Walk Along the River in Vicksburg, Mississippi

April 6, 2024 After touring the Catfish Row Museum on March 28, we walked towards the Yazoo Canal to get a closer look at the paddle boat on the water. We noticed this sign on the way to the water. The signs with information about the Confederate Army are red and the signs with information […]

Lunch and a Visit to Catfish Row Museum

April 4, 2024 On March 28 (Thursday), we rode back to downtown Vicksburg to do some more touring. We stopped at Rusty’s Riverfront Grill for lunch. I had an oyster po’boy with a baked sweet potato as my side. The bread was good French bread and the oysters were plump and juicy. They were nicely […]

Visiting the Coke-Cola Museum in Vicksburg, MS

April 3, 2024 After our tour of the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum, we walked the short distance to the Coke-Cola Museum. The lady at the front desk let us buy a Coke ice cream float and after we paid the entry fee, allowed us to walk around the museum with the floats. She […]

Touring the Former Flagship of the COE (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

April 3, 2024 We got a lot of rain in Vicksburg, MS on March 25 (Monday). We stayed home and played with Nox until she was tired out, which happens very quickly these days. After all, she is 15 years old. The weather cleared up by Tuesday (March 26), so we headed to historic downtown […]

A Walk Around Downtown Quincy, Florida

March 20, 2024 This post is out of order, as it is about our day in historic downtown Quincy, Florida on March 12. We decided to try out a restaurant that mostly got rave reviews in downtown Quincy, Big Papa’s Chop House. We rode the motorcycle to downtown Quincy and parked across the street from […]

Ya’ll Aboard for a Ride on the Rockton, Rion and Western Railroad (RR&W) to the Pumpkin Patch

November 3, 2023 On Saturday (October 28), Bruce and I rode to the South Carolina Railroad Museum. I was very excited to get to ride the train. As soon as we got there, we got tickets for the last ride of the day to the pumpkin patch. It was also the last ride of the […]

Living History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia – Part 2

October 24, 2023 After touring the Great Lakes to Florida Museum, we toured the log buildings around the Living History Museum. Like many living history museums, they do demonstrations at various times. They were not doing demonstrations while we were there. It was a beautiful walk around and I was impressed by the steam tractor. […]

Living History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia – Part 1

October 24, 2023 On October 19, after visiting the First Responders Museum, we walked down the hill past the Great Lakes to Florida Museum to the Living History Museum. We were told to look for the white house to pay for the entry fee. We admired the grounds as we walked to the house. The […]

The Octagon Mansion History Museum in Wytheville, Virginia

October 24, 2023 While in Wytheville, VA, in one of our walks, we walked up to the door of the Octagon Mansion History Museum to see the hours. The door was open and I thought they might be open early. The owner with some volunteers, was in the process of moving some exhibits back inside. […]

First Responders Museum in Wytheville, VA

October 24, 2023 On October 19 (Thursday), the weather was lovely after several days of cold and rain. Bruce asked me if there was anything I’d like to do In Wytheville before we headed out on Friday (October 20). I was interested in seeing two of their museums. The two I was interested in weren’t […]