The highlight for today was the Mobile Carnival Museum. We had a guided tour, and the guide was a real story teller. Among the things we learned: Mobile had a carnival many years before New Orleans did About 10% of Mobile’s population work year found on preparation for the following year’s carnival The two main… Continue reading Mobile Carnival Museum
Tag: Mississippi
Coastal Mississippi – What?
Following up on the Alabama shoreline, today we visited the Mississippi coastline… We all recall hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the news reports had mostly focused on its impact on New Orleans. But according to this article https://www.gulfcoast.org/plan/secret-facts/, “On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought a 28-foot storm surge to the shores of Coastal Mississippi, devastating… Continue reading Coastal Mississippi – What?
Jackson Mississippi area
Having drive by the current and old state capitol buildings in Jackson MS (They have two, just like in Baton Rouge) yesterday after we had arrived, today we set out to the Mississippi Petrified Forest, which claims to be the only petrified forest on the US east coast. It was very interesting, and good value… Continue reading Jackson Mississippi area