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O n t h e f ar ri g ht of t h e i m a g e is a tr ai n, s m o k e bill o wi n g i nt o t h e s k y, h e a d e d t o w ar d its d esti n ati o n o n t h e f ar l eft. “ It r e pr es e nts p e o pl e m o vi n g t hr o u g h lif e at s u c h a f ast p a c e, a n d s o m eti m es w e’r e i n s u c h a h urr y w e d o n’t n oti c e t h e b e a ut y ar o u n d us,” s ai d Al e x West, w h o p ai nts p ortr aits, l a n ds c a p es a n d c o m missi o n e d pi e c es. “ I a bs ol ut el y l o v e p ai nti n g m ur als,” s h e s ai d. “ It’s a r e all y f u n pr o c ess. A l ot of p e o pl e t hi n k it’s e as y, b ut t his t o o k si x t o ni n e m o nt hs t o c o m pl et e.”

T h e m ur al i nt er pr ets w h at t h e o w n er e n visi o n e d o n 8-b y- 4 f o ot pl y w o o d p a n els. T h e Bl u e Ri d g e M o u nt ai ns ar e p ai nt e d i n t h e b a c k gr o u n d. T h e y ar e k n o w n f or v ari o us cr yst al d e p osits, i n cl u di n g r u bi es, s a p p hir es a n d q u art z, a n d a l ar g e cr yst al is d e pi ct e d i n t h e c e nt er of t h e m ur al.

T h e Ri v er R os e Tr ai n D e p ot, w h er e t h e f ast- m o vi n g tr ai n st o ps a n d r ests, is t h e m ur al’s Th n al s c e n e. “ M y cli e nt pl a ns t o h a v e r etr e ats h er e, a n d s o s h e w a nte d it t o r e pr es e nt t h e f ast p a c e of lif e a n d h o w w e n e e d t o sl o w d o w n a n d r el a x, a n d b e i n t h e m o m e nt i nst e a d of c o nst a ntl y o n t his tr ai n,” West s ai d.

West is f a mili ar wit h t h at f ast tr ai n. S h e h as w or k e d i n b ot h t h e r est a ur a nt a n d r et ail i n d ustri es, i n cl u di n g S h er wi n Willli a ms f o ur y e ars a g o b ef or e o p e ni n g h er b usi n ess, D esi g ns b y Al e x. “ I w o ul d h el p p e o pl e pi c k o ut c ol ors all d a y l o n g, a n d I e nj o y e d it, b ut I Th n all y g ot t o w h er e I w a nt e d t o p ai nt

a g ai n,” s h e s ai d. “ I w as tir e d of a ns w eri n g e v er y b o d y els e’s q u esti o ns. I k n o w t h es e p ai nts. I k n o w h o w t h e y w or k. I k n o w t h e pr o p er pr o c ess es.”

P ai nti n g r o o ms a n d h o us es is o n e t hi n g; p ai nti n g o n a c a n v as is a n ot h er. At a y o u n g a g e, West h a d a k n a c k f or art. T h e T u p el o n ati v e w as i ns pir e d at art c a m ps dir e ct e d b y D u n c a n B air d at t h e G u m Tr e e M us e u m of Art. F oll o wi n g i n his f o otst e ps, West att e n d e d D elt a St at e U ni v ersit y. “ I st u di e d art, p ai nti n g es p e ci all y, a n d I l o v e d e v er y mi n ut e of it,” s h e s ai d. H er hi g h s c h o ol art a n d art hist or y t e a c h er, J uli e Matt o x, w as a n e n c o ur a gi n g m e nt or.

Aft er c oll e g e, li k e m a n y gr a d u at es, s h e e x pl or e d t h e w orl d t hr o u g h r est a ur a nt a n d r et ail j o bs t h at w er e n’t h er tr u e p assi o n. L e a vi n g S h er wi n Willi a ms w as a bi g b ut n e c ess ar y st e p if s h e w a nt e d t o p ai nt o n h er o w n. “ W h e n m y s o n w as b or n, I ki n d of t o o k a br e a k u ntil h e w as 3,” s h e s ai d. “ I di d art a cti viti es wit h hi m, b ut m y o w n art, I p ut asi d e t o f o c us o n hi m.”

S h e cr e at e d D esi g ns b y Al e x a n d w or k e d b y h ers elf f or t h e s rst 1 8 m o nt hs or s o. “ I di d m ur als, pri v at e art l ess o ns, c ust o m art w or k, p ai nt e d h o us es i nsi d e a n d o utsi d e, w h at e v er,” s ai d West, w h o w as n’t s ur e h o w l o n g s h e’ d b e a bl e t o c o nti n u e b ef or e s n di n g a j o b i n a c u bi cl e s o m e w h er e. “ I’ v e h a d ot h er j o bs, b ut t h e y n e v er w or k e d o ut, a n d s o it’s li k e t h e u ni v ers e is t elli n g m e t his is w h at I n e e d t o d o.”

T h e l ar g e m ur al o n t h e b a c k f e n c e is n’t t h e o nl y s c e n e West h as p ai nt e d at Ri v er R os e. T h e fr o nt f e at ur es a n

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i nt er pr et ati o n of t h e o w n er’s d esir e t o r e pr es e nt h olisti c m e di ci n e a n d t h e s pirit u al si d e of h e ali n g. T his m ur al t o o k o nl y t hr e e w e e ks. “ I w a nt e d a v er y li g ht a n d air y f e el f or t h e b a c k gr o u n d a n d p ai nt e d cl o u ds o n a li g ht bl u e s k y wit h a v er y c ol orf ul l ot us Th o w er o n t o p t h at h as a t hi c k bl a c k o utli n e t o c o ntr ast it wit h t h e b a c k gr o u n d,” West s ai d. “ T h e sil h o u ett e o utli n e d i n g ol d is m or e of s pirit u al s y m b ols wit h t h e c h a kr as a n d st ars t o r e pr es e nt o n e’s i n n er b ei n g.”

F or a t o u c h of t h e m o d er n w orl d, t h e sil h o u ett e is w e ari n g a p air of h e a d p h o n es.

D esi g ns b y Al e x i n cl u d es h er h us b a n d a n d b usi n ess p art n er, B ail e y, pr o p ai nt er Ry a n Bl a n d, a n d art assist a nt Na o mi Wis e. “ We p ai nt h o m es a n d b usi n ess es, a n d s o m eti m es all of us will b e w or ki n g o n a r esi d e nti al p ai nti n g pr oj e ct,” West s ai d. “ Ot h er ti m es, w e m a y h a v e a m ur al or c o m missi o n e d art w or k t o w or k o n, s o Na o mi a n d I will w or k o n t h e m or e cr e ati v e p ai nti n g w hil e B ail e y a n d Ry a n f o c us o n p ai nti n g h o m es a n d b usi n ess es. “ A c o u pl e of w e e ks a g o, a l a d y w a nt e d h er li vi n g r o o m t o l o o k li k e a n It ali a n vill a. S o, I di d a s p e ci alt y p ai nti n g t e c h ni q u e t h at ki n d of g a v e h er t h at f e el.”

West als o p ai nt e d a n e w si g n f or T h e H a n d pi e G u y, r e mi nis c e nt of t h e st ylis h h a n d- dr a w n a d v ertisi n g si g ns of t h e p ast. A n a d mitt e d t h e at er ki d, s h e w as t hrill e d t o b e as k e d t o p ai nt t h e s et f or T u p el o Hi g h S c h o ol T h e at er D e p art m e nt’s r e c e nt pr o d u cti o n of “ T h e O utsi d ers.” “ We g ot t o w or k wit h t h e st u d e nts a n d g ot t o t e a c h t h e m s o m e of t h e t e c h ni q u es t h at I us e d w h e n I w as i n hi g h s c h o ol t h e at er, b e c a us e I di d a l ot of s c e ni c art w h e n I w as t h er e,” s h e s ai d. “ We als o t a u g ht t h e m t e c h ni q u es w e us e p ai nti n g h o us es n o w, b e c a us e at s o m e p oi nt i n t h eir lif e t h e y’r e g oi n g h a v e t o p ai nt a h o us e or w all. A n d n o w t h e y c a n p ai nt c ert ai n w a ys f or c ert ai n s ets f or t h e

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f ut ur e a n d c o nti n u e o n m a ki n g b e a utif ul s c e n er y f or t h eir pr oj e cts.”

