#Bull Shoals dam

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"So long, free flowing White River!"

“So long, free flowing White River!”

Dewey Short and other VIPs say goodbye to the free-flowing White River Photograph by Townsend Godsey.  Congressman Dewey Short and unidentified colleagues looking at the White River. On the back is written, “Table Rock dam site 9-14-4″ Dewey appears to be pointing out the location where the long-delayed dam would be built. Only a month earlier the President had signed the Flood Control Act of…

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Bull Shoals, AR 2016

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Mel’s Big Fantasy Place-Name Reference

So I’ve been doing lots of D&D world-building lately and I’ve kind of been putting together lists of words to help inspire new fantasy place names. I figured I’d share. These are helpful for naming towns, regions, landforms, roads, shops, and they’re also probably useful for coming up with surnames. This is LONG. There’s plenty more under the cut including a huge list of “fantasy sounding” word-parts. Enjoy!

Towns & Kingdoms

town, borough, city, hamlet, parish, township, village, villa, domain

kingdom, empire, nation, country, county, city-state, state, province, dominion

Town Name End Words (English flavored)

-ton, -ston, -caster, -dale, -den, -field, -gate, -glen, -ham, -holm, -hurst, -bar, -boro, -by, -cross, -kirk, -meade, -moore, -ville, -wich, -bee, -burg, -cester, -don, -lea, -mer, -rose, -wall, -worth, -berg, -burgh, -chase, -ly, -lin, -mor, -mere, -pool. -port, -stead, -stow, -strath, -side, -way, -berry, -bury, -chester, -haven, -mar, -mont, -ton, -wick, -meet, -heim, -hold, -hall, -point

Buildings & Places

castle, fort, palace, fortress, garrison, lodge, estate, hold, stronghold, tower, watchtower, palace, spire, citadel, bastion, court, manor, house

altar, chapel, abbey, shrine, temple, monastery, cathedral, sanctum, crypt, catacomb, tomb

orchard, arbor, vineyard, farm, farmstead, shire, garden, ranch

plaza, district, quarter, market, courtyard, inn, stables, tavern, blacksmith, forge, mine, mill, quarry, gallows, apothecary, college, bakery, clothier, library, guild house, bath house, pleasure house, brothel, jail, prison, dungeon, cellar, basement, attic, sewer, cistern

lookout, post, tradepost, camp, outpost, hovel, hideaway, lair, nook, watch, roost, respite, retreat, hostel, holdout, redoubt, perch, refuge, haven, alcove, haunt, knell, enclave, station, caravan, exchange, conclave

port, bridge, ferry, harbor, landing, jetty, wharf, berth, footbridge, dam, beacon, lighthouse, marina, dockyard, shipyard

road, street, way, row, lane, trail, corner, crossing, gate, junction, waygate, end, wall, crossroads,  barrier, bulwark, blockade, pavilion, avenue, promenade, alley, fork, route

Time & Direction

North, South, East, West, up, down, side, rise, fall, over, under

Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn, solstice, equanox, vernal, ever, never

dusk, dawn, dawnrise, morning, night, nightfall, evening, sundown, sunbreak, sunset

lunar, solar, sun, moon, star, eclipse

Geographical Terms

Cave, cavern, cenote, precipice, crevasse, crater, maar, chasm, ravine, trench, rift, pit

Cliff, bluff, crag, scarp, outcrop, stack, tor, falls, run, eyrie, aerie

Hill, mountain, volcano, knoll, hillock, downs, barrow, plateau, mesa, butte, pike, peak, mount, summit, horn, knob, pass, ridge, terrace, gap, point, rise, rim, range, view, vista, canyon, hogback, ledge, stair, descent

Valley, gulch, gully, vale, dale, dell, glen, hollow, grotto, gorge, bottoms, basin, knoll, combe

Meadow, grassland, field, pasture, steppe, veld, sward, lea, mead, fell, moor, moorland, heath, croft, paddock, boondock, prairie, acre, strath, heights, mount, belt

Woodlands, woods, forest, bush, bower, arbor, grove, weald, timberland, thicket, bosk, copse, coppice, underbrush, hinterland, park, jungle, rainforest, wilds, frontier, outskirts

Desert, dunes, playa, arroyo, chaparral, karst, salt flats, salt pan, oasis, spring, seep, tar pit, hot springs, fissure, steam vent, geyser, waste, wasteland, badland, brushland, dustbowl, scrubland

Ocean, sea, lake, pond, spring, tarn, mere, sluice, pool, coast, gulf, bay

Lagoon, cay, key, reef, atoll, shoal, tideland, tide flat, swale, cove, sandspit, strand, beach

Snowdrift, snowbank, permafrost, floe, hoar, rime, tundra, fjord, glacier, iceberg

River, stream, creek, brook, tributary, watersmeet, headwater, ford, levee, delta, estuary, firth, strait, narrows, channel, eddy, inlet, rapids, mouth, falls

Wetland, marsh, bog, fen, moor, bayou, glade, swamp, banks, span, wash, march, shallows, mire, morass, quag, quagmire, everglade, slough, lowland, sump, reach

Island, isle, peninsula, isthmus, bight, headland, promontory, cape, pointe, cape

More under the cut including: Color words, Animal/Monster related words, Rocks/Metals/Gems list, Foliage, People groups/types, Weather/Environment/ Elemental words, Man-made Items, Body Parts, Mechanical sounding words, a huge list of both pleasant and unpleasant Atmospheric Descriptors, and a huge list of Fantasy Word-parts.

Color Descriptions

Warm: red, scarlet, crimson, rusty, cerise, carmine, cinnabar, orange, vermillion, ochre, peach, salmon, saffron, yellow, gold, lemon, amber, pink, magenta, maroon, brown, sepia, burgundy, beige, tan, fuchsia, taupe

Cool: green, beryl, jade, evergreen, chartreuse, olive, viridian, celadon, blue, azure, navy, cerulean, turquoise, teal, cyan, cobalt, periwinkle, beryl, purple, violet, indigo, mauve, plum

Neutral: gray, silver, ashy, charcoal, slate, white, pearly, alabaster, ivory, black, ebony, jet

dark, dusky, pale, bleached, blotchy, bold, dappled, lustrous, faded, drab, milky, mottled, opaque, pastel, stained, subtle, ruddy, waxen, tinted, tinged, painted

Animal / Monster-Related Words

Bear, eagle, wolf, serpent, hawk, horse, goat, sheep, bull, raven, crow, dog, stag, rat, boar, lion, hare, owl, crane, goose, swan, otter, frog, toad, moth, bee, wasp, beetle, spider, slug, snail, leech, dragonfly, fish, trout, salmon, bass, crab, shell, dolphin, whale, eel, cod, haddock

Dragon, goblin, giant, wyvern, ghast, siren, lich, hag, ogre, wyrm, kraken

Talon, scale, tusk, hoof, mane, horn, fur, feather, fang, wing, whisker, bristle, paw, tail, beak, claw, web, quill, paw, maw, pelt, haunch, gill, fin,

Hive, honey, nest, burrow, den, hole, wallow

Rocks / Metals / Minerals

Gold, silver, brass, bronze, copper, platinum, iron, steel, tin, mithril, electrum, adamantite, quicksilver, fool’s gold, titanium

Diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, topaz, opal, pearl, jade, jasper, onyx, citrine, aquamarine, turquoise, lapiz lazuli, amethyst, quartz, crystal, amber, jewel

Granite, shale, marble, limestone, sandstone, slate, diorite, basalt, rhyolite, obsidian, glass

Earth, stone, clay, sand, silt, salt, mote, lode, vein, ore, ingot, coal, boulder, bedrock, crust, rubble, pebble, gravel, cobble, dust, clod, peat, muck mud, slip, loam, dirt, grit, scree, shard, flint, stalactite/mite

