In Vicksburg, I made my way to 10 South — a rooftop restaurant offering a view that shows Vicksburg, the Yazoo River, and their relationship with the mighty Mississippi. Ulysses S. Grant once tried to get the Big River to change its course, as one of his approaches to defeating the stubborn city and its control of strategic river. Not many years later, the Mississippi did just that, of its own accord.
While 10 South is a fine place to have a cocktail and watch the sun set, I would recommend going elsewhere for dinner. The food was underwhelming.
Here is a map, so that you can understand the relationship between Vicksburg and the Mississippi River that no longer flows directly past the city:
I had peaceful evening at the Duff Green Mansion bed and breakfast. I neither saw nor heard any of the reputed ghosts, and woke the next morning to have a great breakfast and tour of that antebellum mansion. After writing and a few other morning tasks, I headed to the Vicksburg National Military Park.
This National Park could easily take several hours for a proper visit, and I approached it with some trepidation, since I have a 3.5 hour drive ahead of me to get to Tupelo, Mississippi.
I did not make it to Tupelo in time. Google Maps took me here, to my Hilton Garden Inn:
I swear I put in 363 E. Main St., Tupelo, MS. Google took me to 363 E. Main Street in what was Verona, MS, which is indeed part of the “greater metropolitan area” of Tupelo, just fifteen minutes from where I needed to be. By the time I found my hotel, Elvis’s birthplace was ten minutes from closing time 🙁 .
Ah, well. I’ll catch it this morning before I get on the road for Alabama!
I’m currently on the road on my way to Huntsville, Alabama, and this is one of the daily (or nearly daily 🙂 ), posts along the way.
Journal entries are just that — quick, in the moment, on the road posts — rough, barely edited, and on the go. Look for finished articles everywhere else on my blog!
Starting segment in this journal is here: Roadtrip Journal to Huntsville, Alabama.
