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JANUARY 2023
January 2 ~ magnoliatribune.com, "Fat Mama's Tamales serves up Mississippi-made Success."
January 5 ~ wjtv.com,"27 African American Sites to Receive Historical Markers in Natchez"
January 12 ~ emissourian.com, "Folsom: Two-day Trip Up the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway"
January 15 ~ einnews.com, "Prince Abdourahmane Ibrahima Ibn Sori Finally Returns Home To Timo Through His Descendants 195 Years Later."
January 18 ~ onlyinyourstate.com, "You Can Watch Your Meal Cook at the Kitchen Bistro, A One-of-a-Kind Place To Dine in Mississippi."
January 22 ~ travel2next.com, "9 National Parks in Mississippi"
January 22 ~ thetravel.com,"These Are The 10 Most Beautiful Towns In Mississippi You Should Visit"

DECEMBER 2022
December 20 ~ knoe.com, "Roscoe Barnes of Natchez Awarded 2023 Humanities Award"
December 21 ~ thetravel.com, "10 Spots In Mississippi You Must Explore This Winter (Besides The Famed Beau Rivage Casino)"
December 28 ~ worldatlas.com, "8 Charming River Towns on the Mississippi River"
December 29 ~ onlyinyourstate.com, "We Bet You Didn't Know This Small Town in Mississippi Was Home to the Largest Octagonal House in America."
December 30 ~ wlox.com, "WLOX Flashback to 2015: Natchez historic homes."

NOVEMBER 2022
November 1 ~ onlyinyourstate.com, "This Beautiful River Hike in Mississippi Has a Mouthwatering Restaurant Right Along the Trail"
November 2 ~ winemag.com, "Why are Dollar Bills Pinned to Bar Walls? The Tradition Explained"
November 7 ~ tripstodiscover.com, "21 Best Small Towns to Visit for Christmas in the U.S."
November 10 ~ theadvocate.com, "Historic Natchez, Like a Christmas Movie, is a Great Holiday Destination"
November 13 ~ magnoliastatelive.com, "One Night is not Enough for Visitors to this Inn that Just Won Mississippi's Lodging of the Year Award"
November 20 ~ bringfido.com, "8 Historic Towns Where You Can Celebrate Thanksgiving with Fido"
November 25 ~ 10best.com, "20 Hotels and Inns with Amazing Holiday Decor and Light Displays"
November 29 ~ onlyinyourstate.com, "Ogle Historic Mansions Decked to the Nines on this Holiday Home Tour in Mississippi"
November 30 ~ news.illinois.edu, "Architecture Professor's Book Examines Cultural Tourism That Began in Depression-Era Mississippi"

OCTOBER 2022
October 5 ~ buzzfeed.com, "21 Creepy Travel Destinations Across The US That Live Rent-Free In My Nightmares"
October 9 ~ yahoo.com, "The 6 Best Historic Bed and Breakfasts in the U.S."
October 21 ~ styleblueprint.com, "Haunted Mississippi: The Scariest Places + Their Stories"
October 27 ~ goodgrit.com, "Natchez in the Fall"
October 28 ~ yahoo.com, "9 U.S. Small Towns with the Cutest Main Streets"
October 31 ~ travelnoire.com, "5 Stunning Routes for the Perfect Fall Road Trip"
October 31 ~ nytimes.com, "From Nashville to Tupelo on the Natchez Trace Parkway"

SEPTEMBER 2022
September 11 ~ theadvocate.com, "Fall Travel Guide"
September 13 ~ mississippifreepress.org, "Mapping Natchez Race History: Cultural Museum Receives Grant To Chart Civil-Rights Sites"
September 19 ~ travelandleisure.com, "11 Best Places to Travel in November 2022"
September 24 ~ goodgrit.com, "4 Ghoulishly Good Times in Mississippi"
September 25 ~ thetravel.com, "10 Not So Spooky (But Still Festive) Fall Destinations to Visit"

AUGUST 2022
August 1 ~ rollingstone.com, "These are Mississippi's Must-See Music Venues"
August 3 ~ matadornetwork.com,"A Bicycling Guide To the Trails and Roads of Mississippi"
August 19 ~ worldatlas.com,"9 Most Charming Small Towns in Mississippi"
August 28 ~ apnews.com, "Museum to Create Map of Civil Rights Sites in Natchez"
August 28 ~ bestlifeonline.com, "The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Visit if You Love Old Houses"
August 28 ~ wjtv.com, "Counties with the Oldest Homes in Mississippi"

