Clough State Park reopens after flooding

Clough State Park reopens after flooding

WEARE, N.H. — A scenic jewel in New Hampshire’s state park system is officially open again after being closed for two seasons because of flooding.

High water is nothing new at 50-acre Clough State Park, five miles from Weare. The park is inside a flood control project designed to hold floodwater. Its centerpiece is man-made Everett Lake, formed by a 2,000-foot dam built to prevent flooding in the region.

“This area was designed to flood, but we’d never experienced a flood this size before,” said Allison McLean, the state parks director. “The summer of 2006, we were underwater.”

McLean was referring to the flooding in October 2005 and May 2006 after heavy rains pounded the region. The park flooded again in 2007, as a result of heavy rainfall and snowfall.

At one point, the beach near the lake was under water.

Two bath houses were destroyed.

The water knocked down more than 20 trees strewing the area with debris.

Once widely used trail has commemorative ride

FORT PIERRE, S.D. — A Fort Pierre-to-Deadwood trail ride, recreating a trek taken by thousands who traveled the route more than a century ago, is under way.

The 200-mile-long trail was last used in 1908.

The trail was highly traveled, especially in the late 1800s.

The commemorative ride with some 300 people on horseback and in horse-drawn wagons will conclude Aug. 15.

The trail across rolling prairie, rugged hills, and meandering streams and rivers was first used by American Indians to travel from the Missouri River to the Black Hills. They were followed by fur trappers and cavalry.

After gold was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874, thousands of miners used the route.

Eventually, settlers followed the trail.

Wagon ruts that are a century old, gravesites of those who died or were killed along the trail and the remains of stagecoach stops are still visible along the route.

For more information, visit www.fortpierredeadwoodtrail.com.

Ky. museum features display of Kennedys

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Photographer Stanley Tretick is known for his personal, behind-the-scenes shots of the Kennedy family.

The Look magazine photographer was so close to the family, a longtime friend said he had to set aside his career for several months after Robert Kennedy was assassinated.

Tretick’s relationship with the Kennedys is evident in his images of Robert and John F. Kennedy, which are on display in an exhibit through Oct. 5 at the Frazier International History Museum in Louisville.

The show, “Bobby, Martin, John: Once Upon an American Dream,” also features Tretick’s photos of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Tretick photographs show the three slain leaders of the 1960s interacting with family, campaigning and making personal appearances.

This is the first public display of the Tretick exhibit.

For more information, visit fraziermuseum.org.

New Ark. museum honors black heritage

LITTLE ROCK — A new state museum opens this fall in Arkansas to honor black heritage.

The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center opens Sept. 20 on the site of the Mosaic Templars of America, a fraternal organization founded by two former slaves, John Edward Bush and Chester W. Keatts.

Although the Mosaic Templars is dedicated to black history, “It’s everyone’s history. It’s everyone’s center,” said director Constance Sarto at a news conference to express appreciation to center donors.

Admission is free year-round.

For more information, visit www.mosaictemplarscenter.com.

Associated Press