The muddy Mississippi River stretches before us, flowing as “smooth as a Southern drawl.” Our 8-day journey along the lower Mississippi-sailing upriver from New Orleans to Memphis aboard the American Queen Steamboat-is about to begin. Thanks to the American QueenSteamboat Company for hosting me. All opinions are my own. American […]
Jekyll Island. The name conjures up images of pirates, prisoners, and planters. Once claimed by the Spanish, the French, and the English, the island later became a private playground for millionaires, boasting exclusive names like the Rockefellers, the Morgan, and the Vanderbilt families. This idyllic island, located off the Georgia […]