JULY 2022
July 8 ~ afar.com, "10 Best Places to go in October"
July 14 ~ southernliving.com, "20 Affordable Family Vacations You Haven't Thought Of Before"
July 14 ~ styleblueprint.com, "4 Mississippi Towns to Satisfy Your Wanderlust"
July 14 ~ mississippifreepress.org, "Bringing Light to the Spirits': MSU Excavates Concord Plantation in Natchez"
July 19 ~ yahoo.com, "The Natchez Burnin' : Howlin' Wolf Remembers the Mississippi Fire of 1940"
July 19 ~ onlyinyoursstate.com, "One of the Most Haunted Cemeterys in Mississippi is Also the Most Beautiful"
July 24 ~ usnews.com, "Fruit of the Community: A Public Garden Blooms"
July 28 ~ trazeetravel.com, "Top 5 Budget-Friendly Travel Destinations to Visit This Summer"

JUNE 2022
June ~ Southernliving, "The Porches of Natchez"
June 3 ~ styleblueprint.com, "July 4th Events across the South"
June 13 ~ tripstodiscover.com, "The Most Romantic Destination in Every State"
June 13 ~ newyorkpost.com, "Couples are finding big love in these small town hotels"
June 16 ~ goodgritmag.com, "Night of Pain, Days of Honor"
June 20 ~ travel.usnews.com, "24 Top Fall & Harvest Festivals in the U.S."
June 21 ~ USAtoday.com, "10 Best Historic Small Town 2022"
June 21 ~ luxurytravelmagazine.com, "U.S. Road Trip Routes Best Suited For Electric Vehicles"

MAY 2022
May 4 ~ Themeanderingtravelerblog, "Rolling on the Mississippi River: Top Attractions in Natchez Part 2"
May 5 ~ Matadornetwork.com, "Everything You Need to Know About Mississippi Cuisine"
May 9 ~ yelp.com, "Top Brewery in Every State in the U.S."
May 12 ~ StyleBluePrint.com, "Your Guide to Summer Festivals in the South"
May 16 ~ Onlyinyourstate.com, "Follow The Mississippi River Along This Scenic Drive Through Mississippi"
May 19 ~ Gardenandgun.com, "My Town: Stratton Hall's Natchez, Mississippi"
May 19 ~ weathernewspoin.com, "Top 5 Most Destructive Tornadoes Ever Recorded"
May 25 ~ clarionledger.com, "Tank of Gas Getaway: Natchez is steeped in history but still on the cutting edge"
May 29 ~ magnoliastatelive.com, "Magazine Claims this Mississippi Town has 'Some of the Prettiest' Porch Views in the State"

APRIL 2022
April 2 ~ Travel + Leisure, "Exhilarating Motorcycle Road Trips Around the U.S."
April 20 ~ Onlyinyourstate.com, "7 Mississippi Restaurants with the Most Amazing Outdoor Patios You'll Love to Lounge On"
April 21 ~ Rivertravelmagazine.com, "Best of the River Winners 2022"
April 21 ~ CountryRoadsMagazine, "Soul Fusion Natchez"
April 29 ~ Mississippifreepress.org, "Deacons for Defense Fought for Black Lives from Donnan's Barbershop in Natchez"
April 29 ~ Themeanderingtravelerblog, "Top Attractions in Natchez for Mississippi River Cruisers Part 1"

MARCH 2022
March 30 ~ CondeNastTraveler, "The Most Beautiful Place in Every U.S. State"
March 23 ~ Onlyinyourstate.com, "Take This Road Trip to 5 of Mississippi's Least Visited National Parks"
March 17 ~ WLBT.com, "Destination Natchez: How a Mississippi City Could Become the Hollywood of the South"
March 17 ~ Onlyinyourstate.com, "There's an Abandoned Mansion in Mississippi That was Never Completed and it's Eerily Fascinating"
March 8 ~ Southern Living, "The South's Best Small Towns 2022"
March 8 ~ Travel + Leisure, "This New Mississippi River Cruise will Sail Between Memphis and New Orleans and Serve Incredible Southern Cooking"
March 5 ~ Tvshowsace.com, "Lifetime Announces, 'A New Orleans Noel' Starring Keshia Knight Pulliam, Brad James, Patti LaBelle"

