Blogs from Mississippi, United States, North America - page 4

Southern hospitality. You hear about it, read about it in books and see it in the movies. But it really does exist, or at least in our experience. Since our first stop in the state of Mississippi, each interaction with the people of this area has touched us. From the people working at the marina’s to the lockmasters and barge pusher captains, everyone seems to be eager to help. At our one and only marina stop in this state, we were offered their courtesy car, no questions asked. Up until now, most marina’s have had a courtesy car, but it comes along with needing copies of driver’s license, time limits and instructions to refill the gas tank. Here, when I asked about the car, the response was “sure, go ahead and take it”. Keys were in ... read more

Sounds like the start of a good song At times -- Time and distance makes being together challenging in our consulting line of work. We’ve been apart for 18 days….18 miserable days for us. In over 20+ years, nothing had separated us this long, until now. With MJ starting a new job out on the left coast in California and Dave finishing up a contract in Arkansas, the timing was off….but now that has been corrected. Only one thing to do once we get reunited……head to The Crossroads. The Mississippi Delta the birthplace of the blues music. Our souls needed some nurturing and the blues is the cure. Many a blues fan from around the world dream of the drive through Delta blues country from Memphis to New Orleans via Clarksdale and Vicksburg Mississippi. The tales ... read more

Day 9 Vicksburg Left Memphis and headed south to Mississippi about a four hour drive to Vicksburg ! We had gorged ourself a on waffles for the trip and felt pretty full !! The drive was fairly easy and we checked into our new digs around 4 o'clock, quite a nice looking hotel ! We checked out the facilities and spent the next hour in the pool and hot tub . . . A hard life !! We done some research and got a cab to a nice roof top restaurant called 10 south east ! The view from up in roof were amazing, a great view down the Mississippi River, we had a few beers and ate chicken and waffles, tasted just as weird as it sounds !! We stayed for a bit as it ... read more

Geo: 32.365, -88.7031We had breakfast in the hotel then headed up to Center Hill for the Rogers Reunion at Chet's shop. We had a great time visiting with lots of people. I did not get around to talking with everyone, but did get to visit some with Lou Ella, Janet, Chet, Connie, Dawn, Yvonne, Dinah, Zena, and the only person I knew very well before, Lisa. Chet was a great host and provided a beautiful spread for lunch supplemented by pot luck dishes shared by many. I don't know who all helped provide the lunch. It was delicious.Phil was able to visit with the oldest generation members, Lou Ella and Janet, so they could corroborate some of his research. Lou Ella and Zena had old photos and memorabilia to show, including a math notebook written in ... read more

Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. Driving to Mississippi from Louisiana we weren't sure which way to go, so many interesting things to do in Mississippi, and so many talented Musicians came from here. And also very historic, we decided to follow the Natchez Trace Pathway. It starts in Natchez, on the border of Louisiana and Mississippi and runs through Mississippi and Alabama and finishes in Nashville Tennessee. The Natchez Trace Parkway stretches for 440 miles, or 700 Kilometres, it is a National Park, it averages about 200 metres wide.At different places along it you can see the old Trace, a pathway which was made by Indians, then by Trackers and Traders which came from the north and would walk home from Louisiana after sailing their goods down the Mississippi. The Trace became less popular when the ... read more