Tag: Mississippi
Hail to the King: An Elvis expert gives us Tupelo travel tips
Forty years after Elvis’s death, a Tupelo native shares a host of ways to celebrate the musician’s life in his hometown.
Experience true Southern hospitality in Water Valley, Mississippi
In many ways, downtown Water Valley seems like a time capsule from the early twentieth century.
Book Tour: Mississippi
Explore the Southern origins of William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and Eudora Welty.
Spotlight on Monmouth Historic Inn
I arrive at the inn after midnight. Monmouth, perched atop a hill and surrounded by giant oaks, glows white in the moonlight. As I pull into the drive, deer scamper in front of my...
Street Smart: Jackson, Mississippi’s North Main Street
It’s Thursday evening, and the Downtown Fondren Historic District in Jackson is electric. North State Street, the area’s main thoroughfare, glows with boutiques, galleries, and some thirty neighborhood restaurants—the heaviest concentration of eateries in...
The Cream and the Blues
Roots musician Rosanne Cash visits Dockery Farms and reflects on the Mississippi region that inspired her music.
Mississippi: Land of literary giants
Mississippi’s literary roots run deep. The state cherishes its writers and pays tribute with historical markers, namesake byways, and lovingly preserved homes. Patti Carr Black shares some favorite stops on the state’s literary trail.
Rosanne Cash Plays Dockery Farms Benefit Concert on June 6
Dockery Farms, just east of Cleveland, Mississippi, is regarded as the birthplace of the blues. In the late 1800s, Will Dockery bought the former swampland to farm timber; later, he had it drained and...
Try These Scrumptious, Shoes-Optional Seafood Shacks
CABBAGE KEYPineland, FloridaAccessible only by boat, this eighty-acre, palm-lined island is home to an irresistible 1930s open-air tavern. Enjoy peeling fresh shrimp and cracking stone crab claws as gopher tortoises mosey past. Don’t miss...
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