Our passport to summer fun was a big hit![ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Readers helped us celebrate our 25th anniversary this summer by exploring 25 of the Magnolia State's top attractions. Here are some of our favorite photos submitted by readers. Congratulations to nine-year-old Jack Langford and his mother Kelly of Lena, whose creative booklet is a storyline worth sharing! The Mississippi Magazine Passport was a wonderful treat. Thanks to you, we went on several field trips this summer. Our trip to Jackson took us to The Oaks, the Eudora Welty Noun 1. Eudora Welty - United States writer about rural southern life (1909-2001) Welty house, the new Mississippi Museum of Art, and the William Winter
Another field trip took us to Vicksburg. We enjoyed the Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from May 18 to July 4, 1863. The park, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Delta, Louisiana, also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign, which preceded the battle. , the old Courthouse Museum (our favorite!), the Doll and Toy Museum Toy museums are museums for toys. They typically showcase toys from a particular culture or period. Notable toy museums around the world include:
Thanks again for getting us started, but we are far from done! [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Former editor Kelli Bozeman, art director Tempy Segrest, and editorial director Patty Roper kick off the Passport to Summer Fun with a trip to the Ag Museum. John Avery, William and Hadley Slay slay tr.v. slew , slain , slay·ing, slays 1. To kill violently. 2. past tense and past participle often slayed Slang pose before taking in a Mississippi Braves game at Trustmark Park. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Arlette and Anna Gail Welch take a closer look at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is the largest museum in state of Mississippi. Description Located in Jackson, in Lefleur's Bluff State Park, the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science features aquariums, habitat exhibits, and nature trails specializing in the . Ben Lunsford enjoys a ride on his dad Brett's shoulders before taking a ride on the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum's choo choo. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Lena Causey Causey is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the north of Stanley. and her grandsons, Kyle and Kent, spend a fun-filled summer's day at the Jackson Zoological Park. Marianna Breazeale, Miriam Taylor, Rivers Vithoven, Laura Harbargar, Helen Turner, Mary Clark Srange, and Jasmine Kolb read their Mississippi Magazine's while taking a spin on the Jackson Zoo's carousel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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