Exploring the Ghost Signs of Greenwood
By Liza Jones • Photography by Johnny Jennings Before the construction of the Highway 82 bypass, downtown Greenwood was an important route into and out of the Delta. The businesses there were in a prime position to make the best of it, so it was a bustling, thriving hub of marketing, commerce, entertainment, hospitality, and […]
Jimmy Duck Holmes and the Blue Front Café
The Sound of the Bentonia Blues By Hank Burdine Jimmy “Duck” Holmes ain’t got the blues…he sings the blues, and he brings the blues to folks from all over the world. His Blue Front Café in Bentonia, Mississippi, is known worldwide as possibly the oldest operating juke house in Mississippi, or anywhere else for that […]
A Hero Turns 100 – The Amazing Life of Joe Barnes
By Katie Tims • Photography by Rory Doyle Joe Barnes was a farmer’s kid from the Mississippi Delta. He wanted to teach children, build a family, and make a decent wage on the outskirts of the Great Depression. But World War II intervened. Barnes shipped off to basic training and joined the 36th Combat Infantry. […]
Treks of Greatness, Shades of Grandeur
Treks of Greatness, Shades of Grandeur Guided Duck Hunting in the Delta By Hank Burdine “Forever and ever, amen” is the oft-time response when a city slicker asks a hardened old duck hunter how long ducks have been coming to the Delta. Or, as legendary Fighting Bayou duck master Skipper Jernigan relates, “since man’s memory […]
Merry and Bright
Merry and Bright Every December, this Vicksburg couple enjoys welcoming guests for plenty of food and fun in their sprawling lakeside home. By Brenda Ware Jones • Photography by Greg Campbell The expansive, traditional farmhouse enjoyed by Amy and Lane Campbell and their three young children seems, at first glance, much older than it is. […]
Southern Staples- Pecan Recipes to try this Holiday Season
Southern Staples Pecan Recipes to try this Holiday Season By Cindy Coopwood with Photography by Rory Doyle Party Cheese Ball with Pecans This is best made the day before to allow the flavors to blend together. 8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated 2 teaspoons grated onion 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 […]
Taylor’s Wonderbird Spirits
Taylor’s Wonderbird Spirits By Tom Speed Photography Courtesy of Timothy Ivy Mississippi’s first grain-to-glass distillery uses Delta-grown rice. Ancient mythologies are rife with images of majestic birds, a species that symbolized freedom, power, and wonder. The mighty griffin. The phoenix. Native American myths, too, focus on the majesty of our feathered friends. Far removed from […]
Herbed Salmon with Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes
Variation: Asparagus would be an excellent substitute for the green beans in this recipe.4 salmon filets, deboned and with skin-on1 pound fresh green beans, whole3 to 4 cups heirloom cherry tomatoes2 shallots, sliced3 garlic cloves, mincedsalt and pepper, to taste4 to 5 tablespoons olive oil2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegarherb mixture* Herb mixture:8 cloves of garlichandful parsley, […]
Bear Hunt Re-Enactment
1902 Bear Hunt In the spring of 2016, a dedication ceremony was held for the Theodore Roosevelt Visitor Center a few miles south of Onward, Mississippi. The location is right on the side of Highway 61 and very close to Smede’s Plantation, where in 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt disembarked from an Illinois Central […]
Langdon Clay
Langdon Clay made his initial visit to the Delta in 1971 on a cross country road trip from California to New York with his New England prep school friend, Lloyd Fonvielle. Fonvielle was from Wilmington, North Carolina, but neither he nor Langdon had ever been to the Deep South. They traveled in an MGB convertible, […]