Just in time for the biggest festival of the year (Riverfest!), the Mark Twain Riverboat will be geared up and ready to go Thursday (May 23).

Currently docked on the North Little Rock side of the Arkansas River, the boat will offer formal and casual dining for lunch and dinner and a bar with full-view windows on the Main Deck. It is also available for private charters and cruises.

What's really cool is that the Mark Twain is one of the few authentic paddle wheel boats around.

Also new on the Arkansas River in North Little Rock is the Sandbar on Riverfront, where you can enjoy both indoor and outdoor top deck seating with a wide offering of of beverages and finger foods.  Dockside public dinners are available with advance reservations.

For more information, call the Dam Riverboat Company at (501) 372-5777 or email info@damriverboat.com.  Also visit their website here.