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For those with small children, a visit to the Peabody
Hotel in downtown Little Rock for the daily Duck March
is a must. It’s free, twice daily. At 11 a.m., the
Duckmaster leads five mallards from their pens into a
glass elevator for the trip down to the lobby. Standing in
the lobby, you can watch the ducks peering out of the
glass-sided elevator as they descend. On the ground
floor, as the King Cotton March by John Phillip Sousa
plays over the loudspeaker, the Duckmaster leads his
unleashed charges along a red carpet and up a few
steps and into the lobby’s
fountain.
At 5 p.m., the process
is reversed as the ducks
are taken back to their
pens. If your child is
having a birthday or some
other special event, tell the
folks at the Peabody and
perhaps he or she can be
appointed an honorary
Duckmaster and assist in
marching the ducks into or
out of the fountain.
After enjoying the Duck
March, set out on foot
along the south bank of the
Arkansas River behind the
hotel to explore the Little
Rock River Market area.
Walking paths, parks,
museums and all manner
of shops and restaurants
are yours to discover.
Much of Arkansas’ history
happened along the river.
Here you’ll find the little
rock at the water’s edge for
which the town is named.
52 Local Area Outside the Gate
Photo:
Historic Statehouse
Little Rock
French explorers used the little rock on the shoreline
(la petite roche) as a navigational checkpoint in the 18th
century, and eventually the town that took root here
became known as Little Rock.
The city itself boasts a number of historical buildings
and sites, including the birthplace of General of the
Army Douglas MacArthur, born here in 1880 while his
father, Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, was assigned to Little
Rock, which was then essentially a frontier posting. The
MacArthur home is now a museum.
On the east side of downtown
Little Rock is the William J. Clinton
Presidential Library.
Admission is free for military personnel.
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