Site Peeks From Depths
FALLING LAKE LEVEL REVEALS HISTORIC AMPHITHEATER RUINS
Posted: September 25, 2012 at 3:41 a.m.
Charlie Johnston of Rogers fishes Saturday near the Monte Ne ruins. Remnants of the amphitheater can be seen as Beaver Lake’s water level is low. Johnston said he often catches black bass by working lures among the amphitheater’s concrete and rock work. The amphitheater was completed in 1928 and built by William “Coin” Harvey. Harvey founded the old Monte Ne resort in the early 1900s.
Curiosities rise from Beaver Lake as the water level drops, including remnants of a quirky amphitheater built by a man who hoped to be president.
At A Glance
Future of Tower
One of the prominent remains of Monte Ne is the tower which is near the road. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study is to be complete this month with recommendations on the tower’s future. Corps representatives previously said demolition was a possibility.
Source: Staff Report
Go & Do
Ruins Site
To reach the ruins site, travel east on New Hope Road in Rogers until it becomes Arkansas 94. Continue east on Arkansas 94 for about three miles.
Where the highway turns left in the Monte Ne community, go straight on Arkansas 94 Spur to Canal Street.
Go right (south) on Canal Street for 0.7 miles to Summit Drive. Go left on the gravel lane at Summit Drive and park.
Walk left (north) for about 200 yards along the public shoreline to the amphitheater ruins.
Source: Staff Report
Web Watch
Online Exhibit
To see the Rogers Historical Museum’s online exhibit, Buried Dreams: “Coin” Harvey and Monte Ne, visit www.rogersarkansas.com/museum. Click online exhibits.
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