ADVERTISEMENT OPINION | REX NELSON: Destination, Lake Ouachita Tourists from Arkansas as well as surrounding states are driving in droves to vacation at the hospitable Hot Springs getaway. by Rex Nelson | Today at 1:57 a.m. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette illustration by John Deering. Bill Barnes is sitting in his office on a cloudy Monday, accompanied by dogs who go by the names of Port and Starboard. On the walls of the office at Mountain Harbor Resort & Spa on Lake Ouachita are reminders of the legendary status Barnes has achieved in the state's tourism industry: induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame, induction into the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame, and photos of him with a who's who of the state's business and civic leaders.