Discover the wonderful view from the horse back riding trail.  Mountain Harbor Riding Stable offers guided trail rides through the forest along Lake Ouachita.  There are several great opportunities looking out over the lake.  If you are in the area and would like to ride the trail, drop the riding stable.  More information can be found at www.mountainharborridingstable.com

Dave Kimball, owner/operator of the Nyle L200 Dehumidification, launched the company’s new web site.  The wood drying kiln is located in the Mount Ida, Arkansas area in Montgomery County.  The lumber drying service has been in operation for over 5 years.  Up to 2,000 BF of lumber can be dryed in the kiln in a single load.  A custom lumber drying service is almost impossible to find.  Most of the lumber kilns are owned by large companies and will not dry lumber for smaller operators.

I found that there were others, like myself, that had taken hardwood trees down, had them sawed and now needed someone to dry it.  And from there the wood kiln business grew.  Not big by most standards, but for the most part the kiln is kept running.  There is always a trailer parked somewhere needing to be unloaded or loaded back with dry lumber.

For additional information and contact information please visit www.lazycreekwoodkiln.com .

Montgomery County, formed on December 9, 1842, was named for Gen. Richard Montgomery, a hero of the American Revolution. The county was once the hunting grounds of the Caddo Indians. The county seat is Mount Ida. Landscape of the county is long, narrow ridges of folded rock, large fertile valleys, and mountains (Ouachita) covered with oak and pine timber. Montgomery County’s natural resources and its rugged beauty are its livelihood.Sixty-three percent of the county is national forest land with the federal government being a stable employer. Cattle, swine and poultry production, along with mining and tourism makes up the economy. The Ouachita Mountain range of Arkansas is one of only three known areas in the world to have enough high quality quartz crystal to warrant mining.

Each year Montgomery County has an annual Quartz Crystal Festival and Crystal Dig, and  hosts a “Good Ol’ Days” festival each May. More information about these events can be found at the Mount Ida Chamber of Commerce’s web site http://www.mtidachamber.com/.

Montgomery County also contains a magnificent lake, Lake Ouachita, Arkansas’ largest. Lake Ouachita  is popular because of its’ clear water, fishing and many other water sports.

Mount Ida is known as the  “Quartz Crystal Capital of the World “  because of the abundance of the stone which can be purchased at roadside shops or dug for in private mines through out the county. The city of Mount Ida, the county seat of Montgomery County, is located approximately 35 miles west of Hot Springs on Highway 270 East.