Come join the SCA for our next conference, an “Odyssey in the Ozarks” in northwestern Arkansas in October 2010. Arkansas is nicknamed “The Natural State,” and the conference will give you the opportunity to explore how the area’s natural environment has affected tourism and the roadside’s built environment throughout the late 19th and 20th Centuries. The conference will be headquartered in Fayetteville, a vibrant college town that is home to the University of Arkansas and the area’s cultural center.
In addition to experiencing Fayetteville, conference attendees will have the opportunity to see Arkansas’ rural beauty on two tours. The roadside architecture of Arkansas’ Boston Mountains will be explored as we travel U.S. 71 from Fayetteville to the towns of Alma and Van Buren. A second tour will cross U.S. 62, nicknamed the Ozark Skyway, through the Ozark Mountains from Fayetteville to Eureka Springs, Arkansas’ premier 19th Century resort community where “taking the waters” was all the rage. Eureka Springs also offers fascinating roadside architecture that was built as the community adapted to auto tourism in the first part of the 20th Century. Both tours will offer spectacular views of the area’s natural beauty as they wind, climb, and descend through the rugged topography.
From grand Victorian hotels to kitschy roadside icons like Christ of the Ozarks and modern architectural masterpieces like Thorncrown Chapel, the 2010 SCA conference will offer something for everyone. Come have your own Odyssey in the Ozarks – you won’t believe what’s around the bend…
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