HOBBS HAPPENINGS

Dutch Oven workshop set

On top of the rewards Dutch oven cooking offers your taste buds, learning the basics of food preparation with the official cooking vessel of the state of Arkansas is just plain fun. So, if you like to eat yummy things and you like fun, well, it’s time to sign up for the Hobbs Dutch Oven Workshop.

Join Hobbs State Park interpreters as they hold a Dutch Oven Workshop. Four different recipes will be prepared from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the visitor center. Workshop fee includes instruction, lunch, and a Dutch oven cooking guidebook. The cost is $35 for singles and $50 for couple.

Registration and prepayment are required.

Eagle watch cruises planned

It’s like “clockwork.” Come the first of November, migrating bald eagles begin to visit Beaver Lake. They are beautiful when they soar overhead, swoop down to the water to catch a fish with their talons or

just sit in a leafless tree. It’s indeed exciting to see them. Hobbs State Park has announced the following dates for cruises: •Nov. 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 •Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

According to interpreter Steve Chyrchel, “Nature’s wonders are unpredictable. We may see four or five eagles on a cruise or maybe just one, and on very rare occasion we may not see any.

Hobbs State Park provides a safe three-pontoon vessel, driver, and an interpreter to answer questions and share information about our national symbol, the bald eagle.

Tickets must be purchased in advance. Adults $10 + tax. Children 6-12 $5 + tax. Tours depart Rocky Branch Marina promptly at 3 p.m.