Arkinsaw, Arkinsaw, how I love Arkinsaw

So I've been reviewing lodging possibilities for our family honeymoon in Arkansas. I requested info from the Ozark's Mountain Region and got deluged with emails and snailmailed brochures. They pretty much fall into two categories: places/resorts on the Bull Shoals Lake and Norfork Lake and stuff along the Buffalo River.

I didn't really care for anything on the lakes. Judging from the sites and brochures, it's quite the happening place if you are a fisherman - which we are not. Pretty much every site has a picture of some guy or gal holding a humongous fish and most of their logos feature some fish leaping out of the water (happy to be caught, no doubt).

Buffalo River looks much more promising. Plenty of places that have lovely cottages and lodges. Plus it's close to the things we want to do: hiking, canoeing and horse back riding. Once Jennifer checks them out, I'll make some calls tomorrow.

Still, most of the web sites are pretty atrocious. If you're advertising a vacation retreat on the internet, put a frigging map on your site. Especially one that shows your location in the context of the entire state as opposed just your county that no one has ever heard of.