The Clayton House
514 North 66th Street

Special activities are planned so kids can learn about Victorian life through games and paper crafts. Kids can take a walking tour of Belle Grove historic district. Group reservations suggested.
Hours are noon - 4pm Wednesday - Saturdays and 1 - 4pm Sundays. Activities are free, but donations welcome. 479-783-3000

Fort Smith Museum of History
320 Rogers Avenue

Everyone can find something to do at the museum. See a Fort Smith history timeline, the new Turn of the 20th Century Shops of Garrison Avenue Exhibit, a replicated blacksmith and printmaker's shops, along with a reproduction of the long-gone Goldman Hotel's lobby and the way a shop in the legendary Boston Story might have looked. The museum's old-fashioned soda fountain is still the coolest place in town on a hot summer day!

Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Downtown Fort Smith

Take a spin on the trolley museum's vintage 1926 streetcar, find the secret place for the trolley bell adn see how your great-grandparents got around.
Groups are welcome, with special children's rates. $2 adults, $1 children. Get tokens at the Museum of History or the trolley driver.

10am - 5pm Mondays-Saturdays
1 - 5pm Sundays

A Frisco 4003 steam locomotive and other railroad cars are on display along with their famous "house" cats. Katy's Trolley coloring book, illustrated and written by Cindy Gilmore, is on sale along with other gifts. 479-783-0205

Fort Smith National Historic Site
South 3rd & Parker Street

Visit the Federal Court of Western Arkansas where Judge Parker once laid down the law. Explore the remains of two former forts that sit atop a grass knoll overlooking Belle Pointe. Explore the jails, gallows and courtroom to earn a Junior Ranger Badge.

The site will present several free education programs this summer. Topics to be featured this summer are "Skins & Skulls," "National Trails Day," "Flag Day," "Historic Uses of Native Trees at Fort Smith" and "Traveling with Deputy U.S. Marshals."

Open daily from 9am - 5pm. 479-783-3961

The Park at West End
2nd Street & Garrison

This unusual amusement park near the river's edge is a fun way to get an aerial view of downtown Fort Smith from atop an antique Ferris Wheel. Take a spin on the hand-painted carousel then hop aboard the Nickel & Dime Diner for a good meal. A 1963 double-decker bus poses as a concession stand. The park, under new management, will now serve soft-serve ice cream treats like banana splits and milk shakes.

Friday nights will once again rock with their summer concert series. Call 479-659-0993 or 479-783-2292 for more information.

Creekmore Express Train Schedule
25 Cents

May 28-Aug 31: Wed - Sat 11am-7pm   Sunday 1-6pm
Sep 6-Oct 26: Sat 11am-7pm  Sunday 1-6pm

Steam Engine

Independence Day: 1-6pm
Labor Day: 1-6pm

Putt-Putt Golf at Creekmore Park
18 holes

Memorial Day - Labor Day
$2 per person/ Concessions

The Clayton House
514 North 66th Street

Special activities are planned so kids can learn about Victorian life through games and paper crafts. Kids can take a walking tour of Belle Grove historic district. Group reservations suggested.
Hours are noon - 4pm Wednesday - Saturdays and 1 - 4pm Sundays. Activities are free, but donations welcome. 479-783-3000

Fort Smith Museum of History
320 Rogers Avenue

Everyone can find something to do at the museum. See a Fort Smith history timeline, the new Turn of the 20th Century Shops of Garrison Avenue Exhibit, a replicated blacksmith and printmaker's shops, along with a reproduction of the long-gone Goldman Hotel's lobby and the way a shop in the legendary Boston Story might have looked. The museum's old-fashioned soda fountain is still the coolest place in town on a hot summer day!

Fort Smith Trolley Museum
Downtown Fort Smith

Take a spin on the trolley museum's vintage 1926 streetcar, find the secret place for the trolley bell adn see how your great-grandparents got around.
Groups are welcome, with special children's rates. $2 adults, $1 children. Get tokens at the Museum of History or the trolley driver.

10am - 5pm Mondays-Saturdays
1 - 5pm Sundays

A Frisco 4003 steam locomotive and other railroad cars are on display along with their famous "house" cats. Katy's Trolley coloring book, illustrated and written by Cindy Gilmore, is on sale along with other gifts. 479-783-0205

Fort Smith National Historic Site
South 3rd & Parker Street

Visit the Federal Court of Western Arkansas where Judge Parker once laid down the law. Explore the remains of two former forts that sit atop a grass knoll overlooking Belle Pointe. Explore the jails, gallows and courtroom to earn a Junior Ranger Badge.

The site will present several free education programs this summer. Topics to be featured this summer are "Skins & Skulls," "National Trails Day," "Flag Day," "Historic Uses of Native Trees at Fort Smith" and "Traveling with Deputy U.S. Marshals."

Open daily from 9am - 5pm. 479-783-3961

The Park at West End
2nd Street & Garrison

This unusual amusement park near the river's edge is a fun way to get an aerial view of downtown Fort Smith from atop an antique Ferris Wheel. Take a spin on the hand-painted carousel then hop aboard the Nickel & Dime Diner for a good meal. A 1963 double-decker bus poses as a concession stand. The park, under new management, will now serve soft-serve ice cream treats like banana splits and milk shakes.

