Walnut Ridge hosted the Iron Mountain Festival Saturday, October 28, 2006, with activities ranging from a simulated train ride for the kids to bands playing live between the dancing display, hotdog eating contest, board breaks and a blow up bounce house for the smaller children. Popcorn, funnel cakes, cotton candy, glazed apples, vitamins, food supplements, soft drinks, hamburgers and political candidates spotted the two block area across from the old Cole Furniture Store and East of Region's Bank and the parking lots of the First National Bank, Sexton Pharmacy and other main street stores. A good time was had by all.