Mount Magazine to host butterfly fest

PARIS, Ark. — Mount Magazine State Park in western Arkansas is preparing to hold its annual Butterfly Festival.

The park is home to the state's highest point and is a hotspot for viewing the colorful Diana Fritillary, which favors the wooded areas of the park. The festival is set for Friday and Saturday.

The event features garden tours, a plant sale, crafts that patrons can make and take home and live birds of prey demonstrations. Also featured will be live music and hummingbird banding.

More information is available at mountmagazinestatepark.com.

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