[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.

Usually misnamed as Saline Lake, it is the biggest, easiest to access and safest body of water in Bienville Parish.

Several miles east of Saline off Louisiana Highway 155 is Carolina Baptist Church.

They created the Saline Dairy & Truck Growers Association and diversified their yields, growing fruits and vegetables – most notably, watermelons.

Customers included President Franklin Roosevelt and King George V of the United Kingdom.

The festivals, originally held on Fridays, drew huge crowds from distant places who would come in via the train or car.

People came to play games, eat watermelon, gather with old friends, and enjoy their day mingling around.

In 1983, after many months of work by Carolyn Dison, Gertie Baker, Gertrude Enloe, Elizabeth Dushane, and Betty Wiggins, the festival was held once again and became an annual event.

Starting at the crossroads in Saline, under the traffic light which is only a stop sign now, racers would race through the area forests for approximately 6-8 hours, if they didn’t get lost, then back to The Watergate where the finish line was located.

During his time in the town, Mr Newman was shown around the area by the local sheriff Reed Williams.