Mississippi Delta roadtrips off the beaten path
Delta friends, what are your favorite routes #offthebeatenpath? We're putting a map together... Whether exploring your own backyard or...
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Experience the Delta:
Places to Go and People to See in the Mississippi Delta
Shared Experiences USA started by creating in-person Experiences.
We've now expanded to take the roadtrip online.
Here's a sample of ways to explore:
Our COVID-friendly roadtrip suggestions, virtual experiences, and stories from the community are
organized like a blog -- just click on the places and themes that interest you.
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Sep 17, 20202 min read
Mississippi Delta farm tour: Crops 101
Hey you. Yeah YOU with the #wanderlust. Stop #Instatraveling and start LIVING! The backroads await. Harvest has begun, and the landscape...
Sep 12, 20201 min read
New in Clarksdale: Big River Bagels
Congratulations to Marisol & Kate on the grand opening of Big River Bagels in Clarksdale! Here they're showing off the Sonoran and the...
Sep 4, 20202 min read
ROADTRIP! Labor Day weekend in the Mississippi Delta
ROADTRIP! We're about to picnic+paddle Moon Lake (text or call for last-min booking) -- how bout you? We called friends across the...
Aug 31, 20201 min read
Now launching: The Moon Lake Experience
Now launching: the Moon Lake Experience! We're stoked to announce Quapaw Canoe Company & Kathryn's on Moon Lake are partnering to offer a...
Aug 27, 20202 min read
Hosting Arts Across America
The John F. Kennedy Center's Arts Across America series stops in Clarksdale, Mississippi today. Ben Wiley Payton will play live from...
Aug 26, 20201 min read
A Mississippi Delegate's Journey to the Convention
Behind the scenes: first-time delegate Jen Waller shares what a National Convention is really like, explaining why conventions are like...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Virtual experience: Quapaw Canoe BEAMing on the Sunflower River (video)
Cool new virtual travel adventure: come paddle up the Sunflower River through the middle of downtown Clarksdale with Quapaw Canoe Company....
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Public art & Clarksdale on PBS
Anyone seen PBS' Beyond the Canvas yet? It's a great new national arts show interviewing everyone from Lin-Manuel to Brian Cranston --...
Aug 9, 20201 min read
Local Ecohero Marc Taylor
Happy milestone-birthday to Marc Taylor, who's a shining example of the impact one woman can have on our world. She started and...
Aug 7, 20201 min read
Dreams come true: Lady Trucker, Cat Head & Sunflower Blues
Happy Anniversary to Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Arts & the Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival! Cat Head opened its doors on the...
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Rep. John Lewis' last words to us
Rep. John Lewis wrote an essay for all of us, to publish on the day of his funeral. It was published this morning. Read it, and the...
Jul 27, 20204 min read
The Newest Dollar General in America: an illustrated guide
Meet the newest Dollar General in America! If you traveled cross-country, or just noticed them springing up in your hometown, and wonder...
Jul 12, 20201 min read
#GoodWork: the CARE Station's Mid-South mobile food pantry
Good news from the #MississippiDelta: the CARE Station gave away 1,000s of pounds of food to 100s of local families today. It was a team...
Jul 3, 20202 min read
Delta Roadtrip!
Celebrate the 4th with a Great American Roadtrip! Or at least a local, socially-distanced one. 🚗 We called our Delta neighbors to...
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Farmer's Markets in Clarksdale & Lyon
Tis the season: the Farmer's Market has returned! Saturdays 9am at @collective.seed you can find jam and beautiful 'maters from Jimmy &...
Jun 22, 20201 min read
The flag you hang on your front door
What’s this “Stennis flag” all about? Proud Mississippian Sanford Johnson broke it down for us. He explains, “Your state flag is pretty...
Jun 18, 20203 min read
A New Emancipation Proclamation
Chandra Williams shared spoken word at our Community Empowerment Rally about "our emancipation proclamation." Powerful words. She said,...
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Mississippi & Arkansas Delta neighbors in business & spirit: Meraki Roasting & Wilson Cafe
More good news from the Delta: Meraki Roasting Company just filled their biggest order ever. That's a looong USPS receipt from the...
Jun 12, 20201 min read
Cars & Coffee in downtown Clarksdale
A great community gathering: Cars & Coffee in downtown Clarksdale this morning. This is the first of hopefully many more to come! The...
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