or sweet small fare. Enjoy pints, flights, and growlers on the patio or by big front windows for crowd watching. See Brews on Facebook for live music, rotating art exhibits. Sun.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./ Sat. 8 a.m.-midnight. (479) 244-0878 Cathouse Lounge, 82 Armstrong Street. Famous for Reubens, fish & chips, burgers, and Irish dishes! Full bar, cold beer, lots of parking, and friendly faces. Smoke free, full menu and live music on Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Restaurant open 11 a.m.-midnight daily. Kitchen open late. Menu at www. cathouselounge.com (479) 363-9976 Chelsea’s Corner Cafe, 10 Mountain Street. Large selection of beers, full bar and excellent food. Live music every Fri./Sat. and most weeknights, open mic on Tues. – and Drink and Draw every Weds. at 8 p.m. The Café upstairs has pizza and more. Menu and music calendar at www.chelseascafeeureka.com. Cafe open Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Fri./Sat. until 11 p.m. (479)-253-8231. Bar open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. until midnight. (479) 253-6723.
Cottage Inn, US 62W (the quiet side of town) Mediterranean comfort-shrimp, salmon, filet, duck, divine sauces from world-traveling longtime chef Linda Hager. Excellent wines. Check her website, www.cottageinneurekaspgs.com for special wine dinners. (479) 253-5282. Opens Valentine’s Day. Ermilio’s, 26 White St., Italian home cooking in a historic district home on top of the town. Exceptional consistently award-winning food, old family recipes, it’s like eating at grandma’s except there’s always a line – plenty of wine and lively conversation. Nightly specials. (479) 253-8806. Eureka Springs Brewery is like an Arkansas diamond – not on the beaten path but worth finding. Get on US62 and head east, then after the ECHO Clinic watch for an abandoned Ramada Inn that looks like an abandoned Ramada Inn, and turn right. The brewery releases small batch craft beer every Thursday, serves local wine, you can take your kids and your dog, play disc golf and BYO food. (479) 363-6066. Gotahold Brewing, 409 W. Van Buren, is new and old. New business, new/old recipes, and old tried-and-true barrel-aging methods. At gotahold, relax! Enjoy an artisanal brew of exceptional ingredients and intuitive technique fused by a bona fide brewmeister. Open Thursday and Friday 3–7, Saturday and Sunday from noon ‘til evening. Grand Taverne in the Grand Central Hotel on N. Main. Elegant, upscale, delicious, from fried green tomatoes to grilled Maine lobster. Open for lunch and dinner. (479) 253-6756 Grotto Wood-Fired Grill & Wine Cave, 10
Center. Elegant, inviting atmosphere. Wine on tap and select from around the world. Classic cocktails with a fresh spin. Grill features appetizers, entrees and desserts. Weds., Thurs., Sun. 5 – 9 p.m., Fri., Sat. 5 – 11 p.m. Facebook or www.grottoeureka.com. (479) 363-6431 Jack Rabbett’s Whisky Bar, Basin Park Hotel, 12 Spring Street. Located on the second floor of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel. Cocktails, craft beer, bar food, spacious interior, and two pool tables. Legends Saloon, 105 E. Van Buren. Fullservice bar/restaurant. Great food w/frequent specials, full bar and DJ Karaoke on Fri., live music on Sat. (and a large dance floor!). Great for large parties, plenty of parking. Texas Hold ‘Em on Sun. plus Tues. poker and pool tournaments. Open Mon.- Fri. 1 p.m.- 2 a.m., Sat. 11 p.m.- 2 a.m., Sun. 11 a.m.- midnight. (479) 253-2500. Local Flavor, 71 S Main, a favorite of ours. Consistently excellent food, wine and cocktails, dine inside or out. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Steaks, chicken, vegetarian, Italian, be sure to have at least one meal here. Each. (479) 253-9522. Midtown – 184 N. Main. Beer, wine, pool table, table games, air hockey. Sometimes a movie, and on Hunter Thompson’s birthday if you wore a Hawaiian shirt you got a dollar off a beer, so it comes highly recommended. Kid and pet friendly. (479) 239-2052. Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge, On the Rainbow Stairs, 19 ½ Spring St. Live music,
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Floy Ator – Junior year – 1917 Crescent College yearbook
Texas Club, from the 1917 Crescent College yearbook
Floy Ator and Erva Lee Derton and Creation of the Child Welfare Program Rebecca J. Becker In the first two decades of the 20th century, the United States had an abysmal infant mortality rate. In 1911 the U.S. ranked 18th out of 30 nations in infant mortality – the rate in the United States was 135 deaths per 1000 live births. Mothers also died in childbirth far too often. May Ator (nicknamed Floy) was born on June 12, 1899, and arrived in Eureka Springs in 1916, when she was 17 years old. While she was at Crescent College, Floy was one of the sunniest and fun-loving students ever to grace our limestone castle. The quotation her classmates chose to accompany her Junior portrait in the 1917 yearbook was “A joyous heart goes well with music.” Floy was one of the stars of Crescent College’s social calendar for February 1917, when she’s noted as being a “keen” man in the Expression recital. Indeed, every month in Crescent’s social calendar features this vibrant young person. At a variety show: “The jokes in the dialogue between Florence Carson and Floy Ator were decidedly witty, and those ‘on the faculty’ were especially appreciated.” The students held what they called a Hallowe’en Tacky Party (“Everyone lived up to the idea of the party and came in tacky costume”) and the prizes were awarded to Alleene Hoover and Floy Ator. Floy’s primary areas of study were in Expression (theatre arts) and Music, but she found time to be secretary-treasurer of the Glee Club, and belonged to the Dramatic Club, the Texas Club, the P.C.K. Club, as well as the Athletic Association. She was a member of the Tennis Club, a substitute player on the basketball team, and vice-president of the Bowling Club! Her academic work may have suffered, however: in the Jokes section of the yearbook, the authors ask, “Can you imagine Floy preparing her lessons?” 22