Trees / Plants / Flowers

Tree, ash, aspen, pine, birch, alder, willow, dogwood, oak, maple, walnut,  chestnut, cedar, mahogany, palm, beech, hickory, hemlock, cottonwood, hawthorn, sycamore, poplar, cypress, mangrove, elm, fir, spruce, yew

Branch, bough, bramble, gnarl, burr, tangle, thistle, briar, thorn, moss, bark, shrub, undergrowth, overgrowth, root, vine, bracken, reed, driftwood, coral, fern, berry, bamboo, nectar, petal, leaf, seed, clover, grass, grain, trunk, twig, canopy, cactus, weed, mushroom, fungus

Apple, olive, apricot, elderberry, coconut, sugar, rice, wheat, cotton, flax, barley, hops, onion, carrot, turnip, cabbage, squash, pumpkin, pepper

Flower, rose, lavender, lilac, jasmine, jonquil, marigold, carnelian, carnation, goldenrod, sage, wisteria, dahlia, nightshade, lily, daisy, daffodil, columbine, amaranth, crocus, buttercup, foxglove, iris, holly, hydrangea, orchid, snowdrop, hyacinth, tulip, yarrow, magnolia, honeysuckle, belladonna, lily pad, magnolia

People

Settler, Pilgrim, Pioneer, Merchant, Prospector, Maker, Surveyor, Mason, Overseer, Apprentice, Widow, Sailor, Miner, Blacksmith, Butcher, Baker, Brewer, Barkeep, Ferryman, Hangman, Gambler, Fisherman, Adventurer, Hero, Seeker, Hiker, Traveler, Crone

Mage, Magician, Summoner, Sorcerer, Wizard, Conjurer, Necromancer, 

King, Queen, Lord, Count, Baron, Guard, Soldier, Knight, Vindicator, Merchant, Crusader, Imperator, Syndicate, Vanguard, Champion, Warden, Victor, Legionnaire, Master, Archer, Footman, Gladiator, Barbarian, Captain, Commodore, 

Beggar, Hunter, Ranger, Deadman, Smuggler, Robber, Swindler, Rebel, Bootlegger, Outlaw, Pirate, Brigand, Ruffian, Highwayman, Cutpurse, Thief, Assassin

God, Goddess, Exarch, Angel, Devil, Demon, Cultist, Prophet, Hermit, Seer

council, clergy, guild, militia, choir 

Climate, Environment, & The Elements

Cold, cool, brisk, frosty, chilly, icy, freezing, frozen, frigid, glacial, bitter, biting, bleak, arctic, polar, boreal, wintry, snowy, snow, blizzarding, blizzard, sleeting, sleet, chill, frost, ice, icebound, ice cap, floe, snowblind, frostbite, coldsnap, avalanche, snowflake

Hot, sunny, humid, sweltering, steaming, boiling, sizzling, blistering, scalding, smoking, caldescent, dry, parched, arid, fallow, thirsty, melting, molten, fiery, blazing, burning, charring, glowing, searing, scorching, blasted, sun, fire, heat, flame, wildfire, bonfire, inferno, coal, ash, cinder, ember, flare, pyre, tinder, kindling, aflame, alight, ablaze, lava, magma, slag,

Wet, damp, dank, soggy, sodden, soaked, drenched, dripping, sopping, briny, murky, rain, storm, hail, drizzle, sprinkle, downpour, deluge, squall, water, cloud, fog, mist, dew, puddle, pool, current, whirlpool, deep, depths, tide, waves, whitewater, waterfall, tidal wave, flow, flood, leak, drain

Wind, breeze, gust, billow, gail, draft, waft, zephyr, still, airy, clear, smokey, tempest, tempestuous, windswept, aerial, lofty, torrid, turbulent, nebulous, tradewind, thunder, lightning, spark, cyclone, tornado, whirlwind, hurricane, typhoon

Man-made Item Words

Furnace, forge, anvil, vault, strap, strip, whetstone, brick, sword, blade, axe, dagger, shield, buckler, morningstar, bow, quiver, arrow, polearm, flail, staff, stave, sheath, hilt, hammer, knife, helm, mantle, banner, pauldron, chainmail, mace, dart, cutlass, canon, needle, cowl, belt,  buckle, bandana, goggles, hood, boot, heel, spindle, spool, thread, sweater, skirt, bonnet, apron, leather, hide, plate, tunic, vest, satin, silk, wool, velvet, lace, corset, stocking, binding

Plow, scythe, (wheel) barrow, saddle, harrow, brand, collar, whip, leash, lead, bridle, stirrup, wheel, straw, stall, barn, hay, bale, pitchfork, well, log, saw, lumber, sod, thatch, mortar, brick, cement, concrete, pitch, pillar, window, fountain, door, cage, spoke, pole, table, bench, plank, board

Candle, torch, cradle, broom, lamp, lantern, clock, bell, lock, hook, trunk, looking glass, spyglass, bottle, vase, locket, locker, key, handle, rope, knot, sack, pocket, pouch, manacle, chain, stake, coffin, fan. cauldron, kettle, pot, bowl, pestle, oven, ladle, spoon, font, wand, potion, elixir, draught, portal, book, tome, scroll, word, manuscript, letter, message, grimoire, map, ink, quill, pen, cards, dice

Coin, coronet, crown, circlet, scepter, treasure, riches, scales, pie, tart, loaf, biscuit, custard, caramel, pudding, porridge, stew, bread, tea, gravy, gristle, spice, lute, lyre, harp, drum, rouge, powder, perfume, brush

bilge, stern, pier, sail, anchor, mast, dock, deck, flag, ship, boat, canoe, barge, wagon, sled, carriage, buggy, cart

Wine, brandy, whiskey, ale, moonshine, gin, cider, rum, grog, beer, brew, goblet, flagon, flask, cask, tankard, stein, mug, barrel, stock, wort, malt

Body Parts

Head, throat, finger, foot, hand, neck, shoulder, rib, jaw, eye, lips, bosom

Skull, spine, bone, tooth, heart, blood, tears, gut, beard

Mechanical-Sounding Words

cog, fuse, sprocket, wrench, screw, nail, bolt, lever, pulley, spanner, gear, spring, shaft, switch, button, cast, pipe, plug, dial, meter, nozzle, cord, brake, gauge, coil, oil, signal, wire, fluke, staple, clamp, bolt, nut, bulb, patch, pump, cable, socket

torque, force, sonic, spark, fizzle, thermal, beam, laser, steam, buzz, mega, mecha, electro, telsa, power, flicker, charge, current, flow, tinker

Atmospheric Words

Unpleasant, Dangerous, Threatening

(nouns) death, fury, battle, scar, shadow, razor, nightmare, wrath, bone, splinter, peril, war, riptide, strife, reckoning, sorrow, terror, deadwood, nether, venom, grime, rage, void, conquest, pain, folly, revenge, horrid, mirk, shear, fathom, frenzy, corpselight/marshlight, reaper, gloom, doom, torment, torture, spite, grizzled, sludge, refuse, spore, carrion, fear, pyre, funeral, shade, beast, witch, grip, legion, downfall, ruin, plague, woe, bane, horde, acid, fell, grief, corpse, mildew, mold, miter, dirge

(adjectives) dead, jagged, decrepit, fallen, darkened, blackened, dire, grim, feral, wild, broken, desolate, mad, lost, under, stagnant, blistered, derelict, forlorn, unbound, sunken, fallow, shriveled, wayward, bleak, low, weathered, fungal, last, brittle, sleepy, -strewn, dusky, deserted, empty, barren, vacant, forsaken, bare, bereft, stranded, solitary, abandoned, discarded, forgotten, deep, abysmal, bottomless, buried, fathomless,unfathomable, diseased, plagued, virulent, noxious, venomous, toxic, fetid, revolting, putrid, rancid, foul, squalid, sullied, vile, blighted, vicious, ferocious, dangerous, savage, cavernous, vast, yawning, chasmal, echoing, dim, dingy, gloomy, inky, lurid, shaded, shadowy, somber, sunless, tenebrous, unlit, veiled, hellish, accursed, sulfurous, damned, infernal, condemned, doomed, wicked, sinister, dread, unending, spectral, ghostly, haunted, eldritch, unknown, weary, silent, hungry, cloven, acidic

