Discoveries-America Mississippi - DVD

Natchez is oldest permanent community on Mississippi river. Well-preserved mansions & antebellum homes make up significant portion of town�s residences. The town cemetery has equal amount of history - burials include millionaires from town�s past, civil war soldiers & gypsies. Vicksburg is best known for role in the Civil War, where Confederate Army suffered a major defeat. Gambling in Mississippi legalized in 1990, from riverbanks to gulf coast, waterfront-only casinos have become an important part of local economy. Southern hospitality at Dinner Bell Family Restaurant where visitors are treated to traditional round table of authentic southern cooking. Bluegrass & Gospel music in Sandy Ridge where local musicians to town preacher get together for old-time, unplugged fun & fellowship at �camp & jam� events. Mississippi Delta is catfish country. The Delta Pride Catfish co-op is world�s largest processor of freshwater fish. Once small agricultural industry has grown to one of the states largest. Humphries County has World Catfish Festival with live music, catfish eating contest & crowning of Catfish Queen. William Faulkner received Mississippi�s only Nobel Prize for Literature. His stories on life in South based on area around his home in Oxford, now a museum. Thacker Mountain Radio a weekly program produced for Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Each week musicians, writers, poets & performers gather in a bookstore stage to create a show unpredictable as it is worldly. Brussel Martin travels to Asia each year to evaluate & select very best bonsai trees for his business. Experienced grower, bonsai artist & teacher, Brussel�s passion for the plant helps bonsai enthusiasts expand knowledge & refine artistic talents.

Filmed in 2005 by directors Jim and Kelly Watt.