Upcoming April 2019 Events
Black River Ramble
This event has been canceled due to high water levels on the Black River. Call the park for more information or to be placed on a call-list to sign up for the next date in the fall.
Cast Iron Cooking Workshop
Saturday, April 20, 2019- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting Place: Visitor Center Porch
Cost: $10 per person
Bring your appetite and come help cook up a historical brunch at Davidsonville Historic State Park. Participants of all ages are welcome, but those 12 and under must have an adult present. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
The Great American Cleanup
Saturday, April 27th, 2019- 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting Place: Visitor Center
Free!
Roll up your sleeves, grab some friends, and head on out to Davidsonville Historic State Park for a morning of service and fellowship. We’ll hit the hard to reach spots of the park in the hunt for trash and flood debris and perhaps find a treasure or two in the hunt for trash. Perfect for civic, scout, and other community groups as well as individuals. RSVPs requested. *This is a rain date for this event, since weather prevented the clean-up on March 30th.
April Weekend Programming
Every Saturday in April at 10am and 2pm
Meeting Place: Visitor Center
Cost: Free!
The weather is perfect so join the park interpreter for a hike, demonstration, or talk every Saturday in the month of April for a new program that explores the natural or cultural features of Davidsonville. Call or email the park for more details!
Cathy Drew is a lifelong resident of the region that she loves to promote. She was born in downtown Batesville in the late ’60s, located in one of the eight counties she now enjoys encouraging people to visit.
Drew became associated with the Ozark Gateway Region in 1990 while working at the ad agency (The Media Market Inc.). The agency handled marketing for the regional association, where she and her co-workers produced an annual tabloid publication. She began working as the Ozark Gateway Region director in June 2000.
After Drew became director, she took the region to the next level by helping the tourism organization create a new website and moved it from the old newspaper paper tabloid publication to a color magazine format. She helped open a visitor center for the Ozark Gateway, allowing visitors to pick up information from the entire state 24/7. Over the years, Drew has helped the organization meet new marketing goals, such as in- and out-of-state marketing, assuring that all 100,000 copies of their magazines are distributed each year.
In 2016, she assisted in creating the first Ozark Gateway Region Golf Classic. The tournament continues to grow each year, allowing the organization to expand its co-op program and helping each county have dedicated promotion. Drew stays busy at Ozark Gateway as the ad sales manager, magazine editor, day-to-day office operations, trade show representative, and magazine distribution representative, all while ensuring that the region is represented all over Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Drew was featured in several local and statewide publications over the years, as well as the 1997 cover of the Ozark Gateway Region tabloid, along with her then 4-year-old son, Jon. She has received several awards, such as the Batesville Rotarian of the Year in 2010 and a three-time Paul Harris Fellow.
She also has served as an Independence County election commissioner for several years. She now serves as their co-election coordinator, helping with behind-the-scenes management of voting equipment, day-to-day election deadlines, and poll worker training.
Drew is Batesville Rotary Club Past President, and is the Rotary Clubs’ current membership chair.
In March of 2018, Drew was honored with induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame for her many years of dedicated service to the tourism industry.