(verb/adverbs): wither (withering / withered), skulk (skulking), whisper, skitter, chitter, sting, slither, writhe, gape, screech, scream, howl, lurk, roil, twist, shift, swarm, spawn, fester, bleed, howl, shudder, shrivel, devour, swirl, maul, trip, smother, weep, shatter, ruin, curse, ravage, hush, rot, drown, sunder, blister, warp, fracture, die, shroud, fall, surge, shiver, roar, thunder, smolder, break, silt, slide, lash, mourn, crush, wail, decay, crumble, erode, decline, reek, lament, taint, corrupt, defile, poison, infect, shun, sigh, sever, crawl, starve, grind, cut, wound, bruise, maim, stab, bludgeon, rust, mutilate, tremble, stumble, fumble, clank, clang

Pleasant, Safe, Neutral

(nouns) spirit, luck, soul, oracle, song, sky, smile, rune, obelisk, cloud, timber, valor, triumph, rest, dream, thrall, might, valiance, glory, mirror, life, hope, oath, serenity, sojourn, god, hearth, crown, throne, crest, guard, rise, ascent, circle, ring, twin, vigil, breath, new, whistle, grasp, snap, fringe, threshold, arch, cleft, bend, home, fruit, wilds, echo, moonlight, sunlight, starlight, splendor, vigilance, honor, memory, fortune, aurora, paradise, caress

(adjectives) gentle, pleasant, prosperous, peaceful, sweet, good, great, mild, grand, topic, lush, wild, abundant, verdant, sylvan, vital, florid, bosky, callow, verdurous, lucious, fertile, spellbound, captivating, mystical, hidden, arcane, clandestine, esoteric, covert, cryptic, runic, otherworldly, touched, still, fair, deep, quiet, bright, sheer, tranquil, ancient, light, far, -wrought, tidal, royal, shaded, swift, true, free, high, vibrant, pure, argent, hibernal, ascendant, halcyon, silken, bountiful, gilded, colossal, massive, stout, elder, -bourne, furrowed, happy, merry, -bound, loud, lit, silk, quiet, bright, luminous, shining, burnished, glossy, brilliant, lambent, lucent, lustrous, radiant, resplendent, vivid, vibrant, illuminated, silvery, limpid, sunlit, divine, sacred, holy, eternal, celestial, spiritual, almighty, anointed, consecrated, exalted, hallowed, sanctified, ambrosial, beatific, blissful, demure, naked, bare, ample, coy,  deific, godly, omnipotent, omnipresent, rapturous, sacramental, sacrosanct, blessed, majestic, iridescent, glowing, overgrown, dense, hard, timeless, sly, scatter, everlasting, full, half, first, last

(verb/adverbs) arch (arching / arched), wink (winking), sing, nestle, graze, stroll, roll, flourish, bloom, bud, burgeon, live, dawn, hide, dawn, run, pray, wake, laugh, wake, glimmer, glitter, drift, sleep, tumble, bind, arch, blush, grin, glister, beam, meander, wind, widen, charm, bewitch, enthrall, entrance, enchant, allure, beguile, glitter, shimmer, sparkle twinkle, crest, quiver, slumber, herald, shelter, leap, click, climb, scuttle, dig, barter, chant, hum, chime, kiss, flirt, tempt, tease, play, seduce

Generic “Fantasy-Sounding” Word Parts

A - D

aaz, ada, adaer, adal, adar, adbar, adir, ae, ael, aer, aern, aeron, aeryeon, agar, agis, aglar, agron, ahar, akan, akyl, al, alam, alan, alaor, ald, alea, ali, alir, allyn, alm, alon, alor, altar, altum, aluar, alys, amar, amaz, ame, ammen, amir, amol, amn, amus, anar, andor, ang, ankh, ar, ara, aram, arc, arg, arian, arkh, arla, arlith, arn, arond, arthus, arum, arvien, ary, asha, ashyr, ask, assur, aster, astra, ath, athor, athra, athryn, atol, au, auga, aum, auroch, aven, az, azar, baal, bae, bael, bak, bal, balor, ban, bar, bara, barr, batol, batar, basir, basha, batyr, bel, belph, belu, ben, beo, bere, berren, berun, besil, bezan, bhaer, bhal, blask, blis, blod, bor, boraz, bos, bran, brath, braun, breon, bri, bry, bul, bur, byl, caer, cal, calan, cara, cassa, cath, cela, cen, cenar, cerul, chalar, cham, chion, cimar, clo, coram, corel, corman, crim, crom, daar, dach, dae, dago, dagol, dahar, dala, dalar, dalin, dam, danas, daneth, dannar, dar, darian,  darath, darm, darma, darro, das, dasa, dasha, dath, del, delia, delimm, dellyn, delmar, delo, den, dess, dever, dhaer, dhas, dhaz, dhed, dhin, din, dine, diar, dien, div, djer, dlyn, dol, dolan, doon, dora, doril, doun, dral, dranor, drasil, dren, drian, drien, drin, drov, druar, drud, duald, duatha, duir, dul, dulth, dun, durth, dyra, dyver,

E - H

ea, eber, eden, edluk, egan, eiel, eilean, ejen, elath, eld, eldor, eldra, elith emar, ellesar, eltar, eltaran, elth, eltur, elyth, emen, empra, emril, emvor, ena, endra, enthor, erad, erai, ere, eriel, erith, erl, eron, erre, eryn, esk, esmel, espar, estria, eta, ethel, eval, ezro, ezan, ezune, ezil, fael, faelar, faern, falk, falak, farak, faril, farla, fel, fen, fenris, fer, fet, fin, finar, forel, folgun, ful, fulk, fur, fyra, fallon, gael, gach, gabir, gadath, gal, galar, gana, gar, garth, garon, garok, garne, gath, geir, gelden, geren,  geron, ghal, ghallar, ghast, ghel, ghom, ghon, gith, glae, glander, glar, glym, gol, goll, gollo, goloth, gorot, gost, goth, graeve, gran, grimm, grist, grom, grosh, grun, grym, gual, guil, guir, gulth, gulur, gur, gurnth, gwaer, haa, hael, haer, hadar, hadel, hakla, hala, hald, halana, halid, hallar, halon, halrua, halus, halvan, hamar, hanar, hanyl, haor, hara, haren, haresk, harmun, harrokh, harrow, haspur, haza, hazuth, heber,  hela, helve, hem, hen, herath, hesper, heth, hethar, hind, hisari, hjaa, hlath, hlond, hluth, hoarth, holtar, horo, hotun, hrag, hrakh, hroth, hull, hyak, hyrza

I - M

iibra, ilth, ilus, ilira, iman, imar, imas, imb, imir, immer, immil, imne, impil, ingdal, innar, ir, iriae, iril, irith, irk, irul, isha, istis, isil, itala, ith, ithal, itka, jada, jae, jaeda, jahaka, jala, jarra, jaro, jath, jenda, jhaamm, jhothm, jinn, jinth, jyn, kado, kah, kal, kalif, kam, kana, kara, karg, kars, karth, kasp, katla, kaul, kazar, kazr, kela, kelem, kerym, keth, keva, kez, kezan, khaer, khal, khama, khaz, khara, khed, khel, khol, khur, kil, kor, korvan, koll, kos, kir, kra, kul, kulda, kund, kyne, lae, laen, lag, lan, lann, lanar, lantar, lapal, lar, laran, lareth, lark, lath, lauth, lav, lavur, lazar, leih, leshyr, leth, lhaza, lhuven, liad, liam, liard, lim, lin, lirn, lisk, listra, lith, liya, llair, llor, lok, lolth, loran, lorkh, lorn, loth, lothen, luen, luir, luk, lund, lur, luth, lyndus, lyra, lyth, maal, madrasm maera, maer, maerim, maes, mag, magra, mahand, mal, malar, mald, maldo, mar, mara, mark, marl, maru, maruk, meir, melish, memnon, mer, metar, methi, mhil, mina, mir, miram, mirk, mista, mith, moander, mok, modir, modan, mon, monn, mor, more, morel, moril, morn, moro, morrow, morth, mort, morum, morven, muar, mul, mydra, myr, myra, myst