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Athletic Association with Floy Ator 9th from right, from the 1917 Crescent College yearbook
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Glee Club – Floy Ator was Secretary-Treasurer, from the 1917 Crescent College yearbook
Crescent College production of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, from the 1917 Crescent College yearbook
After the school year was over, she held a house party for several members of her class who traveled to her home in Stephenville, Texas, to attend. Not long after that party, Floy married Benjamin Dean McCluskey. Their first child, Benjamin Dean, Jr., was born December 9, 1919, but the baby died two months after birth. Floy soon became pregnant again, this time with twins. The twins, William Ator McCluskey and Franklin Ator McClusky, and their mother did not survive childbirth, all three dying on April 9, 1921. On her tombstone you can read Floy’s epitaph: “None knew thee, but to love thee. None named thee, but to praise.” The aftermath of Floy’s story is surrounded by mystery. Although the widowed Benjamin Dean McClusky remarried, he died in 1948 under mysterious circumstances. His new wife was Gertrude Louise Russell, and Benjamin had adopted her daughter. The cause of his demise was “gunshot wound to the heart,” but the death was listed as an accident. Although Floy never met her fellow alumna, Erva Lee Derton, the two girls were born only months apart and shared a heartbreaking future. Born on February 22, 1899, Erva Lee Derton didn’t get to celebrate very many birthdays. Erva Lee was a second-year preparatory student at Crescent College in 1918-1919, a quiet, dependable girl from De Queen, Arkansas. “Slow but sure,” was the motto next to her portrait in the Crescent College yearbook. Three years after she left Eureka Springs, Erva married Charles Sherman Towe in Springfield, Missouri. Nine months after her marriage, she gave birth to Joye Eva Towe. Erva Lee, like Floy, died giving birth to twins. Unlike Floy, Erva Lee’s twin babies, Margaret Nell and Elizabeth May (called Betty) survived their mother’s death, but in August 1926, Margaret Nell fell ill and died. Less than a month later, Charles Towe remarried, but this second marriage was unsuccessful and in December 1932, he himself died. The appalling mortality rate was one of the reasons Crescent’s own Mary Breckinridge Thompson developed a program at the college. Mary had just earned her Registered Nurse diploma when she married Crescent College’s president, Richard Ryan Thompson in 1912. This training – highly unusual for women at the time – allowed her to create a program using the most up-to-date medical knowledge in instructing young women in working to improve conditions for mothers and babies. Called “Child Welfare,” the program soon became a model not just in the United States, but around the world. Creation of the U.S. Children’s Bureau in 1912 was the first time the federal government had become involved in the health of the nation, but President William Howard Taft’s administration faced a great deal of resistance. Opponents included the American Medical Association, which railed against “an imported socialist scheme unsuited to our form of government.” To defend it, President Taft asked Mary to go around the nation and speak about the need for both the Bureau and Child Welfare in general. Mary worked to ensure that future generations of Crescent College graduates and other young women and children around the globe would not suffer the same fate as Erva Lee and Floy. You’ll find more about Mary’s remarkable life and legacy in several articles previously published in the Fun Guide and in her own memoirs, Wide Neighborhoods and Breckie: His Four Years. Women in America still die in childbirth at a higher rate than in any other developed nation, and their fate is
P.C.K. Club – Floy Ator is farthest right, from the 1917 Crescent College yearbook
The Texas Club’s Mock Wedding, from the 1917 Crescent College yearbook
Mary Breckinrdige Thompson’s portrait with dedication, from the 1919 Crescent College yearbook
Erva Lee Derton in her Second Year Preparatory portrait from the 1919 Crescent College yearbook increasingly dire. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the rate of potentially fatal complications doubled between 1993 and 2014. It’s distressing to discover so much heartache lay in store for Floy, Erva Lee, and their children, but it would be worse for them to be forgotten completely. We hope you’ll join with us in remembering Floy
Ator and Erva Lee Derton, and in hoping that Erva Lee’s daughters, Joye Eva and Betty May, found contentment and security in their lives after such an unhappy beginning. If you’re related to Floy, Erva Lee, or to any other Crescent College student or faculty member, do get in touch. rebecca@crescentcollegehistory.org +
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