FEBRUARY 2022
February 18 ~ Travel + Leisure, "11 Female Owned Hotels Around the World With Amazing Stories"
February 14 ~ WLBT.com, "Forks of the Road: 2nd Largest Domestic Slave Market in the Deep South"
February 11 ~ Mississippifreepress.org, "Still Learning": Natchez Recons With it's Racist Past and Celebrates Local Black History"
February 6 ~ Travel Pulse, "The Best Valentine's Day Getaway in Each State"
February 4 ~ Daytona Times, "Celebrate Black History Month with a trip to one of these destinations"
February ~ Leisure Group Travel, "Exploring Mississippi's Capital and River Region
February ~ Today In Mississippi, "Natchez museum exhibits opera singer's portrait"

JANUARY 2022
January 31 ~ StyleBluePrint, "20 Southern Events & Happenings: February 2022"

DECEMBER 2021
December 7 ~ Fox News, "The 10 best Christmas towns in America"
December 3 ~ Love Exploring, "Every State's Most Charming Small City You Need To Visit"

NOVEMBER 2021
November 24 ~ PlayStayEat, "Discover Beautiful Natchez, Mississippi"
November 17 ~ Where Y'at, "Six Fall Day Trips to Take In and Out of New Orleans"
November 14 ~ WDAM, "Hallmark movie shot in Mississippi makes its debut"
November 8 ~ Pride Journeys, "Celebrate the Holidays in Natchez, Mississippi"
November 5 ~ USA Today, "Best Historic Small Town"
November 4 ~ CruiseCritic.com, "Set Sail with a Hallmark Christmas Movie Aboard an American Queen Voyages River Cruise"
November 2 ~ Thrillist, "This Small Southern Town Has a History with Bigfoot"
November ~ DeSoto Magazine, "Holiday Home Tours Return"

OCTOBER 2021
October 28 ~ WJTV 12 News, "'Allumer' Light Show Coming to Natchez in November"
October 28 ~ See Great Art, "Natchez, MS Hosts Inaugural 'Allumer Natchez' Art Festival"
October 20 ~ Mississippi Free Press, "Y'all Means All': Natchez Festival Celebrates LGBTQ Identity, Supports Queer Youth"
October 16 ~ WLBT 3 News. "Large Crowd Pous into Natchez to Join 36th Annual Balloon Festival"
October 13 ~ Southern Living, "Take in Fall Color from the Air at these Hot Air Balloon Festivals"
October 1 ~ PureWow, "The 27 Best Fall Festivals to Experience Across the U.S."

SEPTEMBER 2021
September 29 ~ Insider, "The Most Haunted Spot in Every State"
September 14 ~ Today.com, "Fun in '21: Fall Festival Edition - Natchez Balloon Festival"
September 4 ~ MSN.com, "Add These 50 Underrated Cities to Your Must - Visit List"
September 3 ~ Bicycling.com, "6 Rides That Make Mississippi a Hidden Gem for Cycling Adventures"

AUGUST 2021
August 17 ~ Pride Journeys, "Fall in Love with Natchez, Mississippi"
August 8 ~ Southern Living, "Off-the-Radar Weekend Getaways for a Summer Adventure"

JULY 2021
July 27 ~ Snowbirds & RV Travelers, "Southern Comfort in Mississippi"
July 3 ~ The New York Times, "How the Truth of Forks of the Road Came to Be"

JUNE 2021
June 21 ~ Travel + Leisure, "This City in Mississippi was Just Added to the Historical Lafayette Trail"
June 19 ~ USA Today, "10 Best: Meet the Natchez Chef who is Teaching the Origins of Soul Food"
June 7 ~ Smithsonian Magazine, "The 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2021"
June 3 ~ Chicago Tribune, "Exploring the History and Natural Beauty of the Natchez Trace- Once the Most Important Travel Route between Mississippi and Tennessee"

MAY 2021
May 13 ~ Southern Living, "Biscuit Queen Regina Charboneau Launches a New Cooking School"
May 10 ~ Southern Living, "9 Quaint Southern Spots for a Destination Wedding"
May ~ DeSoto Magazine, "Dunleith Redux"