N - S

naar, nadyra, naedyr, naga, najar, nal, naal, nalir, nar, naruk, narbond, narlith, narzul, nasaq, nashkel, natar, nath, natha, neir, neth, nether, nhall, nikh, nil, nilith, noan, nolvurm nonthal, norda, noro, novul, nul, nur, nus, nyan, nyth, ober, odra, oghr, okoth, olleth, olodel, omgar, ondath, onthril, ordul, orish, oroch, orgra, orlim, ormath, ornar, orntath, oroch, orth, orva, oryn, orzo, ostel, ostor, ostrav, othea, ovar, ozod, ozul, palan, palad, pae, peldan, pern, perris, perim, pele, pen, phail, phanda, phara, phen, phendra, pila, pinn, pora, puril, pur, pyra, qadim, quar, quel, ques, quil, raah, rael, ran, ranna, rassil, rak, rald, rassa, reddan, reith, relur, ren, rendril, resil, reska, reth, reven, revar, rhy, rhynn, ria, rian, rin, ris, rissian, rona, roch, rorn, rora, rotha, rual, ruar, ruhal, ruil, ruk, runn, rusk, ryn, saa, saar, saal, sabal, samar, samrin, sankh, sar, sarg, sarguth, sarin, sarlan, sel, seld, sember, semkh, sen, sendrin, septa, senta, seros, shaar, shad, shadra, shae, shaen, shaera, shak, shalan, sham, shamath, shan, shana, sharan, shayl, shemar, shere, shor, shul, shyll, shyr, sidur, sil, silvan, sim, sintar, sirem, skar, skell, skur, skyr, sokol, solan, sola, somra, sor, ssin, stel, strill, suldan, sulk, sunda, sur, surkh, suth, syl, sylph, sylune, syndra, syth

T - Z

taak, taar, taer, tah, tak, tala, talag, talar, talas, talath, tammar, tanar, tanil, tar, tara, taran, tarl, tarn, tasha, tath, tavil, telar, teld, telf, telos, tempe, tethy, tezir, thaar, thaer, thal, thalag, thalas, thalan, thalar, thamor, thander, thangol, thar, thay, thazal, theer, theim, thelon, thera, thendi, theril, thiir, thil, thild, thimir, thommar, thon, thoon, thor, thran, thrann, threl, thril, thrul, thryn, thuk, thultan, thume, thun, thy, thyn, thyr, tir, tiras, tirum, tohre, tol, tolar, tolir,  tolzrin, tor, tormel, tormir, traal, triel, trith, tsath, tsur, tul, tur, turiver, turth, tymor, tyr, uder, udar, ugoth, uhr, ukh, ukir, uker, usten, ulgarth, ulgoth, ultir, ulur, umar, umath, umber, unara, undro, undu, untha, upir, ur, ursa, ursol, uron, uth, uthen, uz, van, vaar, vaelan, vaer, vaern, val valan, valash, vali, valt, vandan, vanede, vanrak, var, varyth, vassa, vastar, vaunt, vay, vel, velar, velen, velius, vell, velta, ven, veren, vern, vesper, vilar, vilhon, vintor, vir, vira, virdin, volo, volun, von, voon, vor, voro, vos, vosir, vosal, vund, war, wara, whel, wol, wynn, wyr, wyrm, xer, xul, xen, xian, yad, yag, yal, yar, yath, yeon, yhal, yir, yirar, yuir, yul, yur, zail, zala, zalhar, zan, zanda, zar, zalar, zarach, zaru, zash, zashu, zemur, zhent, zim, ziram, zindala, zindar, zoun, zul, zurr, zuth, zuu, zym

A lot of places are named after historical events, battles, and people, so keep that in mind. God/Goddess names tied to your world also work well. Places are also often named after things that the area is known for, like Georgia being known for its peaches.

My brain was fried by the end of this so feel free to add more!

I hope you find this reference helpful and good luck world-building!

-Mel

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@jddudley: Got the St. Croix PS66LF in my sons hands for the first time & he caught this 28.5 inch Brown Trout on a custom Marabou Jig & 2-lb. line below Bull Shoals Dam. No greater joy in my fishing career than to see him fight, land and release this trophy! #stcroixrods #bestrodsonearth https://t.co/XFc5Tx4pYu

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Bull Shoals Celebrates July 4th with a Bang – Mountaineer Echo - The Mountaineer Echo

Bull Shoals Celebrates July 4th with a Bang – Mountaineer Echo – The Mountaineer Echo

Home News Bull Shoals Celebrates July 4th with a Bang Mayor David Nixon prepares to participate in the VFW All-American Parade. July 13, 2022 in News Bull Shoals – Monday, July 4th Bull Shoals celebrated Independence Day with the Annual Fireworks over the Dam and the Bull Shoals VFW All-American Parade and Family Picnic. The parade kicked off at 12:30 p.m. led by representatives of the Bull…

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Arkansas

Alma

Memorial to Victim of Bonnie and Clyde

Popeye Garden

Ashdown

Railcar Apartments

Bald Knob

Batesville

Mark Martin NASCAR Museum and Gift Shop

Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Bauxite

Bauxite Historical Association Museum

Unsung Heroes statue

Beaver

Beaver Bridge

Bentonville

Compton Gardens and Arboretum

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Museum of Native American History

Orange Bicycle Pile

Peel Museum & Botanical Garden

Berryville

Cosmic Cavern

Home-Built Razorback Hog Home-Built Razorback Hog

Snakeworld

Blackton

Louisiana Purchase Survey Marker

Blytheville

Art Deco Greyhound Bus Station

Scrap Metal Dinosaur

Bull Shoals

Bull Shoals Caverns

Carthage

Hampton Springs Cemetery

Cave City

Clinton

Natural Bridge

Conway

David’s Burgers

Conway High School

Pickle Gap Pass 

The Village @ Pickle Gap

Crossett

Spook Lights 

Dennard

Zoo Church Village 

Dog Patch

Dog Patch USA

Dumas

Charlie's Tire Service Center

Dyess

Johnny Cash Boyhood Home

Emerson

Eureka Springs

Bible Museum

Crescent Hotel and Spa

Crescent Hotel Ghost Tours

Dino World

Holy Land Tour

Magnetic Spring

Pivot Rock and Natural Bridge

Razorback Tower

Thorncrown Chapel

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

Easley

Edgar Springs

U.S. Center of Population: 2000 (CENSUS 2000 / AJ3110)

Evening Shade

Fairfield Bay

Fayetteville

30-Foot-Tall Dancing Hog

Bank of Fayetteville

Clinton House Museum

St. Catherine's at Bell Gable

Terra Studios

Fort Smith

Chaffee Crossing Historic District

Fort Smith National Historic Site

Park at West End

Planters Co

River Valley Artisan Market

Zachary Taylor’s Chimney/Fireplace

Fouke

Fouke Monster Mart

Garfield

Martin Greer's Candies

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Baker's Fabrication & Welding Shop