It h as b e e n a b o ut 1 5 y e ars si n c e West gr a d u at e d fr o m T H S. S h e s ai d r et ur ni n g w as a n “ u nr e al” e x p eri e n c e, m e eti n g ol d a n d n e w t e a c h ers a n d a n e w b at c h of st u d e nts a n d artists. “ We h a d t h e m ost w o n d erf ul ti m e,” s h e s ai d.

Wit h s u c h a v ari e d r a n g e of w h at s h e c a n cr e at e, h o w d o es West d es cri b e h er o w n st yl e of p ai nti n g? “ If I’ m cr e ati n g f or f u n, it’s al m ost c art o o n i n k-st yl e s k et c h es, b ut I d o li k e t o d o Th g ur e dr a wi n g i n i n k a n d c h ar c o al,” s h e s ai d. “ I li k e t o d o l ar g e p ai nti n gs o n c a n v as, or pl y w o o d, or w h at e v er I c a n s n d.”

S h e e nj o ys t hr o wi n g p ott er y a n d m a ki n g m os ai cs as w ell. B ut it’s di s c ult t o p e g h er st yl e. West w a nts t o l e ar n m or e a b o ut a n ci e nt Hi m al a y a n art, p arti c ul arl y Ti b et a n art. H er i nt er est e xt e n ds f urt h er i nt o ot h er as p e cts of E ast er n art as w ell, w hi c h c o ntr asts wit h h er a p pr e ci ati o n f or B y z a nti n e a n d B ar o q u e m o v e m e nts.

S h e w or ks m ai nl y wit h a cr yli cs a n d w at er- b as e d p ai nts, b ut s h e’s n ot li mit e d t o t h os e m e di u ms. “ I’ m li k e a n art m a d s ci e ntist,” s h e s ai d. “ I will t a k e S h e etr o c k m u d, a n d mi x it wit h p ai nt, a n d p o ur it o v er a c a n v as, a n d ki n d of s m e ar it ar o u n d t o s e e w h er e I c a n g o fr o m t h er e,” s h e s ai d. “ S o I’ d s a y m y st yl e is a bstr a ct a n d v er y fr e e, b ut t h er e ar e s o m e el e m e nts t h at ar e m or e ur b a n, a n d br ut alist, a n d a littl e bit d ar k er i n ar e as, li k e t h e c h ar c o al a n d t h e I n di a i n k. “ It d e p e n ds o n m y m o o d,” s h e s ai d. “ S o m eti m es I w a nt t o s k et c h. S o m eti m es I w a nt t o p ai nt. I c o nsi d er m ys elf a m ulti m e di a artist. W h at I d o n’t alr e a d y k n o w h o w t o d o art- wis e, I’ m d yi n g t o l e ar n h o w t o d o ... T h er e’s s o m a n y t hi n gs I w a nt t o tr y. I’ d l o v e t o tr y t att o oi n g o n e d a y, a n d st ai nl ess w o ul d b e f u n.” M

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or as l o n g as gr o u ps of h u m a ns h a v e f or m e d f ar mi n g c ult ur es, t h er e h a v e b e e n i n di vi d u als t as k e d wit h dr essi n g a n d cl e a ni n g li v est o c k. C h a d K ni g ht c o nti n u es t h at tr a diti o n, w hi c h h e l e ar n e d fr o m his f at h er.

W h at st art e d as a dr e a m f or K ni g ht a n d his wif e Terri h as b e c o m e a n a n c h or of d o w nt o w n L a ur el, a Mississi p pi t o w n, m u c h li k e T u p el o, t h at h as bl oss o m e d o v er t h e p ast d e c a d e. T h e st or e is d e c or at e d wit h di a gr a ms of c attl e, pi gs a n d di Th er e nt art. It e v e n h as a m as c ot: a s m all s uit of ar m or n a m e d Sir L oi n. “( B ei n g a l o c al b ut c h er) is a w es o m e. It’s al m ost li k e b ei n g a r o c k st ar,” C h a d s ai d. “ Yo u k n o w e v er y b o d y. E v er y b o d y k n o ws w h er e t o c o m e t o g et t h e g o o d st u Th. T h e t o w n r e all y pr ais es us f or it all t h e ti m e ... W h e n y o u’r e a s m all b usi n ess o w n er, y o u d o n’t t a k e a d a y o s . ” C h a d, a n ati v e of L a ur el, m o v e d b a c k t o t o w n aft er li vi n g wit h his wif e i n S e attl e f or s o m e y e ars. H e o p e n e d T h e K ni g ht B ut c h er a d e c a d e a g o a n d is o n e of t h e f e w b ut c h ers h e k n o ws w h o w e nt t o s c h o ol f or it. H e gr a d u at e d fr o m J o n es C o m m u nit y C oll e g e wit h a d e gr e e i n m e at pr o c essi n g a n d m er c h a n disi n g, a cl ass t a u g ht b y his f at h er.

As of 2 0 2 5, C h a d h as o v er 2 3 y e ars of e x p eri e n c e. “ B ei n g o p e n f or 1 0 y e ars n o w, it j ust s e e ms li k e t w o d a ys, a n d t h e n it s e e ms li k e 2 0 y e ars,” Terri s ai d. “ We w at c h c hil dr e n gr o w u p, a n d t h e y d o n’t k n o w a w orl d wit h o ut us. T h at’s w h at m a k es it s p e ci al.”

B ut c h er s h o ps ar e a d yi n g br e e d wit h t h e pr olif er ati o n of bi g b o x st or es s elli n g c uts of m e at at t h e l o w est p ossi bl e pri c es. C h a d s ai d t h e k e y t o his s u c c ess is n’t i n e m ul ati n g t h os e st or es b ut i n c o nti n ui n g t h e tr a diti o n al f or m of b ut c h eri n g, o s eri n g l o c all y s o ur c e d m e at a n d hi g h- q u alit y c uts.

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“ I h at e t o s e e it b ei n g a d yi n g art b e c a us e it is w h at w e n e e d e v er y d a y, p e o pl e t o pr o c ess t h e m e at f or f o o d,” h e s ai d. “ We d o n’t w a nt t o e at pl asti c or all t his f a k e st u Th. ” Terri s ai d w hil e l ar g e r et ail ers c a n a ut o m at e t h e b ut c h er’s j o b, it will n e v er b e t h e s a m e as a p assi o n at e b ut c h er d oi n g q u alit y w or k. B ut c h eri n g is a s kill ri c h wit h hist or y a n d tr a diti o n. “ T his is d oi n g it h o w t h e y di d it 1 0 0 y e ars a g o, w hi c h is s o si m pl e b ut s o r ar e n o w,” Terri s ai d. “ I v al u e a n d a p pr e ci at e t h at … I e nj o y s e ei n g p e o pl e e nj o y o ur b usi n ess.”

T o C h a d, t h e art of b ut c h er y is n ot d yi n g; it’s c h a n gi n g.

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B ef or e est a blis hi n g t h e s h o p, C h a d w or k e d i n l o c al gr o c er y st or es a n d s m all b ut c h er s h o ps t hr o u g h o ut hi g h s c h o ol a n d

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aft er m o vi n g t o S e attl e. H e is als o a m usi ci a n, n oti n g t h at b ut c h eri n g s ust ai n e d hi m w hil e h e p erf or m e d at v ari o us gi gs t hr o u g h o ut t h e gi g a nti c n ort h e ast cit y. H e s ai d t h at i n t h e f o ur y e ars h e w as o n t h e West C o ast, t h e s h o ps t h er e i ns pir e d his s h o p i n t h e Pi n e B elt.

N ot o nl y d o es T h e K ni g ht B ut c h er s ell r a w b e ef, c hi c k e n, p or k a n d l a m b of pr ett y m u c h a n y c ut, b ut it als o s ells c o o k e d a n d s m o k e d m e ats a n d m ulti pl e s a v ors of b e ef j er k y m a d e i n- h o us e, w hi c h h e s ai d is o n e of his b est s ell ers. It is s o p o p ul ar, t h e K ni g hts h a v e t a k e n t o s elli n g it o nli n e o n t h eir w e bsit e.

M e ats ar e n’t t h e o nl y t hi n gs s ol d at t h e s h o p. T h e st or e als o s er v es f u d g e a n d ot h er d ess erts u n d er t h e l a b el “ K ni g ht’s S u g ar.”

