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NWA Space and Science Center will host a free viewing event Wednesday night at Kathleen Johnson Memorial Park in Lowell to see the moon pass in front of Mars.

NWA Space and Science Center will host a free viewing event Wednesday night at Kathleen Johnson Memorial Park in Lowell to see the moon pass in front of Mars.

Blanchard Springs Caverns near Mountain View has closed its visitor season for 2022. Tours of the caverns will resume March 9. Tour reservations will be available before that date and will be announced when reservations will be accepted.

Winter camping is offered at Beaver Lake from November through March. Campsites are available at Lost Bridge North, Prairie Creek, Horseshoe Bend and Hickory Creek parks. Camping on the White River below Beaver Dam is available at Dam Site River park.

Hikers explore Highlands route: Hill N Dale Hiking Club will hike Wednesday on the Ozark Highlands Trail from the Morgan Fields trailhead to Hare Mountain. Hare Mountain is the highest point on the Ozark Highlands Trail. This is a 5-mile out and back hike.

Hill N Dale Hiking Club will hike Thursday along the Elk River Hiking Trail near Independence, Kan. The hike is 6 miles out and back. The drive to get there is approximately two hours, 20 minutes from Bella Vista.

Hikers venture to Kansas

Ronnie Eldridge won the Beaver Lake Elite Series end of season championship held Oct. 15-16 at Beaver Lake.

Ozark Hill Hikers, affiliated with American Volkssport Association, invites all walkers to join a walk Wednesday in Fort Smith.