Mississippi Magazine articles from July 2001

Mississippi Magazine archives from July 2001

FROM THE EDITOR.(Editorial)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Mississippi summers are so defined in my a hot, sticky image that my mind a as time passes. Front porches and ceiling fans, watermelon and iced tea, Clinton Swim and Tennis and Lake Bruin. The last two items on that list are probably not in...

MAILBOX.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2001... Your May/June issue put the spotlight on Brooklyn, the Della Pearce Gillis Library, and Forrest County Agricultural High School (FCAHS)--all a part of my youth. FCAHS is unique in that it is one of two remaining of the fifty agricultural...

Mouthwatering Melons.(Recipe)
July 1, 2001... Nothing soothes parched throats on a humid day like an ice-cold slice of melon. As the sweet juices trickle into our stomachs, they cool us from the inside Out like natural air conditioners. Although cantaloupe and honeydew melon rate high in...

The Savory Simplicity of HERBS.
July 1, 2001... A mysticism lurks in our gardens. In the still air of summer or on an autumn breeze, a certain group of plants whispers stories of past lives. The stories are of lives spent filling religious settings, creating folklore, making medicines,...

Oh, the Places You'll Go.(Mississippian Lance Bass, member of N' Sync)
July 1, 2001... Lance Bass's favorite Dr. Seuss book seems to have had serious implications for the life of this early-twenties Mississippian. While he has always loved music, he never dreamed that it would take him where he is today, traveling the globe using...

Trumeau Mirror Magic.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Add a touch of French style to your home or office with a lovely trumeau mirror. These mirrors were very popular during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in France. A trumeau mirror is a mirror on a panel with a decorative surrounding or...

Mississippi Welcomes Royalty.(design for rooms for Spain's King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia at the Mississippi Arts Pavilion)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Mississippi Room and the Queen's Room at the Mississippi Arts Pavilion were designed in honor of the visit of His Majesty, King Juan Carlos I, and Her Majesty, Queen Sofia, of Spain to the Majesty of Spain: Royal Collections from the Museo...

THE BLESSING OF THE FLEET.(Biloxi, Mississippi, tradition of blessing fishing boats)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... With a floating procession as majestic as any Mardi Gras parade, and similarly tooted in religion, the Biloxi Blessing of the Fleet is a Coastal tradition to be embraced. The custom of blessing fishing boats was originated along the...

THE FRUITS OF THE HARVEST.(seafood)(Recipe)
July 1, 2001... Some of the Gulf Coast's most noted watering holes shared their recipes with us, incorporating the fruits of the shrimping season harvest. For a taste of the Gulf in your home? try these prized dishes using seafood from your local grocery...

Waterfront Retreat.(Green Oaks Bed and Breakfast, Mississippi)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Imagine a warm summer breeze blowing in from the Gulf of Mexico, ruffling your hair as you sit in a big cushioned rocker, sipping iced tea and nibbling on thin wedges of pound cake, on the roomy front porch of a sprawling, white, antebellum...

Seasonal Gifts.(psychological benefits of a home garden)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... When husband and I moved from a croweded city to an established home over two acres of on just Mississippi countryside, we were hardly prepared for the wonders and delights the property would bring. We had been love struck when first viewing...

The Heart of Oktibbeha.(history of Starkville, Mississippi)
July 1, 2001... Early historians have written that the site of present day Starkville was originally called "Hic-a-sha-ba-ha," reportedly meaning in the language of the Choctaw "sweet gum thicket." Apparently this area was a favored campground of numerous...

DEEP IN THE DISTRICT.(Cotton District of Starkville, Mississippi)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Starkville's charming Cotton District is full of surprises, from gated courtyards to towering Charleston-like facades, all buried within a ten-block area of this north Mississippi university town. Until recently, a stranger searching for...

Where in Mississippi is...Coldwater?(town that was moved)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... SITE OF THE OLD TOWN OF COLDWATER 1856 - 1942 DEDICATED JULY 1999 What better place to visit in the dead heat of Mississippi summertime than Coldwater? Art director Lori Brechtel and I couldn't think of one, so before our press check in...

Ghosts of Palila.(telling ghost stories at Boy Scout camp)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... We told tales of them through the night, darkness like a cloak, our campfire dying, smoke like an apparition in the nightsky. Our tales were as ancient as the woods: stories of golden arms and hooked appendages, of vampires and werewolves. And...