At t h e ti m e of M u d & Ma g n oli as’ i nt er vi e w wit h t h e c o u pl e, S u p er B o wl L I X w as ri g ht ar o u n d t h e c or n er, w hi c h

C h a d s ai d w as a v er y b us y w e e k f or hi m. R esi d e nts c a m e i n a st e a d y str e a m l o o ki n g t o s n a g s m o k e d wi n gs a n d ot h er g a m ed a y d eli g hts.

Terri, w h o m a n a g es pr ett y m u c h e v er y ot h er as p e ct of t h e st or e t h at d o es n’t i n v ol v e c utti n g m e at, s ai d h er p ar e nts w er e s m all b usi n ess o w n ers i n Fl or e n c e, Al a b a m a. T h at s p ar k e d h er i nt er est i n o w ni n g a b usi n ess. “ I l o v e b uil di n g b usi n ess es,” s h e s ai d. “ I f o c us o n t h e b a c k e n d, all t h e b usi n ess, m a ki n g s ur e all t h e bills ar e p ai d … all t h os e t hi n gs, s o h e g ets t o f o c us o n t his, w hi c h is a w h ol e ot h er

j o b. T h er e’s n o w a y w e c o ul d d o it wit h o ut e a c h ot h er.”

A d vi c e t o t h os e l o o ki n g t o st art a b usi n ess, Terri s ai d, is t o b e pr es e nt, k n o w y o ur tr a d e or s er vi c e a n d h a v e g o o d c ust o m er s er vi c e s kills. “ Yo u h a v e t o b e at y o ur b usi n ess a n d k n o w w h at y o u ar e d o i n g,” s h e s ai d. “ It’s a p us h- p ull w h e n y o u h a v e a s m all b usi n ess … If y o u’r e g o o d t o p e o pl e, p e o pl e will b e g o o d t o y o u. T h e m or e y o u p ut o ut, t h e h ar d er y o u w or k, t h e m or e g o o d y o u d o, t h e m or e g o o d c o m es b a c k.” M

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S h u Th e o Th t his m ort al c oil a n d i nt o t h e gr e at h er e aft er?

Yo u k n o w, di e?

Well, Br a n di P err y a n d D ori L o w e h a v e 1 0 0 s u g g esti o ns f or y o u a n d a n y Mississi p pi tr a v el ers, a n d it’s all i n t h e p a g es of t h eir b o o k, “1 0 0 T hi n gs t o D o i n Mississi p pi B ef or e Yo u Di e.”

T h e l o n gti m e b est fri e n ds a n d a ut h ors ar e b ot h a d v e nt ur o us a n d i nsi g htf ul tr a v el ers, a n d t h e y b ot h s h ar e a u ni q u e b o n d wit h t h e st at e t h e y l o v e a n d c all “ h o m e.” T h e y s rst m et o n c h ur c h y o ut h tri ps, a c o n n e cti o n t h e y di d n’t r e ali z e u ntil t h e y r e u nit e d at M ari o n C o u nt y

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S c h o ol Distri ct y e ars l at er. N o w, t h e y b ot h w or k t h er e as t e a c h ers. Al o n g wit h t h eir b o o k r el e as e d i n 2 0 2 3, t h e d u o als o writ es t h e s u cc essf ul tr a v el bl o g B a c kr o a ds a n d B ur g ers.

A c c or di n g t o t h e p air, t h e l o v e of tr a v el s o ws t hr o u g h t h eir b o di es li k e bl o o d. It’s t his l o v e of e x pl ori n g t h e w orl d – a n d t h e w orl d ar o u n d t h e m – t h at l e d t o t h eir b o o k. “ B e c a us e w e’r e t e a c h ers, w e h a v e s p e nt m a n y s u m m ers tr a v eli n g all o v er t h e S o ut h e ast.

O n e d a y, d uri n g st at e t esti n g w e e k of all ti m es, I t h o u g ht w e s h o ul d r e a c h o ut t o R e e d y Pr ess a n d s e e if t h e y w o ul d b e i nt er est e d i n a tr a v el g ui d e b o o k,” Br a n di s ai d. “ T h e y r es p o n d e d t hr e e d a ys l at er. All of t his c a m e s o q ui c kl y. ” R e e d y Pr ess is k n o w n f or its s eri es of tr a v el g ui d e b o o ks. O n e of its p o p ul ar n ati o n al s eri es

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Br a n di P err y a n d D ori L o w e ar e t h e a ut h or s of “ 1 0 0 T hi n g s t o D o I n Mi s si s si p pi B ef or e y o u Di e.”

is “1 0 0 T hi n gs t o D o B ef or e Yo u Di e” i n e a c h st at e. Br a n di a n d D ori w er e t h e Thrst t o p u blis h a b o o k li k e t his f or Mississi p pi wit h R e e d y Pr ess.

P e o pl e w h o c all Mississi p pi h o m e m a y j o k i n gl y as k if it w as di Th c ult t o s cr o u n g e u p 1 0 0 t hi n gs w ort h d oi n g i n t h e M a g n oli a St at e. I n f a ct, t h e a ut h ors h a d t h e o p p osit e pr o bl e m. “ We h a d t o s lt er t h e list 1 5 ti m es t o g et 1 0 0,” D ori s h ar e d. “ T h er e is s o m u c h t o s e e a n d d o i n o ur b e a utif ul st at e! A n d y o u d o n’t h a v e t o s p e n d m o n e y or g o v er y f ar t o s n d s o m et hi n g i nt er esti n g.”

T h eir tr a v el g ui d e t o t h e M a g n oli a St at e c a n b e f o u n d i n m a n y Mississi p pi Air b n b’s, b e d a n d br e a kf asts, a n d ot h er t o urist l o c ati o ns …

T u p el o H ar d w ar e, f or i nst a n c e. It’s als o a v ail a bl e at o nli n e r et ail ers li k e A m a z o n.

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T h e b o o k s p otli g hts s o m e of t h e b est s p ots i n Mississi p pi, fr o m d eli ci o us l o c al e at eri es t o st u n ni n g o ut d o or l o c ati o ns t o p o p ul ar t o urist d esti n ati o ns li k e t h e El vis Pr esl e y Birt h pl a c e.

It h el ps tr a v el ers Th n d u ni q u e a n d st ori e d l o c a ti o ns, a n d it hi g hli g hts t h e w o n d erf ul p e o pl e, pl a c es, a n d t hi n gs t h at m a k e Mississi p pi, Mississi p pi. “ We’ v e h a d fri e n ds r e a c h o ut t o us a n d s h ar e t h at t h e y k e e p a c o p y at h o m e a n d o n e i n t h e c ar, j ust i n c as e t h e y’r e tr a v eli n g,” Br a n di s ai d.

As f or s o m e of t h eir p ers o n al f a v orit e s p ots, Br a n di hi g hl y r e c o m m e n ds T h e Ol d C o u ntr y St or e i n L or m a n, Mississi p pi, f or s o m e of t h e b est fri e d c hi c k e n y o u’ll e v er e at. S h e als o l o v es R e d Bl u ff – als o k n o w n as t h e “ Gr a n d C a n y o n of Mississi p pi” or “ Littl e Gr a n d C a n y o n” – a n at ur al g e ol o gi c al f e at ur e i n Mari o n C o u nt y,

Mississi p pi, n e ar F o x w ort h.

Br a n di c a n vi vi dl y d es cri b e t h e st u n ni n g vi e ws a n d t h e f e eli n g of a w e s h e e x p eri e n c es e v er y ti m e s h e visits. “ I s p e nt m a n y of m y 4 5 y e ars hi ki n g R e d Bl u Th, ” s h e s ai d. “ T h er e’s n o ot h er pl a c e li k e it i n Mississi p pi, a n d I l o v e its hist or y. ” D ori l o v es t h e N es h o b a C o u nt y Fair, a n e x p eri e n c e s h e b eli e v es e v er y Mississi p pi a n s h o ul d h a v e at l e ast o n c e i n t h eir lif eti m e.

