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Miss Sophronia's Pralines
A Natchez Icon
Story and Photos by Penny Sanford Fikes
Thousands of tourists to Natchez have been charmed by Miss Sophronia and seduced by her sweet confections. Thirty years and thousands of pounds of sugar and pecans have made her an icon of Natchez, Mississippi.
UPDATE: This was recently published in the April 2005 issue of Country Roads magazine
page 68.
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A Jolly Irish Lady
The Mother of Billy the Kid
by Gordon Fikes
Originally published by Southern New Mexico Onlilne Magazine
Catherine McCarty gave birth to a legend. This legend grew up to become New Mexico's most celebrated outlaw who made history with his daring exploits during the infamous Lincoln County War in New Mexico. This is her story of raising two young sons in the old west. |
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The Four Ladies of Mississippi
Power and Beauty
by Penny Sanford Fikes
Most Mississippians are not aware the U.S. Navy has named four battleships after the state of Mississippi. This ground-breaking exhibit in Jackson covers the stellar records of all four precedant-setting battleships with surprising insight how the U.S.S. Mississippi helped shape history. |
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Listening To The Stars in New Mexico
The Very Large Array
by Gordon Fikes
Originally published by Southern New Mexico Online Magazine
Pulsars, quasars, black holes, and perhaps one day, a signal from another civilization. No, this isn't Roswell and what may or may hot have happened in 1947. Since 1981, the Very Large Array near Magdalena, NM, has been monitoring signals from distant celestial objects. In 1997, "Contact", starring Jodie Foster was filmed on location here.
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A Miller's Craft
Photo and Story by Penny Sanford
Cornbread, that Southern standard by which many a Southern cook is judged, becomes a work of art when one Montgomery County, Mississippi, man applies the secrets passed down to him by his father and grandfather. This is one instance where "new and improved" is rejected for "the old ways".
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The Haunting Allure of Twin Oaks Bed & Breakfast
by Penny Sanford Fikes
Twin Oaks Bed & Breakfast of Natchez, Mississippi has been an unveiling mystery that has revealed layers of history one visit at a time. It has been the most evocative historic bed & breakfast in Natchez in our experience. |
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The Other Vidalia.
There is MUCH more than onions to discover in Vidalia, Louisiana! |
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Archaeological Explorations around Natchez.
Natchez, Mississippi is lifting her petticoats of time to reveal fascinating archaeological treasures under the layers of history. |
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Bowie's Tavern and Inn Tickles the Fancy and the Taste Buds
You think renting a room above a tavern was as much fun 100 years ago as it is these days above Bowie's Tavern aned Inn in Natchez, MS? Nope! One look at the Bowie's Tavern menu will restore even the most weary of traveler's, and the creature comforts are decidedly better!
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Cedar Grove Plantation B&B Offers Outdoor Adventures
Just south of Natchez, Mississippi, is an 1830's Greek Revival Antebellum Bed and Breakfast Inn that is dog-friendly and fishing-hole tempting! You don't even have to bring your own gear!
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History of the Jim Bowie Knife Origins
From man's oldest tool for the hunter-gatherer role to the modern array of expressive styles, the knife draws a crowd like a spectator to a knife fight. Learn about the famous sandbar fight that honed the Jim Bowie knife legend.
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Whitehall Plantation B&B Sparkles in Vidalia, Lousiana
For owners Boyd and Pat White, reasearching the history of Whitehall Plantation home was a top priority when theybought the property ten years ago. Their labor of love has created a mulit-faceted gem of a B&B set in the lush setting of the Lousiana Mississippi River basin.
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