The Baxter County Historical and Geneological Society and the Mountain Home Parks and Recreation Department will co-sponsor the annual Baxter County History Day Saturday from 9:00 to 2:00 at the Rapp’s Barren Settlement in the north section of Cooper Park. One of the featured speakers will be author, naturalist and outdoorsman Larry Dablemont as he discusses the White River’s history and which will include exhibits from the river.
Dablemont says he grew up not far from the White River. He was raised on another river in southern Missouri.
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After Dablemont obtained his wildlife management degree from the University of Missouri, he began writing for the Arkansas Democrat as an outdoor editor. He also previously wrote a weekly column for the Baxter Bulletin. Dablemont continues to write a self-syndicated outdoor column for nearly 40 newspapers in three states including the Mountaineer Echo in Flippin and Marshall. In addition, he publishes the Lightnin’ Ridge Outdoor Journal magazine, and copies will be available Saturday.
Dablemont says he learned at an early age the importance of the White River.
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Dablemont will present the History of the White River in two parts beginning at 11:00.
Local historian Jerry McCoy will also speak about the rivers of north Arkansas beginning at 10:00. McCoy’s family settled in the area prior to the Civil War, and he was raised on the Kings River near Kingston. He moved to Fullerton, California, in the mid 1950s and attended Fullerton College and the University of Tulsa. McCoy currently operates the North Woods Antiques Store in Bull Shoals, conducts seminars on antique fish and tackle, writes fishing columns for sporting magazines and promotes antique fishing tackle shows.
For more information, contact parks and recreation at 870-424-7275 or the historical society at 870-425-2125.
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