If you are planning a trip or even just curious, here are some fun facts about the great state of Arkansas. The state bird is the Mocking-bird. Named for the habit of mimicking the sounds of other birds and also insects, their loud, rapid noises are easily recognized. Pale grey and white in color, this long tailed bird is a delight to many bird watchers.

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Now, you probably would never think to look on a map for the small town of Canon City, located in south-central Colorado, for your adventure related vacation. But once you have been there for the main tourist attraction - Whitewater Rafting - you will want to find it again and again. Over 200,000 people a year are rafting on this section of river which stretches over a hundred miles of some of the best whitewater in the world.

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When it comes to deciding where to buy land for sale, Arkansas probably isn't the first place that comes to mind. However, there are a number of reasons why you should buy land in what Arkansans call The Natural State. Here are seven:

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Arkansas’ outdoors Top 10 list

In celebrating the 175th birthday of Arkansas as a state, the Department of Tourism solicited votes from the public for the Top Ten places to visit in the state.

Forget the other 49, Michigan.org traffic rates highest for fifth year in a row

For the fifth year in a row, the Michigan travel and tourism website attracted more visits than any other state tourism website in the country.

BLOG: Michigan’s tourism website is No. 1 in the nation

The state’s travel and tourism website, michigan.org, attracted more visits than any state tourism site in the nation for the fifth consecutive year in 2011, according to independent online measurement company Experian Hitwise.

Falling Temps

Kat wraps up her last regular feature for ArkansasMatters.com by giving us the bite-by-bite details of her last big assignment as a freelance writer. You'll be seeing her again on KARK 4 News at Noon in her new role with the Arkansas Department of Tourism, starting in February.

60% Showers

A group of students working to save Arkansas Tech's Theater program are taking their fight online. A new website has been set up by students and supporters of the theater program.

Sherwood among cities featured in 'Trail of Lights' brochure

The 2011 edition of the Arkansas Trail of Lights brochure features three area cities and their Christmas light displays. Among the North of the River displays listed are those of Jacksonville, Sherwood and North Little Rock.

River Trail congestion, ozone at Metroplan

Increasing numbers of walkers, runners and bicyclists, along with assorted dogs, using the Arkansas River Trail also is bringing increased confrontations that come with such mixed traffic, North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Hays said during the Aug. 31 Metroplan meeting.

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Southern Arkansas University Police are looking for a person of interest in their rodeo horse theft investigation. Police believe 37-year-old William Webster Hamilton may be associated in the thefts along with suspect 19-year-old Jaci Rae Jackson of Oklahoma.

Arkansas rolls over Kansas State to remain unbeaten at Cowboys Stadium

The Razorbacks move to 4-0 at JerryWorld before a crowd of 80,956.

Trumpeter swans making way to Arkansas

The best things in life are free, so the saying goes. Sometimes they are also unplanned. Arkansas has gained two examples that have become genuine tourism attractions — elk and trumpeter swans. The elk were planned as a restoration of a departed species, but the popularity of viewing them was not foreseen back in 1981. The trumpeter swans just showed on their own in 1992 on a little oxbow lake ...