Krain

Photographs by Benjamin Krain for The Wall Street Journal BIG BLUE | Cruising on Lake Ouachita Lounging in front of an improbably large flat-screen TV with a thick cotton towel girding my waist, I swat from my nose an errant bubble, a leftover from the Jacuzzi tub where I just finished parboiling myself.

A Splash of Southern Comforts Lawrence LaRose 2011

Photographs by Benjamin Krain for The Wall Street Journal Once the outboard takes off, you pop out of the water, and position yourself just in front of the boat's wake.

A Great Lake 2011

Photographs by Benjamin Krain for The Wall Street Journal Staying in Ouachita State Park is convenient and comparatively luxurious, and options range from Class D campsites ($11 per night in summer) to new cabins (from $185 per night).

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Photographs by Benjamin Krain for The Wall Street Journal A cabin available for rent at Ouachita State Park The Lowdown Where to Stay: Staying in Ouachita State Park is convenient and comparatively luxurious, and options range from Class D campsites ($11 per night in summer) to new cabins (from $185 per night, arkansasstateparks.com/lakeouachita ).

A Splash of Southern Comforts Lawrence LaRose 2011

Photographs by Benjamin Krain for The Wall Street Journal Houseboats rent for a minimum of three nights from $1,995 for a 53-foot boat.

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Photographs by Benjamin Krain for The Wall Street Journal Wakeboarding starts with the surfer in the water, holding a rope line, just like with water skiing.

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Erasmus Francisi, in his remarks upon the description of the Archdukedom of Krain, by Valvasor, speaks of a man of the name of Grando, in the district of Kring, who died, was buried, and became a vampyr, and as such was exhumed for the purpose of having a stake thrust through him.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Various

Adelsberg grotto in Krain, and the gigantic Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, furnished much interesting material for a detailed study of the biological conditions of subterraneous animal life.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 Various

Adriatic, having added Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Krain to his inherited domains.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

He was born in the Province of Krain (Carniola), Austria, 12 May, 1845.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913