After dinner there will be an overview of schedule and get acquainted. Park bus will take participants to an informal, local music program.

Note: Should be able to get on & off bus; please let us know beforehand if bus with lift is needed.

Arrive To: Check-in @ Cabins at Dry Creek from 2-4pm.

Afternoon: Light snacks & get aquainted during check-in time; can pick up name badges & folders

Dinner: Dinner @ Skillet Restaurant

Evening: Transportation to one of the local, informal music programs known as Jimmy Driftwoods

Lodging: Cabins at the Dry Creek

Meals Included: Dinner

Guided walk/program in the Ozark National Forest; a picnic lunch followed by a guided tour of Blanchard Cave; after tour, short walk to Blanchard Springs before Park bus returns to Folk Center; evening program

Note: Should be able to walk 1 mile on forest path/hard top road/board walk; Cave tour is .4 mile on well lit, non skid surfaces w/hand rails on inclines;

Breakfast: Breakfast at the Skillet Restaurant at the Ozark Folk Center

Morning: A guided walk to learn more about Blanchard Spring and the Ozark people who first settled that area

Lunch: A picnic lunch in the Ozark National Forest @ Blanchard

Afternoon: A guided tour of Blanchard Springs Caverns and a self guided tour of Blanchard Springs

Dinner: Dinner @ the Skillet Restaurant @ the Folk Center

Evening: One of two programs, either music & musical instruments or a living history program about the White River

Lodging: Cabins at the Dry Creek

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Float the gently flowing White River in a rubber raft with Park staff as guide & paddler; evening program

Note: Should be able to get in and out of a rubber raft; should be able to sit in raft for approximately 2 1/2 hours w/no back on seat

Breakfast: Early morning breakfast @ the Skillet Restaurant

Morning: A staff guided float on the gently flowing White River; snack & water provided

Lunch: Lunch @ the Folk Center upon return; generally between noon and 12:30pm

Afternoon: Class varies; could be playparty games or old time square dance; however, if the river is low and the float has taken some time, then we may offer a free afternoon

Dinner: Dinner @ the Skillet Restaurant @ the Ozark Folk Center

Evening: Evening program on some aspect of the Ozarks; may be living history or may be about music & musical instruments

Lodging: Cabins at the Dry Creek

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Program on the Folk Center and the Ozarks; first visit to Crafts Village; storytelling program @ noon; musicians give 30 minute concerts, hourly; attend the evening musical in Centers' large auditorium

Note: Craft area is fully accessible and has areas for sitting; shops are air conditioned

Breakfast: Breakfast @ the Folk Centers' full service restaurant

Morning: First visit to the Craft Village and the artisans of the Folk Center w/break as needed

Morning: An orientation program about the Folk Center, its inception and other interesting aspects of this unique Arkansas State Park

Lunch: Before lunch, there will be storytelling in the Crafts Village

Lunch: Lunch @ the Skillet Restaurant

Afternoon: One of a variety of programs highlighting some aspect of the Ozark way of life

Afternoon: Another time to visit the Crafts Village

Dinner: Once again, we'll be @ the Skillet Restaurant

Evening: First of the Folk Centers' evening musicals in the large auditorium @ the Park

Lodging: Cabins at the Dry Creek

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning program; noon storytelling in the Crafts Village; self guided tour of historic buildings in downtown Mountain View; final visit to Crafts Village; special, evening musical performance for participants and Folk Center Musical in large auditorium.

Breakfast: Skillet restaurant @ the Ozark Folk Center

Morning: The group will be divided into two smaller groups; one will have a talk and a hands-on program about tomahawks & a chance to try your hand at throwing one; the other will take a guided walk & talk in the Heritage Herb Gardens; after a break for hot or cold drinks, the two groups will switch; the remainder of the morning can be spent in the Crafts Village, as this will be the final scheduled time for this visit

Lunch: Storytelling before the noon meal

Lunch: At the full service restaurant, the Skillet

Afternoon: A trip to the Stone County Museum

Afternoon: A self-guided tour (w/map provided) of the historic buildings of Mountain View

Dinner: Grilled or fried, Arkansas raised catfish dinner complete with all the trimmings

Evening: A private, special concert for the Road Scholar participants and then the Folk Center music concert, different from the previous evenings line-up, in the large auditorium at the Park

Lodging: Cabins at the Dry Creek

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Passionate, living history program; time given to Cabin check-out; short closing remarks, regarding the prior week; light lunch

Breakfast: Breakfast provided by the Skillet Restaurant at the Ozark Folk Center State Park

Morning: Living History presentation

Morning: After room check-out (10am) a wrap-up of the weeks events (11:15am)

Lunch: A light lunch @ the Skillet Restaurant (directly following the wrap-up)

Lodging: Cabins at the Dry Creek

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch