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 […]
Documentaries capture flood events on film
When William Bristow wakes up in the morning, he may not know the exact details of the day’s schedule, “but I bet it involves water and a jon boat,” he says. He’s kidding, but only a little. The tan line made by his wristwatch marks days spent in boats and waders, documenting Mississippi Delta backwater […]
Have Kitsch. Will Travel: Camping in Retro Style
By Amanda Wells Photography by Tom Beck September/October 2017 You’ll often find three particular couples rolling out of Rolling Fork in kitschy vintage style. Emily and Clark Carter, Mary and Kevin Corban, and Laura and Paul Hollis, have a rollicking good time in their quirky vintage campers, that are often stocked with food and always […]
The Giant House Party
By Amanda Wells Photography by Greg Campbell Three Delta families trek over to the hills for a week of fun, family, food and a generous dose of red dirt sprinkled in for good measure! If your idea of paradise consists of visiting, grazing, politicking and a little sweating, you better get yourself over to […]
A Most Unusual Collector
By Andrew Ross Photos courtesy of Davies Manor Association Research Assistant Kim Fleischhauer and Robert Jordan of Ole Miss Communications The Forgotten Story of Julius Augustus Davies The writer David Cohn may have pinpointed a figurative truth when he famously claimed the Mississippi Delta begins in the Peabody’s lobby. Literally, of course, he was about […]
Kellee Mayfield: Lake Village artist making art with moxie
By Susan Marquez Photography by Rory Doyle Growing up in her home in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Kellee Mayfield was fortunate to have been surrounded by plenty of great artwork. “There was one painting in particular, a portrait of my grandmother that was painted by an artist in New York in the 1930s, that I was always drawn […]
Kingfish
By Clint Kimberling Young Clarksdale prodigy is blazing a path for the next generation of Delta blues. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is poised to kick down the door of the music world. The twenty-year-old Clarksdale native is a masterful guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who is considered to be a rising blues prodigy and has been referred to […]
Trailblazers
By Katie Tims Hiking the Appalachian Trail might sound easy. But strap on a thirty- to forty-five-pound pack and the game changes. Factor in steep inclines, impossible rocks, slippery tree roots, blaring sun, rain, wind, snow, ticks, bears, snakes, spiders, mud, blisters (lots of blisters), shin splints, twisted ankles, body odor beyond description, and snoring […]
Flatland Fly Casters
By Cal Trout Photography by James Evans “One great thing about fly fishing is that after a while nothing exists of the world but thoughts about fly fishing. It is also interesting that thoughts about fishing are often carried on in dialogue form where Hope and Fear try to outweigh each other.” — Norman Maclean, A River […]
Wandering Eyes
By: Boyce Upholt From distant lands to the nearby Delta, photographer Rory Doyle captures the wide and vibrant world. The first time I met Rory Doyle, we had been sent together on a magazine assignment to document the life of Biloxi’s fishermen. On a cold night on the Mississippi Sound, I watched Rory climb into […]