This is the 100th anniversary of Route 66, an iconic road, to be sure. While Route 66 shines, let’s not forget what we might find off Highway 60, which is a well-traveled national highway that covers 2,670 miles — from Brenda, Arizona, to Virginia Beach, Virginia. Here’s an interesting note: Route 66 was almost named

Continuing on with our quest to find more mills in the Ozarks for another book, we ventured to Arkansas. While there, we found Johnson Mill, located in Johnson (near Springdale), which is now a boutique motel with 52 units called Inn at the Mill.

When I put my list together of mills to visit in the Arkansas Ozarks, Van Winkle Mill definitely made it to the top. Online it looked interesting. Onsite, it offered a wowzah factor of almost 10 for me.

The Van Winkle mill site is set in

In 2024, I had the honor of meeting Ava artist Juanita Herrell, who works in mosaic clay art. She came to my church and spoke to our women’s group about her art and the themes she incorporates – because it reflects her deep devotion to Christianity. At that time, she mentioned that she was working toward completion of a series titled “End of Time.” B...