R e g ar di n g f o o d, s h e c a n’t pi c k j ust o n e pl a c e, b ut r e a d ers c a n c h e c k o ut s o m e of t h eir r e c -

o m m e n d ati o ns i n a n e w b o o k c o mi n g t his f all: “ U ni q u e E at eri es i n Mississi p pi.” T h e b o o k will f e at ur e a c ur at e d list of hi d d e n g e ms a n d l o c al f a v orit es fr o m a cr oss t h e st at e.

W hil e Br a n di a n d D ori st a y b us y, t h e y’r e n e v er t o o b us y t o e x pl or e t h eir h o m e st at e.

T h e y r e c o m m e n d e v er y o n e w h o li v es h er e f oll o w i n t h eir f o otst e ps, b ut n ot n e c ess aril y i n t h e lit er al s e ns e. “ We b ot h tr e as ur e Mississi p pi,” Br a n di s ai d. “ T h er e’s n o b a d dir e cti o n.” M

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s a Mississi p pi tr a ns pl a nt fr o m Was hi n gt o n st at e, I’ v e n e v er s p e nt a n y ti m e e x pl ori n g t h e st at e’s 5 5- mil e l o n g G ulf C o ast. Aft er li vi n g h er e f or 2 0 y e ars, I Th g ur e d it w as ti m e.

W h e n mi n e a n d m y wif e’s 2 5t h w e d di n g a n ni v ers ar y w as a p pr o a c hi n g, I w a nt e d t o pl a n s o m et hi n g s p e ci al to c el e br at e t his mil est o n e.

I r e a c h e d o ut t o C o ast al Mississi p pi f or s o m e s u g g esti o ns o n w h at t o d o. N ot o nl y di d t h e y assist m e i n s u g g esti n g s o m e a cti viti es, t h e y w e nt f ar a b o v e a n d b e y o n d wit h a c ust o mi z e d iti n er ar y. B ef or e y o u pl a n y o ur tri p t o t h e c o ast, r e a c h o ut t o c o ast al mississi p pi. c o m, t h e y will h el p cr e at e a c ust o mi z e d iti n er ar y f or y o ur visit b as e d u p o n y o ur i nt er ests a n d pr ef er e n c es.

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T h e P u bli c a n d M e di a R el ati o ns E x e c uti v e at Visit C o ast al Mississi p pi, Kris H u m m er, r es p o n d e d t o m y i n q uir y wit h a c ust o mi z e d iti n er ar y f or o ur ti m e t h er e, i n cl u di n g s o m e t hi n gs t o s e e a n d d o i n t h e di Th er e nt t o w ns al o n g t h e c o ast.

It st art e d wit h t o p- n ot c h a c c o m m o d ati o ns at t h e S c arl et P e arl R es ort a n d C asi n o l o c at e d i n D’ I b er vill e o n t h e w at erfr o nt. We w er e pl e as a ntl y s ur pris e d as it w as o nl y a s h ort dri v e t o t h e w hit e s a n d b e a c h es a n d t h e West B e a c h B o ar d w al k i n Bil o xi. T h e r es ort o Th ers fr e e - as w ell as v al et - p ar ki n g. It o s ers a l ar g e ti ki-t h e m e d mi ni at ur e g olf c o urs e, a n d a b e a utif ul o ut d o or p o ol a n d h ot t u b. F or m or e i nf or m ati o n, visit s c arl et p e arl c asi n o. c o m.

T h e f oll o wi n g m or ni n g o n d a y 1 of o ur iti n er ar y, w e w er e b o o k e d o n a 7 0- mi n ut e s hri m p b o at ri d e t hr o u g h Bil o xi Cr uis e C o m p a n y wit h C a pt ai n Mi k e at t h e h el m. T h e b o at n a m e d S ail s s h - w as a w ell- m ai nt ai n e d v ess el b uilt i n 1 9 5 3 a n d m a d e fr o m c y pr ess w o o d.

T h e b o at h a d a c o m pl et e r e n o v ati o n i n 2 0 2 2, a n d w as i n “s hi p” s h a p e.

T his w as a f as ci n ati n g e x p eri e n c e as h e d et ail e d t h eir o yst er f ar mi n g o p er ati o n b ef or e b o ar di n g. O n c e l e a vi n g t h e h ar b or, w e l eis ur el y cr uis e d ar o u n d t h e c al m w at ers of Mis sissi p pi S o u n d, C a pt ai n Mi k e c ast t h e s hri m p n ets as w e tr a wl e d, w e w er e gi v e n d et ail e d i nf or m ati o n o n t h e di Th er e nt s e a lif e i n t h e s o u n d.

T h e n ets w er e c ast f or a p pr o xi m at el y 2 0 mi n ut es b ef or e bri n gi n g t h e m b a c k i n. We w ait e d wit h b at e d br e at h t o s e e w h at t h e b o u nt y w o ul d b e. T h er e w er e a f e w di ff er e nt s p e ci es of s hri m p i n v ari o us st a g es of d e v el o p m e nt. As w ell as a s m all P a d dl e fis h, a H o g c h o k er – w hi c h r es e m bl es a Fl o u n d er – a Bl u e Cr a b, a n d a f e w ot h er s p e ci es of s e a lif e. N ot to o s h a b b y f or o nl y 2 0 mi n ut es!

T his is a m ust- d o attr a cti o n f or y o ur visit t o t h e c o ast. T h e pri c e is $ 3 0 p er p ers o n a n d c a n b e b o o k e d o nli n e at bil o xis hri m pi n gtri p. c o m.

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Ca ptain Mike with Biloxi Cruise Co m pany gives a presentation on the various sea life availa ble along the Gulf Coast.

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Shri m p Tac ps fro m Sna p pers Seafoo d.

Aft er r et ur ni n g t o t h e h ar b or, w e st o p p e d f or a d eli ci o us l u n c h at S n a p p ers S e af o o d t h at sits dir e ctl y o n t h e b e a c h wit h a gr e at vi e w of t h e G ulf of M e xi c o. We s h ar e d a n a p p eti z er of t h eir m ost p o p ul ar m e n u it e m, S e af o o d Br e a d, s m ot h er e d i n s hri m p, cr a w Ths h, Bl u e Cr a b a n d m elt e d c h e es e. F or t h e m ai n m e al, w e s h ar e d s hri m p t a c os, w hi c h w as pl e nt y f or us.

We s p e nt t h e r est of t h e aft er n o o n e x pl ori n g s o m e of t h e t o w ns a n d l a n d m ar ks al o n g hist ori c U. S. 9 0, t a ki n g i n t h e s c e n er y of t h e b e a utif ul Li v e O a ks a d or n e d wit h S p a nis h M oss.

F or di n n er, w e w er e i n B a y St. L o uis a n d at e at a b e a utif ul, r o m a nti c r est a ur a nt c all e d B a c c h us o n t h e B a y o u w h er e w e w er e s e at e d o utsi d e at d us k. T h er e w as s o m e li v e m usi c s oftl y pl a yi n g, a n d it f elt p erf e ct. F or a st art er w e \ h a d t h e S e ar e d A hi T u n a, w hi c h w as p erf e ctl y s e ar e d a n d w as s o t e n d er, it m elt e d i n y o ur m o ut h. F or t h e m ai n c o urs e w e h a d t h e Pir o g u e, w hi c h i n cl u d e d a Thl et, fr es h G ulf S hri m p, cr a b c a k es, dri z zl e d i n a r e m o ul a d e o v er g arli c m as h e d p ot at o es. A g ai n, e v er yt hi n g w as p erf e ct. T o t o p o s t h e m e al, w e s h ar e d t h eir di vi n e br e a d p u d di n g. T h at al o n e w as w ort h t h e 4 h o ur dri v e fr o m T u p el o!

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Visitors to the Mississi p pi A quariu m take photos at the large a quariu m tank.

We e n d e d t h e e v e ni n g wit h pl a yi n g s o m e sl ots at o ur h ot el. O n t h at n ot e, w e als o e n d e d t h e ni g ht wit h $1 0 0 l ess t h a n w h e n w e st art e d pl a yi n g t h e sl ots!

O ur d a y 2 iti n er ar y i n cl u d e d visiti n g t h e Mississi p pi A q u ari u m l o c at e d i n G ulf p ort. T his w as a f u n e x p eri e n c e, it’s v er y e d u c ati o n al, i m m ersi v e a n d h a n ds- o n.