Friday nights will once again rock with their summer concert series. Call 479-659-0993 or 479-783-2292 for more information.

Creekmore Express Train Schedule
25 Cents

May 28-Aug 31: Wed - Sat 11am-7pm   Sunday 1-6pm
Sep 6-Oct 26: Sat 11am-7pm  Sunday 1-6pm

Steam Engine

Independence Day: 1-6pm
Labor Day: 1-6pm

Putt-Putt Golf at Creekmore Park
18 holes

Memorial Day - Labor Day
$2 per person/ Concessions

Fort Smith Public Libraries

Fort Smith Main Library Events

Wonderful Wednesdays at 2pm: Special visits from local personalities like entomologists (bug experts), musician Brian Kinder, Arkansas River Valley Nature Center representatives & the Academy of the Arts show choir.
Teens Reading Program - Metamorphosis: After reading 25 books, they get a free paperback. Pre-schoolers, who can have books read to them, can participate, too.
Tommy Teriffic's Wacky Magic Show: also at the branch libraries (see our calendar of events for  specific dates and times) June 17-18.

Windsor Branch Library Events

Family Movie Night: June 12
Book Club for Boys

Dallas Branch Library Events

Maggie & Friends Story Time at 10:30am: June 4. Georgetter Best & Maggie, her St. Bernard therapy dog, will visit and read stories.

Miller Branch Library Events

Miss Mary & Pookie Story Time at 2pm: June 5. Miss Mary and her dog Pookie come to visit!

See our Calendar of Events for regular library story times and locations.

Crawford County Public Libraries

June 10: Movie & Popcorn, 1pm, Van Buren Public Library
June 13: Superstitions Party, 2pm, Alma Public Library
June 28: Idol Talent Show, 7pm, Mountainburg City Park
June 30: Movie & Popcorn, 1:30pm, Mulberry Public Library
June 30: Movie & Popcorn, 4pm, Alma Public Library

Check with your local library for other activities, including ice cream parties, movies and craft activities that feature how to make your own tote bag for the beach.

Wonderful World of Art (one-week camps)
"Catch the Art Bug!"

$10 per child for the week

June 9-13 - Greenwood - No. Main Intermediate (996-9278)
June 16-20 -Van Buren - Central Middle School (474-7767)
June 23-27 - Cedarville - Cedarville Library (410-1853)
July 7-11 - Alma- Alma Library (632-4140)
July 14-18 - Winslow Ozark Folkways (634-3791)
July 14-18 - Mountainburg - Mountainburg Library (369-1600)
July 28 - Aug. 1 - Mulberry - Mulberry Library (997-1226)

For more information or hours, visit www.crawfordcountylib.org or call 479-474-6045.

Fort Smith Public Libraries

Fort Smith Main Library Events

Wonderful Wednesdays at 2pm: Special visits from local personalities like entomologists (bug experts), musician Brian Kinder, Arkansas River Valley Nature Center representatives & the Academy of the Arts show choir.
Teens Reading Program - Metamorphosis: After reading 25 books, they get a free paperback. Pre-schoolers, who can have books read to them, can participate, too.
Tommy Teriffic's Wacky Magic Show: also at the branch libraries (see our calendar of events for  specific dates and times) June 17-18.

Windsor Branch Library Events

Family Movie Night: June 12
Book Club for Boys

Dallas Branch Library Events

Maggie & Friends Story Time at 10:30am: June 4. Georgetter Best & Maggie, her St. Bernard therapy dog, will visit and read stories.

Miller Branch Library Events

Miss Mary & Pookie Story Time at 2pm: June 5. Miss Mary and her dog Pookie come to visit!

See our Calendar of Events for regular library story times and locations.

Crawford County Public Libraries

June 10: Movie & Popcorn, 1pm, Van Buren Public Library
June 13: Superstitions Party, 2pm, Alma Public Library
June 28: Idol Talent Show, 7pm, Mountainburg City Park
June 30: Movie & Popcorn, 1:30pm, Mulberry Public Library
June 30: Movie & Popcorn, 4pm, Alma Public Library

Check with your local library for other activities, including ice cream parties, movies and craft activities that feature how to make your own tote bag for the beach.

Wonderful World of Art (one-week camps)
"Catch the Art Bug!"

$10 per child for the week

June 9-13 - Greenwood - No. Main Intermediate (996-9278)
June 16-20 -Van Buren - Central Middle School (474-7767)
June 23-27 - Cedarville - Cedarville Library (410-1853)
July 7-11 - Alma- Alma Library (632-4140)
July 14-18 - Winslow Ozark Folkways (634-3791)
July 14-18 - Mountainburg - Mountainburg Library (369-1600)
July 28 - Aug. 1 - Mulberry - Mulberry Library (997-1226)

For more information or hours, visit www.crawfordcountylib.org or call 479-474-6045.