Brian Bridges grew up with the Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo, which has been in his family since 1965. Opened in 1902, the attraction is one of Hot Springs’ oldest and most iconic, and Bridges serves as director of …
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Digs of the Deal: Crown Jewel Once More — Spa City’s Arlington Hotel Being Brought Back to Former Glory
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterFeature image: The Arlington stands watch over Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs. (Photo courtesy of Arkansas Tourism) Finishing touches on the Arlington 4.0 are still to come, but the 11-story model of Spanish colonial revival architecture in downtown Hot Springs …
Alligators — they are big, they are scary, and there are more than a hundred of them in Hot Springs. Fortunately, the 142 alligators at the Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo are safely enclosed, but that does not stop the …
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Digs of the Deal: Majestic Park and the Birth of ‘The Babe’
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIt stands to reason that a city as unique as Hot Springs would be home to the park that essentially launched the legend of Babe Ruth. Major League Baseball’s spring training got its start in 1886 in Hot Springs with …
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Arlington Resort Hotel Getting a Facelift in the Spa City
by Jim Millerby Jim MillerUpdated on Nov. 8, 2022: Both towers at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa are 100% restored as of Nov. 4. Updated on Sept. 27, 2022: Scaffolding is coming down and the hotel is getting ready to unveil one of …
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Hot Springs to Dedicate Ruth Statue on Bambino’s Birthday
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe world’s third bronze statue of Babe Ruth will be dedicated on Ruth’s birthday next year, at the main entrance to Hot Springs’ Majestic Park baseball complex, where Ruth played in the early 20th Century. Majestic Park is a brand …
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Editor’s Letter: Of Majestic Park, Bathers and Babe
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArguably the state’s most historic baseball site — many would contend there’s no debating it — will return to action this spring in Hot Springs as the revamped and renovated Majestic Park baseball complex. The five-field complex is set up …
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City of Hot Springs Announces Four-State Inaugural Baseball Tournament
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNine college baseball teams from four states will compete February 3 – 6, 2022, in an inaugural tournament at the new Majestic Park baseball complex in Hot Springs. The tournament will be named the Dugan Invitational Tournament in honor of …
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World’s Third Bronze Statue of Babe Ruth Being Created for Hot Springs’ Majestic ParkÂ
1/18/23 Update: The statue will be unveiled at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, 2023, at Majestic Park. ——————————— The board of directors for Friends of Majestic Park announced on Tuesday that the world’s third bronze statue of baseball legend Babe …
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A Baseball Signed by the Babe and Hank: A Story I’ll Never Forget
by Nate Olsonby Nate OlsonIn the summer of 1996, I served an internship at my hometown newspaper in Carroll, Iowa. Five days a week for most of the summer, I reported on an array of general assignment stories and also helped the veteran sports …