Mile Marker is a podcast taken from the popular MPB Television series, Mississippi Roads. We take you on a journey through Mississippi and introduce you to unique people, places and things. Thanks for tuning in! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We attend Brookstock music festival in Brookhaven, Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We travel Mississippi's portion of Rockabilly Highway. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We visit the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) in Meridian, Mississippi. A museum that recognizes and honors legendary artists and entertainers from Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We check out the American Contract Bridge Museum in Horn Lake, Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We travel to Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi to visit the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We look into the of the history of some of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We visit the Blues Archives at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, said to be one of the largest Blues collections in the country. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We visit The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi, in Hattiesburg and see why it 's so important to preserve these stories of our childhood. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We visit a summer music camp for middle schoolers in Poplarville, Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We zip through the trees at Old Mountain Outdoor Adventures in Winona, Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Walt Grayson takes a look at some of the unusual town names in Mississippi and how they came to be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We go to Iuka, Mississippi to the state's last drive-in movie theater. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We visit First Monday Trade Days in Ripley, Mississippi, the largest flea market in Mississippi located in Tippah County. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ohio native, Roger Stolle's love for the blues drove him to leave a good job in St. Louis, Missouri and put his business skills to work helping to revitalize the delta town of Clarksdale, Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We take a look inside Little Free Libraries and its huge movement across the state of Mississippi. Providing access to books in areas where books may be scarce, Little Free Libraries encourage a love of reading and education. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We travel to Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi where Golden West Cemetery is being brought back to life. Local townsfolk and volunteers renovate this old cemetery. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We explore one of the oldest homes in the state as Walt Grayson visits the John Ford home in Marion County, Mississippi. We take a look into its antebellum origins, its prestigious visitors and how it gave rise to the Marion County Historical Society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Mississippi Art Colony celebrates seventy years of existence and being the oldest artisit-run colony in the country. We take a look into its history and why it has thrived for so long. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We visit Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue in Florence where the founders, Christy and Luke Milbourne, provide rehabilitation for injured, sick, abused, neglected, or abandoned turtles and tortoises. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.