Tag: Mississippi
I first heard of the town of Port Gibson, Mississippi while exploring the nearby Sunken Trace, which is part of the centuries-old footpath and wagon road from Nashville, Tennessee …
The legendary David Cohn quote about the Mississippi Delta is that it, “Starts in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg,” …
(Note: Check with the Mississippi Dept of Archives and History to make sure the Ruins are open before you drive out there. COVID19 precautions are in effect.) After driving …
Preservation: that word sometimes carries with it ideas of being stuffy, of putting things up on a shelf, of making no changes. That could not be further from the …
The Mississippi River is central to the geography of the United States. It is also central to natural and social history of the United States. The Mississippi River basin has …
There is a lot of hoopla during year-end holiday season about shopping at the locally-owned, independent businesses that make a town or city unique and interesting. But what about …
(I was a guest of the Mississippi Delta Tourism Association on this trip; almost all of my travel expenses were paid for by them.) “I’ve got rambling, I’ve got …
(I was a guest of the Mississippi Delta Tourism Association on this trip; almost all of my travel expenses were paid for by them.) (Update April 4, 2021 – …
The night was roaring with Southern summertime frog and cicada noises, yet the aural hurricane still couldn’t penetrate the dark, still, heavy blanket of nighttime fear sitting over my …
The first thing I noticed after walking in the front door was a smell. It wasn’t unpleasant, it was….the smell of old. Of history. A little musty. Reminded me …
“Oh! You did NOT use that phrase ‘flyover country,’ did you? I haven’t had my donut yet!!” joked a Kansas City guy to me. “I gotta call it as …
So, here’s what you do….arrange to be within a few miles of Helena, Arkansas (just across the river in northwestern Mississippi is OK too) right after noon. 12:15 pm to …