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 Pictures from our trip to the 

Mountain View International Bean Festival and Great Arkansas Outhouse Race 2002.

Mountain View, ArkansasEvery year approximately 1,500 pounds of pinto beans, along with cornbread, are cooked and served on the courthouse square at Mountain View. Besides the great eats, the fun includes a craft show, town-wide continuous music, a tall-tale contest and the zany Great Arkansas Outhouse Race. This festival is on the last Saturday of October.

 

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The Beans

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 Stir the beans please.jpg (70159 bytes)    The Courthouse.jpg (86970 bytes)    Getting ready for the rush.jpg (98624 bytes)  

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The Music

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The Outhouse Races

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The Fall Colors

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