Harrison, AR

Harrison is the Boone County seat in north Arkansas, laid out along Crooked Creek at Stifler Springs. It serves as headquarters for Buffalo National River and is home to FedEx Freight's general office, while local events include hot-air balloon races, Crawdad Days, and Harvest Homecoming. Harrison also carries a difficult national reputation around race, something local civic groups have publicly tried to confront. That mix makes it more complicated than a simple Ozark gateway town.