Eureka Springs, Arkansas Media Center
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Bill Ott - Director of Marketing and Communications
1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
75 Prospect Avenue
Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
Phone 479-363-6329
E-mail billott@crescent-hotel.com
Mr. Jack Moyer, General Manager
1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa
75 Prospect Avenue
Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
Phone 479-253-9766
E-mail crescent@arkansas.net
2007-12-31 10:25:39
Basin Park Hotel to Re-open January 25
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – The 1905 Basin Park Hotel announced today a seasonal shutdown beginning January 2 and re-opening Friday January 25th.
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2002-07-13 17:17:47
Basin Ghost Guests
The 1905 Basin Park Hotel, known as “the hub of Historic Downtown Eureka Springs,” has become the center of the latest in ghost sightings in this quaint Ozark community. Located just 45 minutes southwest of Branson (MO), spirits of the paranormal kind have become the most recent local stars of the late night shows at this lodging facility.
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2006-05-28 19:50:22
AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED RESORT HOTEL?; SOME WOULD SAY, “YES”
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – If there was a National Trust for Haunted Places, some say that the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, located here atop Crescent Mountain, should be on the national register. Here are just a few reasons why:
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2001-08-28 21:38:18
Live-In Entities of the Crescent Hotel – Why the Grand Old Lady Never Sleeps
Interesting occurrences have filled the century of one Victorian hotel in the most ethereal fashion.
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2006-06-20 20:13:43
From The Hardwood To The Hard Life: The Life Of Renowned Crescent Comet Mabel Williams
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – During the early 1930s, “guests” of what is now The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, a Historic Hotel of America located in Eureka Springs (AR), slept in the rooms… but they also went to class and some of them played basketball. One of them played basketball very well. In fact, Mabel Williams, of Jacksonville (AR), took her college team, the Crescent Comets, all the way to a national championship game in Wichita (KS) where they lost the title game by only one point to a team led by All-American Babe Didrikson.
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2006-05-24 12:15:52
A 50 MINUTE DRIVE Takes you A MILLION MILES AWAY
In a time, when far away meeting destinations are less appealing due to travel delays and safety concerns, Eureka Springs, AR seems like that same MILLION MILES AWAY yet its location holds far greater appeal, being less than 40 miles east of Highway 71. In fact, Eureka Springs famous a weekend destination, now boasts the most prestigious title as of “One of America’s Dozen Most Distinctive Destinations” and regional meeting planners have taken note.
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2006-05-24 12:38:26
Turn-of-the-Century Hotel Lends Historic Charm to Modern-Era Tourism
Eureka Springs’ 1905 Basin Park Hotel Celebrates 100 Years of HospitalityEUREKA SPRINGS, AR – Nearly 100 years ago, a unique hotel in the small Victorian village of Eureka Springs, Arkansas helped launch what would become the early days of tourism for the state. Opening its doors on July 1, 1905, the historic Basin Park Hotel entertained guests from across the country, attracting everyone from Chicago businessmen to visitors seeking renewed health.
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2005-03-15 16:54:59
Owners and Manager alike team up to help the Greater Eureka Springs community
Jack Moyer:Historic Hotels of America Board of Advisors
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2005-06-17 15:33:55
Our Water parks have fish in them, Our Shows have Passion and our price tag comes with change. That’s why Mom picks summer time in Eureka…
(EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS) – Just as Moms from across the region are choosing to leave the Rollercoaster Out of this year’s family vacation, the recreation hub of the Ozark Mountains has found a way to reconnect families, experience history, comfort and nature while creating lifetime memories. Eureka Springs, Arkansas, -a place not too far away- is the ideal spot for just such a reconnection.
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2005-04-23 16:37:13
NEW COURSE OFFERS UNIQUE VIEW OF RESORT MANAGEMENT
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) -- Staying at a beautiful resort while earning college credit and pursuing a dynamic career may sound like a dream come true, but it is a very real opportunity for 20 University of Arkansas students. The unique three-week Resort Management course, which will begin May 31, was announced today at the spring meeting of the University of Arkansas Economic Development Institute (UAEDI).
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2005-05-05 18:58:35
Crescent Hotel & Spa in the Wall Street Journal
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2005-02-05 20:18:40
MOYER CELEBRATES TEN YEARS AT EUREKA SPRINGS’ LANDMARK HOTELS
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – February 5, 2005 – This week in Eureka Springs, memories of the past decade and improvements to two of the cities most prominent assets were reviewed as Hotel General Manager, Jack Moyer celebrated his ten year anniversary in Eureka Springs. “Looking back, this decade has really gone quickly” stated Moyer. “I remember coming to Eureka Springs in Febraury of 2005, being introduced to my new staff totally 5 employees and wondering what I had done.”
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2006-05-28 20:28:30
Winter Vacation Itineraries Set By Eureka Springs’ Historic Hotels
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – With winter vacations being such a vital part of the year’s hospitality offering, Eureka Springs’ Landmark Hotels -The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa and The 1905 Basin Park Hotel- have developed some itineraries to make planning that weekend getaway just a little easier. Jack Moyer, general manager of the two historic properties explains, “There are so many wonderful facets to our winter diamond we’ve decided to place a few of them together as suggested things to see and do while in ‘America’s Victorian Village.’”
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2005-12-23 17:25:39
Eureka Springs Welcomes Winter Wanderers
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – Winter in The Arkansas Ozarks continues to be the ideal weekday or weekend getaway for the state and region. Many find this to be the best time to vacation in such resort communities as Eureka Springs. And this year there is one property that is offering guests both a “hot spa” and “cool adventure” all in one package.
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2002-07-13 17:05:13
THE 1905 BASIN PARK HOTEL EARLY HISTORY
OriginThe choice location for the Basin Park Hotel was on the north side of Basin Circle Park, on Spring Street, in the downtown building district. It was built on the site of the Perry House, a four story hotel built in 1881.
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2002-07-13 17:15:23
THE 1886 CRESCENT HOTEL& SPA EARLY HISTORY
The Opening(As reprinted from the May 20, 1886, edition of the Eureka Springs Times-Echo)
CRESCENT HOTEL OPENS TODAY – With the opening of the grandiose Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs entered a new and exciting era.
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2001-08-28 21:09:02
FACTS ABOUT THE HISTORIC CRESCENT HOTEL
The Crescent Hotel was built in 1886 by former Gov. Powell C. Clayton at a cost of about $284,000, which would have been several million dollars if built today. Construction was begun in 1884 using white limestone brought from a nearby White River quarry.
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2001-08-29 21:15:10
UNIQUE PENTHOUSE BUILT ATOP HISTORIC HOTEL
EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS – Marty and Elise Roenigk had no plans to crown the Crescent Hotel with a penthouse when they bought the building four years ago, but the architecture of the historic hotel – and the couple’s need for living space – made the project a natural.
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2001-08-28 21:26:42
The Crescent Hotel & Spa – The Headquarters of the Resort that is Eureka Springs, Arkansas
At long last, another great Victorian hotel is returning to the rediscovered hamlet of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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75 Prospect Ave
Eureka Springs AR
72632
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