APRIL 2021
April 23 ~ The Wall Street Journal, "A Deliciously Diverting Road Trip Through the Deep South"

MARCH 2021
March 28 ~ StyleBluePrint, "Welcome to Natchez, MS, a Creative Utopia"
March 20 ~ Travel + Leisure, "11 Female-owned Hotels Around the World With Amazing Stories"
March ~ The Discover Blog,"The Best Small Town in Each State"

FEBRUARY 2021
February 24 ~ Camels and Chocolate, Kristin Luna. "From Jackson to Natchez: Driving the Final Leg of the Natchez Trace"
February 22 ~ Forbes, "The Top Ten Places In America To Travel Right Now And Avoid The Pandemic"
February 4 ~ Matador Network, "This small Mississippi city will pay you over $6,000 to move there"
February 3 ~ AAA Magazine, "6 romantic U.S. getaways for a Valentine's Day escape"
February 3 ~ The Travel Bite, Rachelle Lucas "How To Make Grits: Southern Style!"
February 3 ~ Forbes, "Want to Make Money? This U.S. Town Will Pay You To Move There"

JANUARY 2021
January 10 ~ The Travel Bite, Rachelle Lucas "10 Reasons to Visit Natchez, Mississippi"

DECEMBER 2020
December 31 ~ MSN Lifestyles "The 50 best small-town winter destinations in America"
December 30 ~ myNewOrleans.com "Farther Flung: The Path of History"
December 2 ~ Camels and Chocolate, Kristin Luna "Falling heads over heels for Natchez, Mississippi"

OCTOBER 2020
October 15 ~ Touropia.com "10 Best Places to Visit in Mississippi"
October 12 ~ Black Southern Belle "African American Heritage Travel: How to Curate a Socially Distanced Family Experience this Fall in Natchez, MS
October 2 ~ MSN "The Most Beautiful Small City in Your State"

SEPTEMBER 2020
September 18 ~ Travel + Leisure "9 Stops You Should Make on a Great River Road Trip"
September 18 ~ MSN Lifestyles "The most charming small city on your state"

JULY 2020
July ~ DeSoto Magazine "Road Tripping Along the Natchez Trace"
July 28 ~ Deep South "10 Outdoor Experiences Welcoming Travelers in Natchez"
July 10 ~ Conde' Nast Traveler.com

JUNE 2020
June 23 ~ Forbes "The South's Most 'Tasteful' Small Towns"

MAY 2020
May 29 ~ Lonely Planet "10 delightful detours along the Natchez Trace Parkway"
May 7 ~ Forbes "Post Coronavirus Travel: Most Americans will Holiday at home"

FEBRUARY 2020
February 8 ~ Luxury Lifestyle Magazine "America's Deep South: From New Orleans to Natchez"
February 7 ~ MSN "The Most Romantic place is Every State for 2020"
February 6 ~ Best Life "30 Enchanting Hideaways in the U.S. you've never heard of"
February 6 ~ BestProducts.com "14 Romantic Hotels in the U.S. Lovers should definitely know about"

JANUARY 2020
January 8 ~ Southern Living"11 Southern Bed-and-Breakfasts Perfect for Mother-Daughter Getaways"
January 2 ~ Instinct Magazine "Natchez keeps its Renaissance going with "Y'all Means All" Celebration"

DECEMBER 2019
December 1 ~ Matador Network "The 25 coolest towns in America: 2019"

NOVEMBER 2019
November 4 ~ Tripadvisor Rentals BLOG, "12 Charming Small Towns in the South with Warm Hospitality & Abundant natural beauty"

OCTOBER 2019
October 28 ~ Chicago Tribune, "Family travel five: Visit US civil rights landmarks"
October 10 ~ Forbes, "4 Must-Do Fall Activities in Mississippi's Natchez
October 1 ~ myNewOrleans.com, "One-Tank Getaways"

SEPTEMBER 2019
September ~ AAA Southern Traveler, "Pedal the Trail"
September 17 ~ Trip to Discover, "10 Best Weekend Getaways in Mississippi"

AUGUST 2019
August 22 ~ Amsterdam News, "Experience the past and present in Natchez, Mississippi"
August 16 ~ Matador Network, "The best places to travel this October

