Carly and I really enjoyed our visit. It is a beautiful building and the grounds are really nice. They have this fun bridge to walk over to the Tunica Queen's dock. There is a large "boardwalk" along the river and walking trails. The MS River is very familiar to us because we are from the Delta, but Carly was still mesmerized by the barges on the river. It was 9 in the morning and cloudy so it was pleasant walking around outside.
The museum is about the Mississippi River. There is a section about the wildlife including aquariums and terrariums. That was probably Carly's favorite part.
Carly came home with 3 facts to tell Kenny.
- Hernando Desoto "discovered" the Mississippi River. Native Americans already knew where the River was. Desoto wasn't looking for a river at all but treasure.
- The Mississippi Delta has several feet of topsoil. Demonstrated by a tube as tall as the first and second floor. Compared to New Mexico which has no topsoil and Vermont that only has inches. That is why there is so much farming here and not so much in New Mexico.
- French explorers had settled most of the Mississippi River. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from the French to add to the original 13 colonies.
We went to the 3rd floor observation deck to take a look. It is hard to tell but this point sticks way out. Carly was a little unsure about the safety of it (what's holding this up?). She was looking over the left side first and then turned to the right with the statement "if I fall I want to be on the grass". I didn't bother to tell her that it wouldn't matter as high as we were.
It was a good morning and a good adventure.
4 comments:
First??? What???
Let me go read it, and I'll be right back!!! Men, I'm a nerd!
First of all, I want to thank you for the very thoughtful card I received from you the other day! It was so special that I had to have my husband finish reading it because I was so touched by it (I cry easily!!!)
That's why I love blogging and the amazing friendships we create in the blog world!
Thank you for your prayers! They mean a lot to me!!!
Now, back to your post...What a beautiful place you live in! I loved all the pictures and the
history facts!
PS- Sorry, I didn't mean to write a book!!!
Good for you two for being tourists in your own town! I often remind myself that I need to do that too (especially after reading Kristi's posts) but then somehow forget about it. We got a magazine in the mail last week with a bunch of stuff to do in our city and it reminded me again that I want to do these things. Duh.
That's such a good idea to do fun and educational things, and appreciate your area even more.
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