calsfoundation@cals.org
November 13, 2012
Visitors to the small city of Lepanto (Poinsett County) are greeted with a sign proclaiming the community to be the home of the Lepanto Terrapin Derby and the house from the film made from the John Grisham novel A Painted House. The Terrapin Derby has been a major attraction since first staged in 1930. The house became an attraction after its use as a set in the 2002 filming of a television movie based on A Painted House.