Larry Foley

The old steel bridge and iconic grist mill on War Eagle Creek in the Ozark hills frame a collection of poignant stories in a new documentary film by the Emmy Award winning team of Larry Foley and Dale Carpenter. Bridge to War Eagle is a 30-minute film about a wild stream, protected only by the folks who use it, and illustrated by the stories of those who love it. -- University of Arkansas Press

"Tells the story of John Rule, a poet and peace activist living off the grid in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. John and his wife Margaret found their home on the upper headwaters of Frog Bayou creek in 1963. They were able to continue an active life under rugged conditions for many years until Margaret succumbed to the dementia of Alzheimer's disease. After nearly a decade of caretaking his aging wife in such primitive living conditions, John was...