Billy's House of Guitars

Goobertown

Grannis

Gurdon

Gurdon Spook Lights

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Harrison

Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas Regional Office

Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc - Harrison

Brazell Oil Co

Delta Medical Supply

Harrison Fitness 

Los Ebanos mexican restaurant

Mystic Caverns

Sam Alexander Pharmacy

Heber Springs

Greers Ferry Dam

Ruland Junction Train Museum

Helena-West Helena

Sulphur Springs Road/Gravity Hill

Holly Grove

Louisiana Purchase State Park

Hope

Brazzel-Oakcrest Funeral Home

Hope Amtrak

Hope City Visitor Center

Klipsch Museum of Audio History

Hot Springs

Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo

Bill Clinton Park

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Gangster Museum of America

Hot Springs National Park

Hot Springs World Class High School

Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum

Mid-America Science Museum

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Newton County Nursing Home

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All Aboard Restaurant & Grill

Arkansas Governor's Mansion

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum

BridgeWay

CHI St. Vincent Primary and Convenient Care - Little Rock - University

David O. Dodd Elementary School

Esse Purse Museum & Store

Flying Fish

Heart of Arkansas Travel Association

Julius Breckling Riverfront Park

MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History

MacArthur Park 

Mt. Holly Cemetery

Old State House Museum

T.R Pugh Memorial Park/ The Old Mill

UAMS College of Nursing

Lockesburg

Magnolia

Big Boy Toys & Interior Story

Mammoth Springs

Dear Crossing Antiques And Collectibles

Marble Falls

Dogpatch 

Mystic Falls

Marvell

Mena

Mena Depot Museum & Visitor Information Center

Morrilton

Museum of Automobiles

Mountainburg

Dinosaur Park

Mountain Home

Baxter Regional Bone and Joint Clinic

Mountain View

Murfreesboro

Crater of Diamonds State Park

Diamond John's Riverside Retreat

Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village Museum

Norfork

PJ's White River Lodge & River Run Restaurant

Norphlet

Oden

Lum and Abner Museum and Gift Shop

Old Joe

Naked Joe Knob

Ozark

Sonic

Paragould

Paris

Cowie Wine Cellars and Vineyards

Logan County Museum

Mount Magazine State Park

Parthenon

Beckham Creek Cave Lodge

Pine Bluff

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame

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Lum and Abner Museum and Gift Shop

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Randolph County Court House

Powhatan

Powhatan Historic State Park

Prairie Grove

Airlight Outdoor Telephone Booth

Ravenden

Dail's Body Shop

Redfield

Mammoth Orange Cafe

Rison

Rogers

Daisy Airgun Museum

Monte Ne Resort Ruins

War Eagle Cavern

Rohwer

Rohwer Heritage Site

Salem

North Arkansas Electric Cooperative

Sheridan

B-17 Memorial Park

Sherwood

Roundtop Filling Station

Smackover

Taylor Tire & Auto Services

Stuttgart

Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie

Sulphur Springs

Cave People Rock Jewelry

Old Spanish Treasure Cave

Sulphur Springs Community Museum

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Tillar

Rohwer Heritage Site

Toad Suck

Van Buren

Fairview Cemetery

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Parachute Inn

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Fossil Flats Trailhead

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Fishing in the mist of the White River just below the dam at Bull Shoals N/W Arkansas [ OC 4032 x 1908 ] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/37NaUCL

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Kayaking Bull Shoals White River Dam Arkansas

Kayaking Bull Shoals White River Dam Arkansas

Day 58 full time RV life, trying to figure out how to live life to the fullest, and Justin spent the day kayaking on the Bull Shoals White River! I (Justin) had an absolute blast fishing for trout, getting drone footage of the dam, and traveling in nature and in the great outdoors! I got a ton of wildlife footage of bald eagles, deer, cranes, nests, water, etc! The White River in Arkansas might…

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Congressman Dewey Short and government officials survey Table Rock dam site   Congressman Dewey Short and unidentified colleagues looking at potential White River dam site in 1941. On the back of this Townsend Godsey photograph is written, “Table Rock Dam site 9-14-41” …

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Enjoying Trout Arkansas fly fishing with the White river float trips

If you are planning for a quaint vacation packed with relaxing time then make sure you remember to include Arkansas fly fishing in your vacation here.

Arkansas' White river is the main Southern rivers in the area which is renowned for trout fishing and different water sports activities. This tailwater streams out of dam of Bull Shoals situated in the Ozark Hills. The natural scenery of the Bull Shoals Lake when combined with the chilly streams of the North Fork River allows the trout to get by for almost 100 miles underneath the dam.

Best trout fishing possible here!

It's a tailwater with the best trout fishing opportunity which you can easily check out with White river Arkansas fly fishing trips. It is swimmable at low streams, yet bank and watercraft fishing are the main alternatives when the dam is discharging a ton of water. When you are floating for the first time, a guide will be useful. Hence you need to book professional tours.

There are around 5000 trout per mile on the river, and the dominant part is rainbows. Rainbows are supplied by the millions by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Rainbows swarm all parts of the river, and they never appear to be hard to catch. These trout are normally around thirteen inches, so they are very enjoyable to catch.

Getting fishing guides for a fulfilling experience

The browns are for the most part wild, in spite of the fact that their numbers are supplemented by stocking. As per the authority here, there are a few catch and discharge regions on the river that are pretty suitable for fishing. A White River brown isn't viewed as vast until it hits five pounds; it's not beneficial until it hits 10

The float trips that you can take with professional white river fly guide for your vacation can be particularly entertaining if you are fascinated by the marine life. You not only get to see different types of trout, but you also can have a gala time fishing, exploring the marine life and rejoicing in the natural beauty that is all around here.

Conclusion

Going on a vacation means you are there to enjoy your time, take a break from your monotonous life and try out new things to get a change in life. When you opt for fly fishing in your vacation in Arkansas, you will have a great time and remember the trip for the rest of your life.

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Well, the trip to Arkansas produced exactly zero trout. Due to heavy rains in the area, flood gates were open at Bull Shoals dam, producing higher than normal river levels. I did, however, add two new species to my "caught" list. The darker, more golden colored fish is an Ozark bass, and the other is some sort of shad, I think. Anyone with a positive i.d. on it can feel free to let me know...

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@ARGameandFish: Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report March 4, 2021 https://t.co/K0bBWaCSV5 Brown trout aren't all being pulled out of the White River below Bull Shoals Dam, as Grant Morris from Tulsa caught (and released) this nice 22" rainbow near Cotter. Photo provided by Cotter Trout Dock. https://t.co/uN5UT3umZi

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Exploring the White River Refuge with biologist Matt Moran

Where you'll find the largest bottomland hardwood forest in the lower Mississippi River Valley.

Deep in the Delta, just a few miles north of where the White and the Arkansas rivers merge and pour into the Mississippi, you'll find the largest tree in the state. Arkansas's champion bald cypress stands 120 feet high with a circumference of 514 inches, big enough for seven tree huggers to wrap themselves around it. That's not accounting for the retinue of "knees" that crowd the cypress' base, some of them taller than a person.

Mighty though it is, the cypress is just the most prominent citizen in a vast woodland community hugging the lower White as it winds a course between Monroe, Arkansas and Phillips counties. This is the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, a sinuous island of bottomland hardwood forest rising from a sea of cotton, soybeans, rice and other row crops. At 160,000 acres, it's the largest such forest to be found anywhere in the lower Mississippi River Valley and one of the last remaining pieces of a world almost entirely lost to agriculture.

Hunters and fishermen know the refuge is one of the great natural jewels of the state, as do birdwatchers. But somehow, it's been neglected by most of the thousands of hikers and casual nature lovers who flock to the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains. Dr. Matt Moran, a biology professor at Hendrix College in Conway, has written a field guide that aims to change that.

Moran's "Exploring the Big Woods: A Guide to the Last Great Forest of the Arkansas Delta" (University of Arkansas Press) is an invaluable, first-of-its-kind resource for those seeking to explore the White River refuge and its smaller sister to the north, the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge. He carefully documents 27 hiking and canoe trails in this Big Woods region and provides extensive context on its ecology, hydrology and natural history. Gleaned from countless hours of firsthand exploration and research over a decade, the book conveys a scientist's eye for detail and a conservationist's passion for the land in clear, accessible prose. It's available on Amazon or directly from the publisher.