It i n cl u d es a cr o c o dil e h a bit at, a l ar g e d ol p hi n t a n k, s e a ott ers, p e n g ui ns, a 4 0 f o ot t all s p h eri c al a q u ari u m wit h di Th er e nt t y p es of s c h o oli n g Ths h a n d a sti n gr a y t a n k w h er e y o u ar e a bl e t o t o u c h t h e m. W h e n y o ur h a n d w as g e ntl y pl a c e d i nt o t h e w at er, t h e Sti n gr a ys w o ul d s wi m ri g ht u p.

T h e hi g hli g ht w as t h e o n e milli o n g all o n a q u ari u m f e at uri n g a l ar g e gl ass w all wit h a v ari et y of s p e ci es of s s h, i n cl u di n g a c o u pl e di s er e nt t y p es s h ar k. A d mis si o n is $ 3 0 p er p ers o n. F or m or e i nf or m ati o n, visit mississi p pi a q u ari u m. c o m.

B y t his ti m e, w e w er e r e a d y f or l u n c h at S h a g g y’s.

W h at a f u n, l ai d b a c k b e a c h vi b e t his pl a c e h a d.

A g ai n, w e w er e n ot dis a p p oi nt e d at all. E v er yt hi n g is s o fr es h. We st art e d wit h t h e S h e Cr a b S o u p Thll e d wit h fr es h l u m p cr a b m e at. It w as v er y h e art y a n d ri c h - it al m ost h a d a bis q u e c o nsist e n c y t o it. F or t h e m ai n dis h, w e h a d t h e C a pt ai n’s S e af o o d Pl att er.

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T h er e w as s o m u c h fr es h s e af o o d pil e d hi g h, t h at w e h a d l eft o v ers f or 2 d a ys. A t o- g o b o x, er, s h o ul d I s a y a t o- g o cr at e w as d e Th nit el y n e e d e d.

Of c o urs e, aft er all t h at f o o d, w e h a d t o w al k s o m e of it o Th, s o w e v e nt ur e d ar o u n d t o s o m e of t h e l o c al s o u v e nir s h o ps - a n d t h er e ar e s e v er al. We g ot s o m e h o m e m a d e f u d g e fr o m S h ar k m o ut h, a n d, of c o urs e, w e i n d ul g e d s e v eral s a m pl es.

T o wr a p u p o ur tri p o n S u n d a y a ft er n o o n, w e w e nt t o t h e P ar a dis e Pi er F u n P ar k at Bil o xi B e a c h. It’s p art of t h e M ar g arit a vill e R es ort pr o p ert y a n d f e at ur es a 1 8 0-f o ot t all F erris w h e el c all e d T h e Bil o xi Ti d e- T ur n er. It w as v er y wi n d y w hil e w e w er e t h er e, s o t h at ri d e w as s h ut d o w n f or t h e d a y. T h e t h e m e p ar k i n cl u d es s e v er al c ar ni v al-st yl e ri d es, a l ar g e i n d o or ar c a d e a n d f a mil y f u n c e nt er. A n all- d a y a d missi o n wrist b a n d is $ 3 9 a n d t h at all o ws y o u t o c o m e- a n d- g o as y o u pl e as e. F or m or e i nf or m ati o n visit p ar a dis e pi er bil o xi. c o m.

T h at wr a p p e d u p o ur w e e k e n d o n t h e c o ast. We g ot o n t h e r o a d a n d dr o v e b a c k t o T u p el o, b ut n ot wit h o ut t h e Mississi p pi G ulf C o ast st e ali n g a pi e c e o ur h e arts. We will d e s nit el y b e b a c k! H o p ef ull y s o o n er, r at h er t h a n l at er.

O v er all, 1 0/1 0 - it o p e n e d m y e y es t o s e e j ust s o m e of t h e a w es o m e tr e as ur es t h at t h e st at e h as t o o s er. M

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• $ 2. 7 1 1 Billion in total visitors s pen d.

• 2 7, 8 6 6 Total E m ployees ( 8 0 % of touris m jo bs cannot be outsource d) • $ 3 4 2, 6 5 8, 2 6 3 in local/state taxes.

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T h e Ei Th el T o w er.

T h e St at u e of Li b ert y.

T h e P art h e n o n.

W h at e v er y o n e m a y n ot k n o w, h o w e v er, is t h at e a c h of t h es e f a mili ar f a v orit es is j ust a n e as y d a y tri p a w a y fr o m N ort h e ast Mississi p pi.

N o, r e all y. T o pr o v e it, l et’s t a k e a q ui c k t o ur of s o m e of t h e w orl d’s m ost f a m o us sit es wit hi n j ust a f e w h o urs’ dri v e fr o m y o ur h o m et o w n.

T h e Ei Th el T o w e r i n P a ri s, T e n n e s s e e 2 hr 53 mi n fr o m Tu pel o “ P aris,” A u dr e y H e p b ur n is oft e n i n c orr e ctl y q u ot e d as s a yi n g, “is al w a ys a g o o d i d e a.”

W hil e H e p b ur n a p p ar e ntl y n e v er a ct u all y s ai d t his, s h e mi g ht h a v e if s h e li v e d i n N ort h e ast Mississi p pi a n d w as t al ki n g a b o ut t h e “ G a y P ar e e” i n Te n n ess e e. A s m all cit y of a b o ut 1 0, 0 0 0 p e o pl e, P aris h o n ors its Fr e n c h n a m es a k e b y h osti n g a s u bs c al e v ersi o n of t h e Ei s el T o w er. It st a n ds a b o ut 7 0 f e et t all, j ust a s mi d g e s h ort er t h a n t h e i c o ni c 1, 0 0 0-f o ot str u ct ur e t h at i ns pir e d it. ( A s h ort er v ersi o n still is i n t h e ki ds’ pl a y gr o u n d at t h e sit e.)

W h e n y o u g o t o t o P aris, b e s ur e t o visit M o ust os P ast a & Grill f or l u n c h or di n n er. It m a y s e e m o d d g oi n g t o P aris f or a ut h e nti c It ali a n c uisi n e, b ut t h e f o o d is a m a zi n g.

If t h at’s t o o f ar, P aris, Mississi p pi is o nl y a n h o ur w est of T u p el o.

T h er e’s n o Ei s el T o w er, b ut y o u c a n pr o b a bl y Th n d a si g n y o u c a n t a k e a pi ct ur e of.

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T h e S t a t u e of Li b e r t y i n Ve s t a vi a Hill s, Al a b a m a

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2 hr 1 2 mi n fr o m Tu pel o

B uilt i n 1 8 9 7 as p art of t h e c el e br ati o n of Te n n ess e e’s C e nt e n ni al, Nas h vill e’s P art h e n o n is t h e w orl d’s o nl y f ulls c al e, d et ail e d r e pli c a of t h e At h e ns, Gr e e c e- b as e d t e m pl e b uilt t o h o n or t h e g o d d ess of wis d o m a n d w arf ar e.

T h e Nas h vill e P art h e n o n e v e n c o m es c o m pl et e wit h a gi a nt st at u e of At h e n a i nsi d e. N ot o nl y is t h e Nas h vill e v ersi o n a r e pli c a of t h e f a m o us At h e ni a n l a n d m ar k, it’s f a m o us i n its o w n ri g ht; it is f e at ur e d i n t h e 1 9 7 5 m o vi e “ Nas h vill e” a n d t h e 2 01 0 m o vi e “ P er c y Ja c ks o n & t h e Ol y m pi a ns.”

If y o u w a nt a n a ut h e nti c c o m pl e m e nt t o t h e e x p eri e n c e, c h e c k o ut t h e Fatt o us h C af é – a b o ut Th v e mi n ut es fr o m t h e P art h e n o n – f or Gr e e k f o o d t h at’s b e e n f e at ur e d o n F o o d N et w or k. Or, f or a di Th er e nt s ort of a ut h e nti c, e nj o y g e n ui n e Nas h vill e f ar e at R e d’s H ot C hi c k e n, a q u ar t er- mil e fr o m t h e P art h e n o n.

T his o n e is d e s nit el y t h e pr o-l e v el it e m o n t h e list.

Us e G P S t o g et t h er e, a n d t h er e’s a g o o d c h a n c e it’ll t a k e y o u t o t h e wr o n g pl a c e. T h e st at u e is i n a ti n y p ar k c all e d Li b ert y P ar k, w hi c h is als o t h e n a m e of a s u b di visi o n mil es a w a y. ( T o b e o n t h e s af e si d e, us e t h e a d dr ess of t h e S c o uti n g A m eri c a o s c e n e xt t o it, 51 6 Li b ert y P ar k w a y, Bir mi n g h a m, Al a b a m a.)

