Family entertainment

The major weather cool-down this week has made us feel like doing a lot more outdoor activities. On Sunday, we walked about five miles total - from our house to downtown and all around. We even discovered a few streets we had never seen before. We took lots of pictures and had a very nice afternoon. It's days like that when we remember why we decided to call Eureka Springs "home."

The only complaint we share with some of the other locals is the lack of family activities. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things to do, but we would enjoy more planned events geared towards families with children. Currently, many families drive to Branson for family shows, but we would like to see something closer to home. During the summer months, there is a "drive in" type movie event held on Sunday nights in a parking lot on Main Street.

During the winter, there is a serious lack of things for families to do. My husband and I are actually in the process of brainstorming with some city officials for ideas of a possible regularly scheduled family event held in the Auditorium during the off-season months.