One gray morning in late September, Moran, 49, took me to visit a few spots in the refuge. The 1.2-mile path to the champion cypress tree begins at a trailhead near the tiny unincorporated community of Ethel, about an hour's drive from Stuttgart.

"For natural areas, mountains get all the press," Moran said as we hustled into the forest. "The Buffalo River is beautiful — everyone knows that. This is a place to go for the biology, because there's so much going on down here. There's such abundance of life, such rapid growth. In terms of the number of animals, it's incredible. I think it's been overlooked by a lot of people."

Photography doesn't do this landscape justice; everything tends to blur together in a monochromatic jumble of chlorophyll. In person, the bottomlands just feel fundamentally different than other forests in Arkansas. I had expected a swampy tangle of brambles and brush spreading in all directions, but there's only sparse undergrowth beneath the overarching canopy of mature trees. That's because the White floods the land most years, Moran explained.

"If the water level rises above saplings' height, it'll kill them, because they can't respire," he said. "So, trees only get to reproduce during a series of dry years in a row. They have to grow tall enough to escape the flooding." That means the refuge is more traversable than one might expect. "I've walked cross-country across miles of this, and it's pretty easy."

Another perk of flooding: Ticks and chiggers are "almost nonexistent" in the bottomlands of the refuge because the annual deluge suppresses their populations. "If the mosquitoes aren't out, you're almost free of pest species," Moran said. That's a big "if," though — depending on the day and the month, mosquitos can be a severe hassle, so bring along bug spray.

Be warned also that snakes are common in the refuge, including water moccasins and sometimes timber rattlesnakes. (Wear boots. Even if you never see a snake, you will most definitely encounter mud.) So are cold-blooded creatures of all kinds: innumerable small frogs and toads, legions of turtles, the occasional alligator. Bass, crappie, catfish, gar and other fish crowd the hundreds of small lakes, ponds and rivers that speckle the region.

The flood cycle is one of the things that make the White River refuge an exceptional place. Once upon a time, most major rivers regularly overflowed their banks during heavy rainy seasons — century after century of floods in the Mississippi River Valley yielded the rich soil that makes the Delta such valuable farmland — but that natural pattern has been suppressed by means of locks, dams, levees and various other man-made interventions. Most rivers have been tamed, at least most of the time. This lower section of the White, though, still runs free and undomesticated, going where it wishes. (The closest dam on the White is the one that creates Bull Shoals Lake, in North Arkansas.)

"Obviously, all rivers flood at some point in time, but to have yearly flooding that's roughly what it was before humans came along? That's pretty unusual," Moran said.

Not every tree likes being regularly drowned, so the bottomlands are home to a distinctive set of species: overcup oak and Nutall oak, sweetgum, water hickory, sweet pecan. In the swamps, water tupelo and bald cypress dominate. I could have been convinced this forest had stood here undisturbed for millennia, but Moran said that's not the case. This land, like almost every other acre in the Arkansas Delta, was harvested for timber within the century.

"None of this is old growth forest. ... Most of it was cut in the '20s. Most of it was clear cut, and some of it was cut two or three times," he said. "What's remarkable is how big these trees are already. Because the soil here is rich, and because it's wet here all the time, they grow extraordinarily fast. Probably all these trees are 50 to 80 years old."

There are a few exceptions. The champion cypress at the end of the trail is one such survivor of pre-European times, though Moran said it couldn't be dated with any certainty because it's hollow inside and the growth rings can't be examined. The tree could be anywhere from 600 to 800 years old.

Bald cypress — which is in the same family as sequoias and redwoods — can live up to 1,500 years, Moran said. (None in Arkansas are quite that ancient, though University of Arkansas researchers have found some individuals in an old-growth stand at Bayou De View, in the Cache River refuge, that are around 1,200 years old.)

The fact the champion tree is hollow may have saved its life. "Cypress was really valuable wood because it doesn't rot," Moran explained. "Before we had chemicals for termite protection and that kind of thing, it was really valued for building material. So, most of the big cypress trees in Arkansas were cut for their timber." Loggers likely didn't spare the champion tree out of pity; they probably just thought it wasn't worth their time, because it's a little malformed. "I think this tree may have been damaged when it was young — it resprouted and the trunks fused together. Maybe that's why it has this weird shape to it and maybe that's why the loggers decided to leave it."

The hollow interior of the tree serves another purpose: a maternity ward for mother bears.

Bears, Moran said, have an "interesting problem" in the Big Woods. "In the wintertime, female bears give birth, and they do it in hibernation. ... But there's no obvious place to den. You can't den here in the ground. Why is that? Because it's going to flood, most likely. So, they find a large tree that's hollow, they climb inside of it, and that's where they give birth. And when it floods, they'll be safely up the tree, above the flood zone." (Claw marks on the big cypress indicate it's almost certainly wintertime bear territory: "I'm not going to put my head in there and find out, but I'm sure they use it," Moran said.)

Bears were once so numerous in Arkansas that it was known as the Bear State, but overhunting almost eliminated the animals. "By the middle of the 20th century, there were only about 50 bears in the entire state — right here, in the Big Woods. [This is the] last place they survived," Moran said.

Then, in the '60s, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission made the decision to repopulate the Ozarks and the Ouachitas with black bears brought from Minnesota. "There's roughly three or four or five thousand bears today in the state total, most of them in the mountains. And those are all Minnesota bears. They had to adapt to the climate, but they seem to do all right. Down here [in the Big Woods], these are native Arkansas bears."

Both populations are members of the same species, he explained, but "the ones here are much more closely related to the Louisiana subspecies of black bear. They're smaller and they're adapted to these really swampy habitats." It's unlikely they've interbred with the Minnesota transplants, because the Big Woods is cut off from Arkansas's mountains by miles and miles of farmland.

Today, there are thought to be roughly 500 black bears roaming the Big Woods, Moran said — a fairly large number for a relatively small area. But don't worry about running across one on a casual visit. Though Moran has often seen scat or scratch marks on trees in the refuge, they're so skittish that he's never encountered a bear.

Other animals are more likely to be seen. White-tailed deer are abundant throughout the woods and attract hunters every fall (there are tight quotas on the number of permits distributed). Beavers, squirrels and other rodents are common, as are small carnivores like raccoons, foxes, coyotes, river otters and mink.

And, of course, the bird life of the region is legendary. Millions of migrating waterfowl overwinter each year in farmlands adjacent to the forest, and raptors such as hawks, eagles and owls crowd the woods, along with smaller birds. Woodpeckers fill the refuge in "extraordinary densities," Moran said.

Before heading home, we stopped at the visitor center near St. Charles. Though the day had turned sunny and bright, the parking lot was almost empty — a reminder of the remoteness and relative obscurity of this place. A 1.5-mile trail behind the visitor center led us on an easy loop that includes a boardwalk traversing a swamp and a beautiful overlook of the White River itself, running broad and wild and muddy.

The loop also bisects a small stand of old-growth bottomland forest — a few trees that somehow escaped the loggers a century ago. "It's hard to emphasize how rare this is," Moran said. "I'd say there are maybe 2,000 acres in the entire Delta that were not harvested." About 1,500 acres of that is swamp forest, leaving just 500 acres of bottomland old growth. The largest such patch is found in the wildest southern reaches of the refuge, in a spot called the Sugarberry Natural Area. (It's accessible by canoe or kayak; Moran's field guide tells you how to get there.)

The ancient trees aren't the only casualties. Several species that were once cornerstones of the bottomland ecosystem have long since been exterminated locally, including elk, bison and red wolves. Others, like the Carolina parakeet and the passenger pigeon, are extinct.

Still, the efforts of the local conservationists and government agencies that created the White River refuge have yielded monumental results. The forest has reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of clear-cut land, a testament to its resilience. Many species once facing annihilation have rebounded as well, from bears to bald eagles.