W h e n y o u d o g et t h er e, it’s o n e of t h e t o u g h est s p ots t o p h ot o gr a p h … at l e ast w ell. T h e st at u e f a c es t h e r o a d, n ot t h e b est s p ot f or a p h ot o o p. B ut, f or a c o m pl eti o nist, t his o n e- Thft h s c al e r e pli c a of t h e St at u e of Li b ert y i n N e w Yor k Cit y is n’t t o b e miss e d.

T h er e ar e pl a c es n ot t o o f ar fr o m t h e st at u e t o e at, b ut t o g et b a c k h o m e, y o u’r e g oi n g t o h a v e t o p ass ri g ht b y d o w nt o w n Bir mi n g h a m, t h e h o m e of a b ur g e o ni n g f o o di e s c e n e, s o it’ d b e a w ast e n ot t o st o p t h er e. C o nsi d er c h e c ki n g o ut t h e Pi zit z F o o d H all, w h er e t h er e’s s o m et hi n g f or e v er y o n e i n t h e c ar.

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T h er e’s n o r est a ur a nt r e c o m m e n d ati o n f or t his o n e; if y o u’r e alr e a d y o n t h e S q u ar e i n O xf or d, t h er e’s s e v er al o pti o ns i n e as y w al ki n g dist a n c e. Yo u c a n’t g o wr o n g wit h a n y of t h e m.

M e m p his g ets its n a m e fr o m a n E g y pti a n cit y, a n d w h at’s m or e E g y pti a n t h a n p yr a mi ds?

D es pit e h a vi n g t h e s a m e s h a p e, y o u’ d h a v e t o s q ui nt pr ett y h ar d t o c o nf us e M e m p his’ p yr a mi d wit h o n e of its E g y pti a n c o usi ns (t h e B ass Pr o S h o p si g n o n t h e si d e of t h e f or m er is o n e d e a d gi v e a w a y) b ut it’s still q uit e t h e si g ht t o s e e. A v er y s h ort dist a n c e a w a y ar e t w o w orl d l a n d m ar ks i n t h eir o w n ri g ht – t h e d u c k w al k i n t h e l o b b y of t h e P e a b o d y H ot el a n d t h e ri bs at C h arli e Ver g os R e n d e z v o us. M

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T his st or y st arts wit h t w o m e n n a m e d Ti m Al vis. O n e w as m y wif e’s U n cl e Ti m, G o d r est his s o ul, w h o li v e d i n Mi c hi e, Te n n ess e e – a pl a c e y o u mi g ht li v e if y o u w a nt e d t o b e a bl e t o e asil y g et t o C ori nt h, Mississi p pi, b ut di d n’t w a nt t o li v e t h er e. T h e ot h er, w e’ll c all E n gl a n d Ti m. H e li v e d i n B asil d o n, E n gl a n d, w hi c h is w h er e y o u mi g ht li v e if y o u w a nt e d t o b e a bl e t o e asil y g et t o L o n d o n b ut di d n’t w a nt t o li v e t h er e.

O n a w hi m o n e d a y, E n gl a n d Ti m t y p e d his n a m e i nt o F a c e b o o k’s s e ar c h b ar a n d s e nt a fri e n d r e q u est t o e v er y Ti m Al vis i n t h e w orl d t h at p o p p e d u p. U n cl e Ti m a c c e pt e d. T h e y st art e d t al ki n g. T h e y b e c a m e fri e n ds. E n gl a n d Ti m w o ul d s e n d gifts t o U n cl e Ti m’s ki ds. T h e r est of t h e f a mil y st art e d fri e n di n g E n gl a n d Ti m o n F a c e b o o k.

Te n y e ars a n d a c o u pl e of m o nt hs a g o, m y t h e n- girlfri e n d, R e b e c c a, a n d I g ot m arri e d, a n d w e d e ci d e d t o t a k e w h at w as g oi n g t o b e f or b ot h of us a first a n d al m ost c ert ai nl y o n c e-i n- a-lif eti m e tri p o v ers e as. T h e tri p w o ul d l et h er s e e r e al lif e L o n d o n sit es t h at s h e’ d l o v e d st u d yi n g i n h er c oll e g e E n glis h hist or y c o urs es. E n gl a n d Ti m o ff er e d t o m e et us. H e a n d his wif e, M a g, s h o w e d us t h e cit y i n a w a y w e’ d n e v er h a v e s e e n wit h o ut a l o c al g ui d e. It w as a bl essi n g f or t h e m t o b e t h e first p e o pl e w e s p e nt ti m e wit h as a m arri e d c o u pl e – at n e arl y a h alf- c e nt ur y t o g et h er, t h e y w er e still n e wl y w e ds. I h o p e o ur r el ati o ns hi p a g es h alf as gr a c ef ull y as t h eirs.

T w o m o nt hs l at er, Ti m a n d M a g c a m e a n d st a y e d f or a m o nt h wit h U n cl e Ti m o n t h eir first a n d fi n al tri p t o t h e St at es. W e g ot t o s e e t h e m

a h a n df ul of ti m es o n t h eir A m eri c a n a d v e n t ur e, i n cl u di n g m a ki n g s ur e M a g g ot t o d o t h e o nl y t hi n g s h e r e all y w a nt e d o ut of t h e tri p: t o t a k e o n e of t h os e s h ort ri v er b o at ri d es i n M e mp his. U n cl e Ti m pi c k e d t h e r est of t h e a g e n d a – t h e P e a b o d y d u c ks w er e s ki p p e d i n f a v or of t h e B ass Pr o S h o p (t o b e f air, tr és A m eri c a n); w e w a v e d at Gr a c el a n d as w e p ass e d t h e exit.

B ef or e t h e y l eft, t h e E n gl a n d Al vis es g a v e R e b e c c a a n d I a n i n vit ati o n – c o m e st a y a m o nt h wit h t h e m. W e b u y t h e pl a n e ti c k ets; t h e y p ut us u p. W e di d n’t t a k e it s eri o usl y, b ut t h e y di d. Ti m st art e d s c h e d uli n g it al m ost i mm e di at el y. A m o nt h s e e m e d li k e a l ot, b ut w e s ai d w e c o ul d pr o b a bl y d o a c o u pl e of w e e ks. “ Gr e at, y o u’r e c o mi n g f or t hr e e w e e ks!” … I g u ess w e ar e.

A n d s o w e di d. T w o w e e ks o utsi d e L o n d o n.

A w e e k i n a c h al et at t h eir f a v orit e c a m p gr o u n d i n t h e Fr e n c h c o u ntr ysi d e. A ni g ht i n P aris. W e h a v e a l ot of c o u pl e fri e n ds, b ut o nl y o n e c o u pl e wit h w h o m w e’ v e b e e n d o w n t h e T h a m es, t h e Mississi p pi a n d t h e S ei n e.

T h at tri p c h a n g e d o ur li v es. T h e h o n e y m o o n w as t o b e a o n c e-i n- a-lif eti m e t hi n g. T h e i d e a of g oi n g o v ers e as a g ai n t o g et h er, m u c h l ess f or m ulti pl e w e e ks, w as sill y. B ut Ti m a n d M a g m a d e o ur w orl d t h at m u c h bi g g er. W e’ v e s e e n t h e m a f e w ti m es si n c e; o ur f a v orit e w as w h e n w e g ot t o t a k e o ur t h e n- 2- y e ar- ol d s o n t o t h eir h o m e. T h e y’r e a n a m azi n g c o u pl e, a n d w e’r e i n cr e di bl y gr at ef ul f or t h e r a n d o m c o n n e cti o n t h at br o u g ht t h e m i nt o o ur li v es.

