Remember when the Big Dam Bridge was new and that bride climbed a ladder before the 5K?

October 22, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

by Celia Storey

Nancy Green's costume wedding veil whips in wind Sept. 30, 2006, while she stands atop a ladder to toss a bouquet over her shoulder at 1,500 racers to start the Big Dam Bridge 5K Run/Walk. Then-Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines had officiated at her wedding with Rich Cosgrove during a party on the bridge Sept. 28. (Democrat-Gazette file photo)
Nancy Green's costume wedding veil whips in wind Sept. 30, 2006, while she stands atop a ladder to toss a bouquet over her shoulder at 1,500 racers to start the Big Dam Bridge 5K Run/Walk. Then-Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines had officiated at her wedding with Rich Cosgrove during a party on the bridge Sept. 28. (Democrat-Gazette file photo)


The Oct. 18 ribbon-cutting for the new North Plaza and Judy Lansky Pavilion revived memories of another opening at the Big Dam Bridge 17 years ago.

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