Natchez Trace CompactTUSCUMBIA — Cloverdale native Kenneth Lovelace, a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame, and the members of his band the Five Jets, will be on hand at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Wednesday, July 23 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. to meet and greet family, friends and fans of their music.
TUPELO, MS – The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Picture This” a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Junior Rangers will be encouraged to release their inner artist as they explore the park and learn some basics of photography. Participants should bring their own camera, or one may be available to borrow.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is excited to host “VolunteerFest!” on July 18 and 19 at the Mississippi Crafts Center in Ridgeland, located at 950 Rice Road. This two-day event will highlight the Parkway volunteer opportunities that are available in the Ridgeland area.
You can join a park ranger for stories, songs, and fun around a campfire on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. This one hour program will meet at the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Trailhead near milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Tupelo, MS: Join a park ranger for stories, songs, and fun around a campfire on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. This one hour program will meet at the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Trailhead near milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Visitors are welcome to bring their own marshmallows for roasting at the end of the program.
Tupelo, MS – Natchez Trace Parkway officials announce that repairs on the bridge over Town Creek near Tupelo, MS will begin on June 24. Concrete repair and painting of the structural steel will be the major portions of the work to be completed as a part of this project. Work should be completed in the fall of 2014.The contractor for this project is Sweat, LLC of Pensacola, FL.
The 33rd Annual Spirit of Freedom Celebration, an annual Shoals tradition featuring live music, food, drinks and fireworks, is set for Friday, July 4 in McFarland Park in Florence.
The Fourth of July is a time to celebrate our country’s independence and spend time with loved ones. While you are traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway this 4th of July to enjoy a barbecue, shoot fireworks, take a boat ride or attend a parade, don’t forget to take in all the beauty along the Parkway.
Want to hear some of Muscle Shoals music’s most celebrated drummers play and share stories about their amazing careers? Come to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 21. Jerry Carrigan, Roger Clark, Milton Sledge, Jimmy “BeBop” Evans, Owen Hale and Mickey Buckins will be together for a one-time-only reunion in the museum. Passion, technique, chops, control, dynamics, energy, grooves– these guys have it all and have played on hundreds of hit records.
“This year, 489,190 people used the Parkway in May compared to 535,303 who were counted in 2013,” stated Superintendent Mary Risser.
Great lunch buffet.
The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Sensory Overload” a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, June 21, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Junior Rangers will use all of their senses to learn more about wildlife along the Natchez Trace Parkway.
The newest of those retreats is the Kickstand Cottage Bed and Breakfast in Baldwyn, MS. Located near Tupelo, the small B&B is a family-friendly operation which welcomes all guests, but offers special amenities which may prove extra useful to those traveling by bicycle or motorcycle.
The long-awaited grand opening of the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Office & Visitor Center is scheduled for Monday, June 2 at 10 a.m. The Shoals Chamber of Commerce will be on hand for a ribbon cutting ceremony. State and local dignitaries including Lee Sentell, Director of the Alabama Tourism Department, will also attend.
TUPELO, MS: Delve into the beauty of Mississippi’s native Blackland Prairie with a park ranger on Saturday, June 7, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the Chickasaw Village Site. This one hour program will take participants on a half-mile walk through a prairie remnant in search of all that is wonderful in a prairie: wildflowers, birds, butterflies, and much more.
If you find yourself on the Natchez Trace in need of a refreshing activity this summer, we suggest you check out the Bear Creek near Tishomingo in Northeastern Mississippi.
Battle of Iuka – September 19, 1862
FLW Pro Angler Rich Dalbey will host a food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Northern Alabama when he is here to fish in the FLW Tournament on Pickwick Lake in June.
