Preserve Arkansas Rambles are bus trips that explore Arkansas’s heritage sites for an exceptional experience filled with history and fun. Our 2023 Ramble will transport guests from North Little Rock to Northeast Arkansas, where they will enjoy tours of historic places along the Great River Road from Marion to Blytheville. Stops include the Sultana Disaster Museum at Marion; the historic Greyhound Bus Station, Mississippi County Courthouse – Chickasawba District, and National Cold War Center at Blytheville; and the Hampson Archeological Museum State Park and Louis Hotel at Wilson. The day will wrap up with dinner at The Grange in Wilson before the bus returns to central Arkansas.
Full-day tickets WITH charter bus transportation are $150 each and include breakfast, beverages on the bus (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), snacks, lunch, dinner, and site tours. A cash bar will be available during dinner at The Grange in Wilson.
Half-day tickets WITHOUT charter bus transportation are $100 each and include lunch, dinner, and site tours. Half-day ticketholders will meet the group at noon at the historic Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station, located at 109 N. 5th Street, Blytheville, AR 72315, and provide their own transportation to all sites. A cash bar will be available during dinner at The Grange in Wilson.
The Northeast Arkansas Great River Road Ramble
Saturday, November 4, 2023
| 7:30 AM | Begin loading charter bus at North Little Rock Welcome Center |
| 8:00 AM | Bus departs North Little Rock Welcome Center |
| 10:00 AM | Sultana Disaster Museum Tour, Marion |
| 11:00 AM | Bus departs for Blytheville |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch at the historic Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station, catered by Kream Kastle |
| 12:30 PM | Mississippi County Courthouse – Chickasawba District Tour |
| 1:30 PM | National Cold War Center Tour |
| 2:30 PM | Bus departs Blytheville |
| 3:00 PM | Osceola Courthouse Square |
| 3:30 PM | Bus arrives at Wilson
Tours of Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, Town Square, Louis Hotel |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner at The Grange, Wilson |
| 7:00 PM | Bus departs for North Little Rock |
| 9:30 PM | Bus arrives at North Little Rock Welcome Center |
| Level | Amount | Website/
E-Updates |
Event Recognition | Social Media | Press Release |
| Platinum Presenting Sponsor
*ONLY ONE AVAILABLE* |
$2,500 | Most prominent logo and link on website and in e-updates | Most prominent verbal recognition during event remarks
Most prominent logo included on bus signage and in printed program |
Most prominent logo recognition on social media | Prominent mention in press release for Ramble |
| Gold Sponsor | $1,000 | Prominent logo and link on website and in e-updates | Prominent verbal recognition during event remarks
Prominent logo included on event signage and in printed program |
Prominent logo recognition on social media | Mention in press release for Ramble |
| Silver Sponsor | $500 | Logo on website and in e-updates | Verbal recognition during event remarks
Logo included on event signage and in printed program |
Logo included on social media | N/A |
| Bronze Sponsor | $250 | Listing on website and in e-updates | Listing included on event signage and in printed program | Listing included on social media | N/A |
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