Helena (Arkansas)

Helena—West Helena is a city of 10,000 people (2019) in Philips County, Arkansas.

Understand
Helena sits on lowlands between the Mississippi River and the eastern side of Crowley's Ridge. West Helena is on the western side of Crowley's Ridge. Helena and West Helena were separate cities before merging in 2006. At the time of the merger, West Helena was somewhat larger in population than Helena.

Get in
Downtown Helena is just across the Mississippi River about east of the junction of Highway 61 and Highway 49, which is approximately  south of Memphis, Tennessee.

Do

 * 14th Annual Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Fest, Saturday, May 17, 2014, Helena-West Helena - Cherry Street Pavilion

Sleep


Otherwise, for the more price-conscious, there's the Isle of Capri, though this is across the Mississippi River in the state of Mississippi.