Reprinted here by special permission of the author, Cindy Beckman, a retired Conway High School history teacher who writes local history.

As the temperatures rise and summer draws near, many anxiously anticipate the arrival of swim season. Nothing is better on a hot summer Arkansas day than a dip in cool water.

Early Faulkner County residents usually found the nearest creek, pond or river on those hot summer days. My grandmother’s family often gathered Continue reading →