Spring 2005 pilgrimage guide: tour Mississippi's most beautiful homes and gardens during this special season.MARCH 12-APRIL 2 VICKSBURG Visit several privately owned homes in a wide range of architectural styles, from antebellum Greek Revival Greek revival: see classic revival. Greek Revival Architectural style based on 5th-century-BC Greek temples that spread throughout Europe and the U.S. in the early 19th century. to turn-of-the-century Tudor Revival, during this three-week-long event. Morning and afternoon tours will be held every day but Sunday. A special "Taste of the Pilgrimage" gala will take place from 6-8 p.m. March 11 at the circa-1822 George Washington Ball House at 921 Main St.; party-goers will have the opportunity to sample signature dishes from participating tour sites and enjoy a full reception buffet. Tickets will be available at the Vicksburg CVB CVB Convention and Visitors Bureau CVB College Van Bestuur (Dutch: Managing Council) CVB Camper Van Beethoven (band) CVB Common Vision Blox CVB Center for Veterinary Biologics , welcome centers, and tour sites. For advance tickets or additional details, call 800/221-3536 or see www.anchucamansion.com/pilgrimage. MARCH 12-APRIL 16 NATCHEZ This granddaddy of spring pilgrimages features tours of an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. 31 antebellum homes, many of them private residences. Four houses, staffed by costumed hostesses, are featured each morning and afternoon. After the day's tours are done, visitors are invited to attend programs including the Historic Natchez Pageant, a long-running musical production featuring more than 200 performers that recreates a romanticized era of the city's history; "Songs of the South," a rousing musical filled with traditional spirituals, Gershwin tunes, and more; "Southern Road to Freedom," a musical tribute to the African-American experience here; and "Southern Exposure," a clever spoof See spoofing. spoof - spoofing of the pilgrimage world. For ticket information or details, call 800/647-6742 or see www.natchezpilgrimage.com. MARCH 29-APRIL 10 COLUMBUS A visit to a Columbus tour home doesn't just offer a taste of fine architecture and antiques; many of the the homes also feature live 1800s re-creations with costumed hosts. More than 20 homes, gardens, and churches will be part of this year's pilgrimage, which also will also feature special events such as a costumed tour of Friendship Cemetery, walking tours and carriage rides, and special musical presentations March 29 and April 9. For tickets or details, call 800/920-3533 or see www.www.historic-columbus.org. APRIL 2-9 GULF COAST Celebrate the history and hospitality of the coast by attending this 58th annual series of free pilgrimages in cities including Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Diamondhead, Gautier, Gulfport, Long Beach, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Pass Christian, and Waveland. Historic homes, grand gardens, municipal buildings, and public landmarks will all be part of the tours. Special events will include Living History reenactments April 2 and 3 at Fort Maurepas
The settlement of Fort Maurepas or Old Biloxi [1] in colonial French Louisiana (New France), began in 1699 along the Gulf of Mexico (at present-day Ocean Springs, MS). , Historic Biloxi Day festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. on April 4, and a Southern tea and fashion show April 5 at the Gulf Hills Resort in Ocean Springs. The coast-wide event will conclude with a closing ceremony, jazz concert, and reception April 9 at the Old Brick House, Biloxi's oldest home. Tour admission is free. For more details, call 888/467-4853 or see www.gulfcoast.org. APRIL 7-10 ABERDEEN Known as a "city of riches" ever since its days as a thriving cotton port, this picturesque northern Mississippi city celebrates its 30th annual pilgrimage this year with a host of special events, including a Proper Afternoon Tea, pancake pancake, thin, flat cake, made of batter and baked on a griddle or fried in a pan. Pancakes, probably the oldest form of bread, are known in different forms throughout the world. breakfast, 5K walk/run, antique and classic car show, and storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. gatherings throughout the weekend. Of course, the pilgrimage's real stars are the five National Historic Register districts filled with historic Victorian, Queen Anne Queen Anne n. The style in English architecture and furniture typical of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). Queen Anne Adjective 1. , and Greek Revival mansions and cottages. For details, call 800/634-3538 or see www.aberdeenms.org. APRIL 15-17 HOLLY SPRINGS Holly Springs is the name of some places in the United States of America:
An array of well-preserved antebellum homes, including the 1858 Walter Place (where General Grant lived in 1862 while planning the siege on Vicksburg) and the 1837 Crump crump v. crumped, crump·ing, crumps v.tr. 1. To crush or crunch with the teeth. 2. To strike heavily with a crunching sound. v.intr. Place (the boyhood home of Memphis mayor E.H. Crump), is the centerpiece of this annual event. Morning and afternoon tours will be held Friday and Saturday, and homes will also be open Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Costumed candlelight tours of Hillcrest Cemetery will be held Friday and Saturday evenings, followed by receptions at the Montrose mansion. Other attractions will include antique carriage rides, plate lunches at First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. , and "A Taste of Holly Springs" luncheon Friday and Saturday. Tickets will be available at the Holly Springs Tourism Bureau and at pilgrimage homes. For advance tickets or details, call 662/252-2515 or see www.visithollysprings.org. APRIL 30 BROOKHAVEN Beautiful estate homes, charming cottages, and Victorian mansions will all be open to visitors on this special day. Visitors can also take a walking tour of Brookhaven's historic district, led by local historian Tom Moak, and enjoy seminars and discover beautiful plants at a special Garden Extravaganza around the historic log cabin log cabin or log house, style of home typical of the American pioneer on the Western frontier of the United States in the great westward expansion after 1765. It was constructed with few tools, usually an axe or an adz and an auger. at Lola Boling Park. For details, call 800/613-4667 or see www.brookhavenchamber.com. MAY 1 PASS CHRISTIAN This coastal city became a popular resort area in the 1800s, when many prominent New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded residents built lavish "cottages" along the six-mile coastline. Today, Pass Christian is considered "the largest architecturally intact major 19th-century resort area in the South;" witness its grandeur during the city's 28th annual Tour of Homes and Tea. Several historic homes will be open to the public from 1:30-5 p.m. during this annual event. Tickets may be purchased at the Pass Christian Historical Society at 203 E. Scenic Drive, beginning at noon on the day of the tour, or at any of the homes. For details, call 228/452-2252 or see www.passchristian.org. |
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