Our first childhood memories of going to “the fair” was riding the carousel. Well, Meridian, MS has a unique treasure just waiting for you to walk through the door to bring back those great memories of childhood in a less hectic time. It puts a smile on your face and you are young again. What can do this – the Dentzel Carousel. Continue reading
There is something about waterfalls. No matter the size, intensity or location, waterfalls call to us. When there is one in an area we are visiting, we go. Most of the time we go not knowing what to expect. So it was with Dunn’s Falls. Continue reading
Finding the oldest of anything was not on our agenda, but things happen when least expected. While traveling from Picayune to Corinth we happened upon quite a few oldest continually operating places: restaurant, drug store, hardware store. Whether they are or not is not as important as the adventure in finding these places. Continue reading
Columbia, MS was just a way stop between destinations or so we thought. Arriving at Mimosa Landing Campground with a site on a bluff overlooking the Pearl River, our view for the week was exceptional. We could have just sat, relaxed and cooked our way through our stay. But that is not us and so we explored the area. As usual we realized, never underestimate what an area has to offer. Continue reading
Following the Mississippi River from headwaters to mouth was one of our favorite trips. Along the way we found interesting sites, some with connections to south Louisiana. The Red Wing Marine Museum has some unique exhibits and one has a link to Plaquemine, LA. Continue reading
What is art? It is an interpretation and can mean different things to different people. Having friends who work with different mediums makes our art world varied and unique. We don’t necessarily look for “out of the ordinary”, it sometimes finds us. So it was one lovely fall afternoon as we walked through a rather unique sculpture garden. Continue reading
In our travels along I-49 over the years, we would notice a Louisiana welcome center North of Alexandria. The question being, why in the middle of the state would there be a welcome center? Never stopping, our question went unanswered. We were in Alexandria, LA for a family reunion and stayed in a RV Park not far from the center, it was time to have our question answered. Continue reading
Little Grand Canyon of Louisiana
Facebook alerted us to the fact that each state boast a “Little Grand Canyon”. This item just happened to appear while we were in Alexandria, LA for a family reunion. Reading the article we realized we were less than an hour from Louisiana’s Little Grand Canyon. On go the hiking boots and off we go to see what this hype is all about. Continue reading
I dare say that almost everyone had a Teddy Bear as an infant. Some bears survive and others are so badly worn they go to Teddy Bear heaven. But, there is a place you can go to relive that first animal connection. Continue reading
How do you test rocket engines which need to develop 1.15 billion pounds of thrust to send men to the moon? You build a test facility named Stennis Space Center just inside the western boundary of Mississippi off I-10. Continue reading
