Natchez Trace CompactThere are numerous special events that take place in the Tupelo area throughout the year. Have you ever wanted to practice playing a dulcimer or learn how early pioneers survived in the wilderness surrounding the early Natchez Trace? Come during one of the park’s Dulcimer Days or Pioneer Days and practice your skills!
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will perform living history demonstrations that show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to 1840.
In what has become a holiday tradition at the Frist Center, visitors bringing non-perishable food items to the Frist Center on Mondays in November and December receive free admission to the Frist Center’s galleries.
Do your children love the Natchez Trace? On your next family trip along the Parkway, your child can use their imagination and bring along their very own Flat Stanley character.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is pleased to host the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for a Choctaw Heritage Celebration on Saturday, November 5, 2011. The event, in commemoration of American Indian Heritage Month, will be held at the Parkway Visitor Center (milepost 266), just north of Tupelo, MS, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Natchez Trace Parkway officials announce a detour at milepost 391, east of Hohenwald, TN, at Highway 412 starting on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is widening TN Highway 412. A longer Parkway bridge at milepost 391.3 will be constructed to span the enlarged highway.
Help us commemorate important events and the history of the Trace and its role in American history. The Natchez Trace Compact and the Natchez Trace Parkway Association are excited to announce Muster Day on the Natchez Trace on May 26 – 27, 2012.
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will perform living history demonstrations that show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to 1840.
Have you fallen in the love with the Natchez Trace? This fall, enter in the Natchez Trace Compact Facebook contest for a chance to win a $500 travel package along the Parkway! In less than 250 words, tell us your story about why you love the Natchez Trace. Facebook fans will vote on their favorite entry, and the entry with the most votes wins!
The Natchez Trace Parkway will host the annual Meriwether Lewis Arts and Craft Festival at the Meriwether Lewis Monument Site (Mile Post 385.9). The festival is sponsored by the Maury County Arts Guild and will take place October 8 and 9, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The Tennessee State Fairgrounds Flea Market is considered among the Top 10 flea markets in the country.
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will perform living history demonstrations that show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to 1840.
Bill Funkhouser, a Natchez Trace Parkway fanatic, sends us his travelogs he wrote during a trip along the Trace in July 2011. Take a look!
It is always special when someone makes a donation to their local chamber of commerce, especially when the contribution allows the chamber to better market the community’s assets.
Labor Day Weekend is a fun time for families and friends to have time off to relax, have some fun, and maybe enjoy some good food. This Labor Day there are a lot of fun events happening along the Natchez Trace. Take a look to see what’s going on near you!
A special program of dulcimer music will be provided by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at the Parkway Visitor Center located at milepost 266 near Tupelo, Mississippi.
Camping along the Natchez Trace Parkway is a fun and exciting adventure. But in the South, the weather is typically hot and humid. Fortunately, there are several measures you can take to get through the heat and still enjoy the outdoors while camping the Natchez Trace.
The Natchez Trace Parkway reopened to traffic between US Highway 82 and MS Highway 15 on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. (Parkway Mileposts 204.3 – 214.5)
