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Farm Fresh Goodness Every Wednesday and Saturday at the Farmers Market Let’s face it, there is nothing better than a Southern country lunch with the bountiful beauties from our local […]

Taking Center Stage in Vicksburg this Summer Three great productions will be taking to stages throughout the city this summer:  The 60th Annual Miss Mississippi Pageant, Ritz on the River

For 81 years after the July 4, 1863, surrender of Vicksburg the city did not celebrate Independence Day.  The surrender of Vicksburg by Confederate General John C. Pemberton to Union

Each year the hills surrounding Vicksburg as well as much of the land in the southeastern United States are covered with a hauntingly beautiful green cloak.  Visitors from outside the

Perhaps the most popular talk of strange occurrences in the Vicksburg National Military Park is the “the bleeding faces of the Pennsylvania Memorial.  Dedicated in 1906, five bronze medallions on

The Women of “The Art Park of the World” Soon after the Vicksburg National Military Park was established in 1899, the nation’s leading architects and sculptors were commissioned to honor

The Amazing Life of Patrick Kelly American fashion designer Patrick Kelly was born in Vicksburg on September 24, 1954.  By the time of death in 1990 he had joined the

Black-Eyed Peas Bring Good Luck for the New Year Black-eyed peas were introduced into American vegetable gardens in the Southern United States as early as the 17th century in Virginia.