Work continues to expand the refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to buy another 125,000 acres from private landowners. But whether the refuge grows or whether its successes are one day retrenched depends in large part on whether Arkansans are invested in the survival of this remarkable landscape. To that end: Grab a copy of "Exploring the Big Woods" and go do what the title tells you.

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Other things to do while you're in the area: Count birds

The Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge hosts a Christmas Bird Count, an event in which experienced and amateur birders spend a day recording the birds they see and their number. Twelve-thousand ring-necked ducks? You betcha. This is a great way to really explore the bird life on the refuge, which in winter includes all manner of waterfowl, hawks and perching birds. It's set for Dec. 20 this year.

You don't have to wait until Christmas, however. Birders flock to the Cache River and Lower White year-round to see species that conservation efforts on the refuges are helping survive the Anthropocene onslaught. These include the swallow-tailed kite — a large black and white raptor with a distinct forked tail from the coast — that visits in spring and which biologists hope will begin to nest there. Spring also brings migrating warblers in their jewel-toned feathers, like the egg-yellow prothonotary and the increasingly rare cerulean, to raise their young. Owls, woodpeckers, flycatchers, swallows — there are all sorts of birds you've got to leave the house to enjoy in the rivers, swamps and sloughs of East Arkansas. The bird life is so significant that Audubon has declared the Cache and White River refuges as Global Important Bird Areas.

Buy waders

Mack's Prairie Wings at 2335 U.S. Highway 63 in Stuttgart — close to the flyway that brings ducks to Arkansas — is famous statewide for its hunting gear, from decoys, blinds and duck calls for the hunters to camo vests for their best friends to wear as they brave the cold waters to retrieve mallards. Nonhunters — like the birders headed over to the refuge — will find things they like, too, like rugged shirts, pants and fleecy sweaters suitable for the outdoors. Neither hunter nor birder but along for the ride? Lingerie and UGG moccasins are to be had at Mack's, right there in Stuttgart.

Eat Mexican at a food truck

The Los Locos food truck at 106 E. 17th St. in Stuttgart comes recommended for its American-style desserts by pie maven and author Kat Robinson (in "Another Slice of Arkansas Pie"), but the fajita plates, stuffed avocados, nachos and grilled shrimp will feed you up good. Have dessert, too; you'll work it off stomping in the swamp. It's open 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. weekdays.

Après slough burger, beer and live music

Kelly's On Main Street, 313 S. Main in Stuttgart, serves ample pub grub — burgers, po' boys, meatball soup, toasted ravioli — at lunch and dinner, hosts live music on some Friday nights and serves cold beer and alcohol.

Exploring the White River Refuge with biologist Matt Moran

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Top 10 Lake Towns of 2018: Fantasy Waterfront Retreats at Bargain-Basement Prices 

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What makes a great lake town? A lovely, inspiring, and beckoning body of water? Check. A cool, relaxing vibe with plenty of splashy and nonsplashy extracurriculars? Check. Affordable and irresistible housing a short hop from the water? Yes, please!

When the mercury starts soaring across the U.S., more folks get the urge to turn fantasies of shore living into reality. And why not? Lakefront housing tends to be less expensive and more accessible to a wider swath of the country than popular ocean beach towns. And—without delving into some kind of tortured Stones vs. Beatles, GOP vs. Dems, or ferret vs. capybara lifestyle debate—lake town living offers quite a few perks of its own.

That’s why the data team at realtor.com® set out on its annual quest to find the best lake towns in America. These are the places where there are plenty of well-priced and available homes, property values are rising (so snagging a home will be a good investment), and there are plenty of fun things to do on or around the water. And then we slathered on our sunscreen.

Do you want to live near a picturesque pond, or within striking distance of one of the majestic Great Lakes? The ambiance is dramatically different, and so are the housing prices.

“If you want to be on a larger body of water, you’re typically going to pay more. … You’ll have more fishing opportunities, boating opportunities, and recreational [and dining] opportunities,” says Jim Billig, president of Sportman’s Connection, which produces fishing lake guidebooks in 12 states. “The smaller lakes … are going to be more affordable.”

To figure out the top spots, we looked at home price appreciation from June 2015 to May 2018*, the percentage of vacation homes, the number of food and recreational establishments per capita, the number of outdoor activities per capita, and the number of realtor.com home listings that mention the word “lake” in more than 900 U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas. And we limited our selections to one place per state to ensure geographic diversity, and excluded areas where the median home list prices were above $600,000.

Now get ready to make a splash!

Top lake towns

Claire Widman

1. Branson, MO

Median home list price**: $217,500 2-year price appreciation: 17.6%

Riverboat on Lake Taneycomo in Branson, MO

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For decades this southern Missouri town has steadily built its rep as a Midwestern country music mecca—it touts itself as “the live music show capital of the world.” But, more stealthily, it has also become one of the nation’s leading lake towns.

There are beaches, a full marina, and scuba diving in the 43,000 sparkling acres of Table Rock Lake, one of the area’s main attractions. Lake Taneycomo, a reservoir less than 10 miles from downtown, is considered one of the best trout fishing lakes in the country due to its unusually cool waters. And the oft-overlooked Bull Shoals Lake, about a two-hour drive east of Branson straddling the Missouri-Arkansas border in the Ozark Mountains, offers plenty of cabins, resorts, and RV parks for those who want to stay on the water.

For those who fall in love with the region, there are plenty of affordably priced homes for those who want to stay year-round or just for the season. Many are condos, although there are some waterfront houses ranging from four-bedrooms in the high $200,000s to the occasional mansion selling for a few million dollars.

Most of local real estate agent J.R. Boushehri‘s clients are baby boomers within a 300-mile radius seeking condos with a view they can stay in a few times a month and then rent out the rest of the time. The condos range anywhere from the mid-$50,000s up to $300,000, says Boushehri of Keller Williams Tri-Lake Realty.

“Whatever price range they’re looking for, there’s something out there,” he says.

2. Baraboo, WI

Median home list price: $234,950 2-year price appreciation: 31.5%

Devil’s Doorway in Baraboo, WI

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Once known as home to the Ringling Brothers Circus, this south-central Wisconsin town has a high percentage of homes boasting lake views. It’s no small wonder that John Muir, who grew up just north of the city, turned into one of the 20th century’s most famed naturalists.

While the city’s namesake, the Baraboo River, is the most obvious water attraction, there are plenty of lakes here (locals seldom tire of letting you know that Wisconsin has more of ’em than neighboring Minnesota). Devil’s Lake State Park attracts more than 1 million visitors annually who enjoy activities that range from lounging on glacial sand beaches, to rock climbing for all levels.

It’s also home to the International Crane Foundation, which claims to be the only place on the planet where visitors can see all 15 crane species.

“It’s just a beautiful area,” says Al Doering, owner of Baraboo Canoe & Kayak in nearby North Freedom, WI.

Folks who don’t mind not being directly on the water can find all sorts of bargains. There are standalone cottages, cabins, and even four-bedroom houses for under $225,000 that are just a walk or short drive away from Devil’s Lake.

3. Brainerd, MN

Median home list price: $289,950 2-year price appreciation: 18.3%

Fireworks over Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN

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Why settle for one lake when you can have more than 500? That’s right, there are that many lakes located within 25 miles of Brainerd, making it one of the most attractive destinations in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. There are all kinds of waterfront real estate options, and recreational opportunities ranging from canoeing to water skiing, to world-class tubing (BYOB).

If a private lake isn’t Minnesota nice enough for ya, this central Minnesota town has more on its plate than lutefisk. Brainerd is ranked highly for its number of dining establishments, including a few overlooking the water. And there’s a trio of nearby breweries—Gull Dam, Jack Pine, and Big Axe—within a short drive of town.

