Mountain View, AR

Mountain View is the small town near Blanchard Springs. It is known as the folk music capitol of the world. This lends to curious entertainment on the weekend. Hundreds of people, mostly grey hairs, invade the town square with their lawn chairs to listen to many different folk groups playing all around it. The photos do not do this scene justice. They mostly just play their various instruments, and many of the instruments are home-made, but some groups do have singers. It's weirdly quiet, not much clapping, toe tapping, or dancing, much less talking. Then we realized what it was... its a dry county! We aren't drinkers, but we are from Memphis, where public events are loud, drunk, and rowdy! You definitely don't want to miss this experience if you ever go to Blanchard Springs.
In my hand is fried apples bought from one of the street vendors. They were pretty good! Ice cream is the most popular treat to eat while enjoying the music.

There is a great old-fashioned soda fountain pharmacy right off the square, but you'll want to check their hours, as they aren't open very late. We had a great rootbeer float, and mixed Dr. Pepper!