S o w hil e I c a n’t r es p o nsi bl y s a y t h at tr a v e li n g o v ers e as t o st a y wit h i nt er n et str a n g ers is a g o o d i d e a, I r e all y c a n’t, i n g o o d c o ns ci e n c e, s a y it’s a b a d i d e a, eit h er. M

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T h e 1 2 7 Yar d S al e is t h e l o n g est i nt er st at e y ar d s al e i n A m eri c a, a 6 9 0- mil e b ar g ai n h u nt t hr o u g h si x st at es: Al a b a m a, Te n n ess e e, G e or gi a, K e nt u c k y, Mi c hi g a n a n d O hi o. T h e p o p ul ar y ar d s al e attr a cts t h o us a n ds of tr e as ur e h u nt ers e v er y s u m m er, o n t h e Thrst T h urs d a y t hr o u g h S u n d a y i n A u g ust.

I ns pir e d b y t h eir l o v e of t hrifti n g a n d H G T V – cr e ws fr o m w hi c h c a n oft e n b e s p ott e d al o n g t h e y ar d s al e j o ur n e y – t h e sist ers o n e y e ar pl a n n e d t h eir o w n y ar d s al e a d v e nt ur e. J o y is t h e d esi g n at e d r es e ar c h er; Lis a pl a ns t h eir o ut s ts.

B ot h r etir e d t e a c h ers ( Lis a t a u g ht ki n d er g art e n; J o y E n glis h), t h e sist ers ar e t h e r ar e ki n d of si bli n gs t h at a ct u all y e nj o y s p e n di n g e xt e n d e d p eri o ds of ti m e wit h e a c h ot h er. If t h er e’s ri v alr y, it’s of t h e mil d est ki n d.

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“ Wo m e n d o n ot g et m u c h ti m e al o n e wit h o ut p ur p os ef ul o bj e cti v es,” J o y s ai d. “ W h e n y o u g et i n a c ar wit h a n ot h er w o m a n t h at y o u l o v e, a n d y o u ar e j ust m e a n d eri n g r o a ds wit h n o ot h er p ur p os e t h a n l o o ki n g f or tr e as ur e t h at y o u m a y or m a y n ot s n d – it’s m a gi c.”

Still, d es pit e h a vi n g gr o w n u p t o g et h er, e a c h c a n s ur pris e t h e ot h er. “ I h a v e t o s a y … I w as n ot pr e p ar e d f or w h at t h e ki n d er g art e n t e a c h er di d t o pr e p ar e f or t his tri p,” J o y s ai d. “ S h e m a d e u p m at c hi n g o ut Thts f or e a c h d a y!”

J o y a n d Lis a b e g a n t h eir ffrst i nt erst at e j o ur n e y o fi of I- 4 0 n e ar M e m p his, w h er e Lis a li v es. T h e y e n d e d t h eir tri p i n Wil m or e, K e nt u c k y, at T h e P ott er’s I n n B & B. “ We al w a ys st a y at a l o c al b e d- a n dbr e a kf ast a n d l o v e p ott er y. As w e pl a n t h es e tri ps, w e r es e ar c h l o c al p ott ers i n t h e ar e a a n d g o o ff t h e b e at e n p at h t o visit t h eir st u di os,” J o y s ai d. “ T h e P ot t er’s I n n w as a m a zi n g! It is o w n e d b y a l o c al art pr of ess or, a n d h e m a k es p ott er y o n-sit e.”

A s el e cti o n of tr e a s ur e s J o y a n d Li s a h a v e u n c o v er e d d uri n g t h eir y ar d s al e a d v e nt ur e s

P ott er y is a r e g ul ar m otif o n t h es e tri ps. B ot h sist ers l o v e it. “ O ur l o v e of p ott er y is i n h erit e d fr o m t h e Mississi p pi m u d t h at w e w er e r ais e d i n,” J o y s ai d. “ We l o v e t o s e e k o ut p ott er y o n t h es e tri ps.”

‘Ourjunkis the sa me’

Aft er t h eir Thrst i nt erst at e hi g h w a y a d v e nt ur e, J o y a n d Lis a w er e h o o k e d. O v er t h e y e ars, t h e y’ v e m a d e s e v er al. Fr o m G a ds d e n, Al a b a m a, t o t h e Fi n g er L a k es u p n ort h, t h e y h a v e m a d e c o u ntl ess m e m ori es a n d dis c o v er e d m a n y u ni q u e tr e as ur es d uri n g t h eir tr a v els. “ It’s f u n n y b e c a us e y o u r e all y d o m o ur n t h e t hi n gs y o u di d n’t g et,” J o y s ai d, s p e ci Th c all y r e c alli n g a n d d es cri bi n g i n d et ail t w o b e a utif ul r o c ki n g c h airs s h e di d n ot b u y a f e w y e ars a g o. S h e’s r e gr et t e d it si n c e. “ B ut, y o u als o r e m e m b er t h e tr e as ur es y o u s n d.”

J o y’s s o n, t h e l at e C hris L u ci us, i n vit e d h er t o a n i nt erst at e y ar d s al e i n t h e

Fi n g er L a k es. It w as d uri n g t his s al e t h at s h e f o u n d h er f a v orit e tr e as ur e of all – a pi e c e of M c C art y p ott er y.

T h e f a mil y- o w n e d p ott er y s h o p i n M eri g ol d, Mississi p pi, w as cr e at e d b y L e e a n d P u p M c C art y i n t h e 1 9 5 0s. T h eir w or k is n o w r e v er e d a m o n g p ott er y c oll e ct ors w orl d wi d e. “ I c o ul d n’t b eli e v e it,” J o y s ai d. “ I f o u n d a pi e c e of M c C art y p ott er y i n u pst at e N e w Yor k f or t hr e e d oll ars!”

T h at b ar g ai n, s h e s ai d, r e pr es e nts o n e of t h e m ost i m p ort a nt l ess o ns a tr e as ur e h u nt er c a n e m br a c e. “ It is a l ess o n a b o ut w h at is s o i m p ort a nt t o us a n d o ur c ult ur e t h at ot h ers d o n’t e v e n k n o w a b o ut it,” s h e s ai d. “ T h e t e a c h er i n m e is al w a ys l o o ki n g f or t h e l ess o n, a n d I’ v e l e ar n e d t h at it’s n ot al w a ys a b o ut w h at y o u s n d, b ut w h at y o u Th n d o ut.”

T h er e is a s e ns e of n ost al gi a as p e o pl e fr o m all o v er t h e c o u ntr y tr a v el al o n g t h e hi g h w a ys a n d b a c k r o a ds t o p ur c h as e

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ot h er p e o pl e’s b el o n gi n gs. T h es e ar e j o ur n e ys i nt o hist or y, wi n di n g r o a ds i nt o t h e p ast.

B e c a us e of t h e n at ur e of t h e s al e, t h e e v e nt r olls al o n g b a c k gr o u n ds, t hr o u g h s m all ar e as t y pi c all y b y p ass e d b y t h os e tr a v eli n g al o n g b ustli n g i nt er st at es. “ M y f a v orit e t hi n g is g oi n g i nt o t h e littl e t o w ns as w e j o ur n e y t hr o u g h t h es e y ar d s al es. T h e s c e n er y is b e a utif ul, a n d y o u g et t o s e e it fr o m a di Th er e nt p ers p e cti v e,” J o y s ai d. “ We d o n’t t a k e t h e b a c k r o a ds li k e w e us e d t o. W h e n y o u t a k e t h e b a c k r o a ds a n d visit t h es e littl e t o w ns, y o u g et t o s e e p e o pl e, a n d t h at’s a m a zi n g.”

Tr a v el ers c a n d e v el o p a s e ns e of c o m m u nit y w h e n t h e y tr a v el fr o m t o w n t o t o w n al o n g t h e sl o w er r o a d w a ys. It b e c o m es e asi er t o s e e h o w all t h e d ots o n t h e m a p c o n n e ct. “ I t hi n k w e h a v e dis c o n n e ct e d fr o m p e o pl e o v er t h e y e ars,” J o y s ai d. “ W h e n y o u tr a v el t o t h es e y ar d s al es, y o u r e ali z e it d o es n’t m att er w h er e y o u ar e; w e ar e t h e s a m e, a n d o ur j u n k is t h e s a m e.” M

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O p p osit e M o or e vill e t e a c h ers C as e y a n d R a n d Hi n d s l o v e t r a v eli n g t o g et h er. To p l e Th: C as e y Hi n ds l o o k s t hr o u g h r o c k s s h e’s c oll e ct e d d uri n g h er j o u r n e y s wit h h e r h u s b a n d, R a n d.; t o p ri g ht: C as e y m ar k s e a c h r o c k s h e c oll e cts al o n g h er j o u r n e y s wit h t h e l o c ati o n w h er e s h e f o u n d it.; l e s : C as e y p ut s a c oll ar a r o u n d h er d o g, K at e’s, n e c k. K at e fr e q u e ntl y t r a v el s wit h C as e y a n d R a n d.; ri g ht: T his w al ki n g sti c k is m a r k e d wit h l o c ati o ns t o w hi c h t h e Hi n ds es h a v e t r a v el e d. T h e c o u pl e es p e ci all y l o v es visiti n g N ati o n al P a r k s.