Real estate ranges from spacious four-bedroom houses with private docks on the larger, 500-plus-acre lakes that go for about $450,000 to smaller, two-bedroom cabins with shared beach access for about $200,000, says Chad Schwendeman, a local real estate broker at Exit Lakes Realty Premier. Luxury condos on the larger lakes can go for about $500,000.

Most of his clients are second-home buyers coming from the Twin Cities.

“On a Friday, they can head north two hours and they’re at their cabins,” Schwendeman says.

4. Traverse City, MI

Median home list price: $327,050 2-year price appreciation: 17.8%

Traverse City, MI

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Even without accounting for its proximity to Lake Michigan, the second largest of the Great Lakes, Traverse City—known simply in many parts as “T.C.”—is one of the premier lake recreation destinations. It was ranked one of the best in the state, according to MidwestLiving, and the country, according to personal finance site WalletHub. It’s about four hours east, and worlds away, from Detroit.

Lake lovers here have plenty of home options, including one- or two-bedroom condos near the beach starting around $100,000, or four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes down the street from a lake for about $200,000.

Buyers with money to burn may prefer one of the Traverse City mansions, such as this 8,468-square-foot beauty with views of the water, a movie theater, wine cellar, and heated pool for just under $3 million.

The attractions don’t just revolve around Lake Michigan. The Boardman Lake is an official Blue Ribbon trout fishery (the designation is only for lakes with outstanding water quality, accessibility, and sustainable fish management).

Bonus: In late June and early July, Traverse City hosts the National Cherry Festival, an annual extravaganza that attracts more than a half-million visitors. The area is also home to roughly 30 wineries that have taken advantage of its grape-friendly latitude.

5. Gardnerville Ranchos, NV

Median home list price: $575,000 2-year price appreciation: 23.4%

Mansion on Lake Tahoe

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The Gardnerville Ranchos metro area is the most expensive lake town on our list—for good reason. The county lines a good portion of Lake Tahoe, a popular destination for the rich, the famous, and just about everyone else. The area is also located on the El Dorado National Forest and boasts sweeping mountain and waterfront views. Bliss.

Recreationally speaking, Tahoe, which straddles the California-Nevada border, is the 800-pound gorilla that drives the region’s economy. It’s said that people come for the skiing but stay for the lake.

The area is particularly appealing to nearby California residents. They can escape high state taxes if they cross Lake Tahoe into Nevada and live in the cheaper state for six months and a day. There are few modest homes to be found (operative word: few). But there are plenty of breathtaking mansions going up, including this $47 million beauty with a guesthouse, stables, and a private pier.

6. Port Clinton, OH

Median home list price: $254,900 2-year price appreciation: 11.4%

Lake Erie from Port Clinton, OH

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When most of us think of a dreamy summer destination with quiet bays, beaches, and nearby islands that require a passport to visit (Canada, eh?), northern Ohio isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Yet Port Clinton, a small town with a population of just under 6,000 , is the epicenter of one of the better kept secrets among fans of lake recreation due to its prime location on one of the Great Lakes.

Located on a peninsula that juts into the western end of Lake Erie, Port Clinton sees its population swell in the high season as visitors descend on the mom-and-pop shops, restaurants, and antique stores in nearby towns. The area offers a half-dozen lakefront parks, as well as the three Bass islands and Kelley’s Island. The latter is a major tourism center served by ferries and a small public airport.

Real estate in the area is a real mix, with quite a few reasonably priced condos on the market. Buyers can snag one-bedroom condos right on Lake Erie for under $135,000, while modest beach houses can be found in the mid-$300,000 range. Buyers seeking to splurge can pick up this luxurious, five-bedroom, five-bathroom house on a bluff for $850,000.

7. Coeur d’Alene, ID

Median home list price: $393,750 2-year price appreciation: 24.7%

Coeur d’Alene, ID

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Located at the far end of the Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho’s northern panhandle, Coeur d’Alene is more than a lake town. It’s an outdoor paradise surrounded by mountains, rivers, hiking trails, and abundant wildlife. It’s also a convenient 38-minute drive from Spokane, WA, a major travel hub. That may be why this small town where everyone knows your name and boasts little to no traffic is attracting so many ex-Californians, according to the website Livability.

Residents and visitors have their choice of three major lakes—Lake Pend Oreille, Lake Coeur d’Alene, and Priest Lake—each with abundant opportunities for boating, swimming, and first-rate frolicking.

The cost of living here is slightly higher than the national average (just look at this $3.25 million three-bed, four-bath, waterfront condo with every amenity imaginable), but it’s still considerably cheaper than big Western cities such as Denver, Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco.

Buyers who are amenable to living near but not on the water can find plenty of deals, including this charming, two-bedroom, one-bath home for $165,000.

8. Sonora, CA

Median home list price: $349,200 2-year price appreciation: 16.8%

Washington Street in Sonora, CA

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The gold rush that defined the early days of this Central California town played out long ago. It’s been replaced by geographical gold: Sonora is the closest city to Yosemite, the crown jewel of the national parks system. Although the park is best known for massive granite cliffs like El Capitan, there’s no shortage of lakes inside and outside the park.

“It’s a small community,” says Heidi Bettis, a local real estate agent at Coldwell Banker Segerstrom. “But if you’re an outdoors person, it’s the best place to be.”

Many of Bettis’ clients are from the San Francisco Bay Area, who buy second homes throughout Tuolumne County, where Sonora is located. The environment and climate, which features about 260 days of sunshine a year, have been key in attracting retirees and economic refugees fleeing the high costs of San Francisco, about three hours away.

“You can buy a million-dollar cabin or you can get a little, tiny, 700-square-foot cabin for $200,000,” Bettis says.

9. Sevierville, TN

Median home list price: $252,500 2-year price appreciation: 24.2% 

Douglas Lake, near Sevierville, TN

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Neighboring Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge can have their swarms of tourists. Friendly Sevierville, a more under-the-radar vacation spot and hometown of country legend Dolly Parton, will take the anglers and lake fans. (It’s about 30 minutes east of Knoxville.)

“Lakefront real estate in our area is pretty variable,” says Ron Laughlin, a local real estate agent at Century 21 MVP. They range from 2,000-square-foot cabins on the water built in the 1970s on several acres that go for between $300,000 and $350,000 to 5,000-square-foot, more modern homes than can fetch $2 million. “There’s a few real high-baller homes, but not that many.”

Douglas Lake, barely a 20-minute drive from downtown, attracts 1.7 million visitors annually. They are drawn to the lake’s boating and reputation as one of the best lakes in the nation for largemouth bass and crappie fishing.

10. Spirit Lake, IA

Median home list price: $296,900 2-year price appreciation: 3.2%

Orleans Beach on Spirit Lake, IA

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Those who love to fish may want to hightail it to Spirit Lake. The Northern Iowa region has a well-earned rep as a great place to catch pike and muskellunge. Spirit Lake, which shares a tiny part of its namesake with neighboring Minnesota, is surrounded by a quartet of lakes, including the east and west sides of Lake Okoboji. It’s also home to the Berkley fishing tackle company, launched in 1937 by a 16-year-old paper delivery boy who used backyard chicken feathers and the family dog’s hair to craft hand-tied flies for vacationing anglers.

“We’re a resort town. Memorial Day to Labor Day, that’s when everybody makes hay. The lakes get a tremendous amount of use,” says Aaron Jones, a real estate broker at Re/Max Lakes Realty. “Outside of that time frame, we’re just a small town.”

Most of the buyers are looking for second homes, ranging from $300,000 to well above $5 million, that sit vacant in the off-season. They typically hail from the Midwest within a 300-mile radius of Spirit Lake, Jones says.

“We still have a lot of fishing cabins that were built in the early 1900s. They’re little two-bedroom, one-bath cabins that now can sell for half a million bucks,” Jones says. You just can’t deny the allure of lakefront land.

* To come up with home price appreciation, we looked at home list prices over the 12-month period of June 2015 through May 2016, and compared them with the June 2017 through May 2018 period.

** Median home prices as of June 1, 2018

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