The Fast Easy Way To
Finding The Best Lodging & Recreation Prices
For several good reasons tourism operations may not always publish their best
prices. Some keep hot deals low keyed for competitive reasons. Others test new price
points before publishing. If business is good there will be fewer bargains, but there are
reasons other than slow times to offer hot deals. How do you find these unpublished
bargains?
Phoning each business takes too much time. That's why we
developed the 2Cooleys Vacation Deal Finder.
Fill out the form. As soon as you click the submit button your needs are instantly emailed
to several area tourism businesses. If they have what you want, they respond with
information and any deals they may have going. Some will have deals, others will not. And
even that can change from week to week. You just don't know until you ask!
The email process saves you a lot of time, and you find the
best unpublished prices. Your name is not added to any lists. Each operator responds one
time to your request. You'll get several responses over a 24 hour period. Pick the best
offer and save!
About Norfork Lake in the Ozarks
The Ozark Mountains are not true mountains but hills covered
by hardwood forests. When pioneers first approached the Ozarks from flat plains areas the
hills looked like mountains, hence the name. The majority of the Ozarks Uplands run from
800 to 1,100 feet above sea level, with the highest being around 2,300 feet above sea
level. Rivers fill long valleys running through the Ozarks. Almost all lakes in the
Ozarks are man made reservoirs created by damming these rivers. The combination of Ozarks
lakes, rivers, and forests offer an extensive list of outdoor recreation activities. The
vast Ozarks Plateau spreads into four states and therefore accommodates hundreds of
thousands of tourists without suffering from crowds and pollution.
Norfork
Lake, a hydrogenation reservoir constructed in the mid 1940's, is in the Ozark Mountains
ten minutes from the City of Mountain Home, Arkansas (pop.13,000).
Weather is well above freezing an average of 45 weeks making year around recreation
possible. Resorts, marinas, and campgrounds grant access to 500 public shoreline miles and
32,000 acres of public lands for fishing, swimming, boating, scuba, hiking, mountain
biking, and nature-based activities. Mosquitoes, crowds, wind, and choppy surface
conditions are all rare on this deep lake which never goes dry. Norfork Lake water is
clean, clear, and fresh. A constant flow of rainfall water drains into Norfork after
filtering through the expansive hardwood and limestone watershed surrounding the lake.
This clean water flows into Norfork Lake via hundreds of small creeks, and the North Fork
River. It then flows out through the dam making room for new clean water. The lake
water can become cloudy after heavy rainfalls, but is not a common condition. In most
areas of Norfork Lake the water is clear enough to see the bottom 20 feet deep.
Mom
& Pop resorts and recreation operations run by hands-on owners give tourists a high
level of personal attention. Fishing guides conduct a variety of fishing services with the
same attentive service. The Army Corps of Engineers operate several parks open to the
public having swimming, camping, boat launch ramps, and picnic sites. Marinas offer boat
rentals, scuba, and full marine services. Restaurants, shopping, and other civil amenities
tourists find convenient and entertaining are 10 to 20 minutes away in the City of
Mountain Home. Many of the tens of thousands of tourists visiting Norfork have been coming
here for as many as three family generations. The overall culture of the Norfork tourism
industry is family oriented, relaxed, and driven by individual independent activities
instead of mass-guided pre-planned programs. Families and friends traveling together
create memories lasting a lifetime because of the quality, undistracted time they spend
together. |