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a n d a n d C as e y Hi n ds l o v e t o t e a c h, a n d t h e y l o v e t o tr a v el.

C as e y, a t hir d gr a d e t e a c h er at M o or e vill e El e m e nt ar y S c h o ol, l o v es t o i nstill i n h er st u d e nts a l o v e a n d u n d erst a n di n g of m at h. R a n d t e a c h es E n glis h at T u p el o Hi g h S c h o ol a n d h as m a d e it a tr a diti o n t o t a k e a p h ot o of a “r e a di n g is f u n” si g n o n e v er y a d v e nt ur e o n w hi c h t h e Hi n ds es e m b ar k. His st u d e nts l o v e it. “ I c urr e ntl y h a v e 41 st at es wit h t h e ‘r e a di n g is f u n’ si g n i n fr o nt of it,” R a n d s ai d.

T h at i n cl u d es e v er y st at e e ast of t h e Mississi p pi Ri v er. Well, e x c e pt Wis c o nsi n. T h at e x c e pti o n w o n’t h ol d f or m u c h l o n g er, h o w e v er. “ We ar e g etti n g t o ( Wis c o nsi n) t his s u m m er,” R a n d s ai d.

T h e c o u pl e b ot h d e v el o p e d a l o v e f or tr a v eli n g i n t h eir y o ut hs. C as e y w o ul d t a k e l o n g b us t o urs

wit h h er gr a n d m ot h er, a n d t h es e a d v e nt ur es h a v e b e c o m e c h eris h e d c hil d h o o d m e m ori es. “ O h, I j ust l o v e d m y gr a n d m ot h er,” C as e y s ai d. “ I’ d g et o n t h es e b us tri ps wit h h er a n d 4 0 ot h er s e ni or citi z e ns a n d g et t o s e e m a n y pl a c es.”

Gr o wi n g u p, R a n d tr a v el e d e xt e nsi v el y wit h his f a mil y. H e n o w a cts as t h e o Th ci al pl a n n er f or t h e Hi n ds es’ tr a v els.

C as e y pi c ks t h e a d v e nt ur e, a n d R a n d e n gr oss es hi ms elf w or ki n g o ut t h e d et ails. “ I a m a bi g- pi ct ur e p ers o n,” C as e y s ai d. “ I c o m e u p wit h a pl a c e t o visit, a n d R a n d m a k es it h a p p e n – h e m a k es all m y tr a v el dr e a ms c o m e tr u e.”

C as e y a n d R a n d h a v e b e e n t o s e v er al p arts of t h e c o u ntr y a n d pl a n t h eir tri ps d uri n g s c h o ol br e a ks. T h e y’ v e visit e d M o nt a n a, B a dl a n ds Na ti o n al P ar k, Yell o wst o n e Nati o n al P ar k, Gl a ci er

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Nati o n al P ar k, T h e Gr a nt Tet o ns, N e w M e xi c o, Ari z o n a, N e w Yor k, a n d M ai n e … m a n y ti m es.

T h e y l o v e M ai n e. “ We g o t o M ai n e e v er y s u m m er,” C as e y s ai d. “ It’s o ur f a v orit e pl a c e. R a n d’s A u nt M ar y J o y c e li v es i n M ai n e f or h alf t h e y e ar, a n d t h e ot h er h alf s h e s p e n ds i n G ulf p ort. M ai n e is Mar y J o y c e’s s p e ci al pl a c e, b ut it’s als o o ur s p e ci al pl a c e.”

P er ki ns C o v e is p arti c ul arl y s p e ci al, s h e s ai d. “ T h er e is a w o o d e n dr a w bri d g e, a n d y o u c a n s e e t h e s ail b o ats c o mi n g i n a n d o ut of t h e b a y as y o u sit a n d e at a l o bst er r oll,” C as e y s ai d. “ I l o v e t h e r o c k y s h or es a n d h o w u ni q u e a n d c ol orf ul e v er yt hi n g is. I w as a bl e t o s e e M ai n e i n t h e f all t his p ast y e ar, a n d it w as e v er yt hi n g I h a d e v er i m a gi n e d.”

S u m m er br e a k is ar o u n d t h e c or n er, a n d t e a c h ers a n d st u d e nts ali k e ar e l o o ki n g f or w ar d t o a w ell- d es er v e d br e a k. C as e y a n d R a n d ar e n o e x c e pti o n.

T h e c o u pl e will s p e n d s o m e of t his s u m m er i n Mai n e ( of c o urs e), w h er e t h e y pl a n t o d o a m o os e- c a n o ei n g t o ur a n d visit C a p e C o d.

T h e y will als o m a k e t h eir w a y t o Wis c o nsi n a n d tr a v el t h e u p p er p e ni ns ul a of Mi c hi g a n a n d t h e e v er-st u n ni n g Ma c ki n a c Isl a n d. “ I li k e t o s q u e e z e i n a pr of essi o n al b as e b all g a m e o n t h es e s u m m er tri ps if w e c a n,” R a n d s ai d, l a u g hi n g. “ A n d it j ust s o h a p p e ns t h at t h er e is a Mil w a u k e e h o m e g a m e w hil e w e’r e i n Wisc o nsi n t his s u m m er.”

A c oi n ci d e n c e? Fr o m t h e d et ail m a n? C as e y h as h er d o u bts. “ It d o es n’t ‘j ust s o h a p p e n,’” s h e s ai d. “ It w as i nt e nti o n al.”

W hil e R a n d s e e ks pr of essi o n al g a m es a n d hist ori c al sit es o n t h eir tr a v els, C as e y s e ar c h es n e w e x p eri e n c es. “ I li k e t o s e e as m u c h as p ossi bl e,” s h e s ai d.

W h er e t h e y c o m e t o g et h er, h o w e v er, is i n t h eir s h ar e d l o v e f or t h e o Th b e at a n d u ni q u e.

T h at p e n c h a nt is cl e ar i n s o m e of t h eir tr a v el c h oi c es. F or i nst a n c e, d uri n g a r e c e nt C hrist m as br e a k, t h e y e m b ar k e d o n a w at erf all l o o p t o ur i n e ast er n Te n n ess e e, n e ar C o k e vill e, w h er e t h e y r e v ell e d i n t h e b e a ut y of t h e ar e a’s m a n y w at erf alls.

T h e c o u pl e als o t a k es t h eir 1 0- y e ar- ol d r es c u e d o g, K at e, e v er y w h er e t h e y p ossi bl y c a n. S h e is al w a ys i n cl u d e d o n t h e a n n u al C hrist m as tri p.

E v er t e a c h ers at h e art, t h e Hi n ds ar e n ot o nl y p assi o n at e a b o ut t h eir tr a v els b ut als o d e e pl y d e di c at e d t o t h eir st u d e nts. T h e y c oll e ct m a g n ets fr o m e a c h pl a c e t h e y visit, a n d C as e y, i n a t h o u g htf ul g est ur e, c oll e cts r o c ks a n d n ot es t h eir l o c ati o n of ori gi n o n t h e b a c k of e a c h o n e.

S h e e v e n bri n gs b a c k r o c ks f or h er st u d e nts.

R a n d, o n t h e ot h er h a n d, cr e at es e n g a gi n g pr es e nt ati o ns of t h eir tr a v els, i n cl u di n g t h e i c o ni c ‘r e a di n g is f u n’ si g n. T o g et h er, t h e y h o p e t h e y h a v e s h o w n t h eir st u d e nts t h at t h e w orl d is a b e a utif ul pl a c e w aiti n g t o b e e x pl or e d.

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T h e Vi n e C oll ecti o n ...................................... p a g e 3

L. P. Britt, PA Fa mily O pt o m etr y ............. p a g e 1 4

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Tu p el o P u blic Sc h o ol District ................ p a g e 1 5

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