JULY 2019
July 23 ~ James Beard Foundation "Cooking up Community, one Plate at a Time"

JUNE 2019
June 12 ~ Matador Network "Bars that don't close and a Deep South cultural education in Natchez, Mississippi"

MAY 2019
May 30 ~ PureWow " The Cutest Town in Every U.S, State"

APRIL 2019
April 5 ~ New York Times "Knowing Natchez, Mississippi by its' dead"

MARCH 2019
March 14 ~ Foodie Travel USA "5 Biscuits worth a road trip"
March 13 ~ Deep South Magazine " Natchez in Spring"
March 7 ~ AM New York "What to do in Natchez, Mississippi, from historic sites to food"

FEBRUARY 2019
February 1 ~ Trip Advisor "Top 25 B & B's and Inns in the United States"

JANUARY 2019
January 2 ~ USA Today "Natchez, Mississippi: History and fun along the Mississippi River"

DECEMBER 2018
December 26 ~ Chattanooga Times Free Press "Natchez biscuits: Chef that put them on the map shares her secrets"
December 7 ~ Garden & Gun "The Southern Agenda: December 2018/January 2019"

NOVEMBER 2018
November 27 ~ Country Living "The Most Iconic Christmas Tree in Every State"
November 13 ~ Chattanooga Magazine "A Natchez Noel"
November 12 ~ Trips to Discover "11 Most Charming Southern Small Towns in the U.S.

OCTOBER 2018
October 18 ~ Business Insider by Pulse "The most haunted spot in every state"
October 17 ~ Fodor's Travel "How to Drink Like a Local"
October 17 ~ Desoto Magazine "All kinds of Spirits at King's Tavern of Natchez"
October 17 ~ Simply Southern Mom " Where to eat & stay in Natchez"
October 14 ~ Only in your State "These 7 Mississippi Drive-In Restaurants are fun for an Old Fashioned Night Out"
October 12 ~ Haunted Deep South "Time to act fast to nab tickets to see angels in Natchez"
October 11 ~ Simply Southern Mom "The Natchez Fall Pilgrimage of Historic Site"

SEPTEMBER 2018
September 20 ~ My Domaine "8 Fall Vacations to see the leaves change, no matter where you live"
September 13 ~ Budget Travel "10 American Fall Festivals every Traveler should experience"
September 12 ~ We 3 Travel " 25 of The best Christmas Hotels"
September 11 ~ Travel US News "30 Charming Bed & Breakfasts Across America"
September 7 ~ USA Today "50 States: 50 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches"
September 3 ~ Expedia "Most Tourist -Friendly Cities in the U.S.

AUGUST 2018
August 30 ~ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Tour of Natchez features sites that inspired Greg Iles' books"
August 22 ~ Dallas Observer "Have Blues, Will Travel: Bishop Gunn Hit the Road with Tunes and History in Tow"
August 14 ~ Forbes "Overlooked U.S. Routes that Make for Incredible Road Trips"
August 9 ~ NBC New York "These are the Most Charming Small Towns in Each State"
August 8 ~ Conde' Nast Traveler "The Friendliest Cities in the U.S"
August 6 ~ Redbook "60 + Romantic Fall Weekend Getaways to Add to your Travel List"
August 1 ~ ATT.net "The 50 Best Places to visit in the U.S.A."

JULY 2018
July 24 ~ Only in your State "8 Mississippi Restaurants that put their own tasty twist on the BLT"
July 22 ~ Williamson Source "5 Must See Antebellum Mansions"
July 20 ~ Enterprise "Cruising the Natchez Trace Parkway"
July 20 ~ Best Life "30 Enchanting Hideaways in the U.S. you've never heard of"
July 19 ~ Only in your State "8 Quirky & unique Mississippi Shrimp and Grits Dishes you just gotta try"
July 16 ~ Architectural Digest "The Prettiest Town in Every U.S. State"
July 8 ~ Business Insider Singapore "The most beautiful building in every U.S. state according to people who live there"
July 4 ~ MSN "The Most Charming Small Town in Every State"
July 4 ~ Reader's Digest "The Most Charming Small Town in Every State""
July 3 ~ Readers Digest "100 Amazing things that are made in the USA"

JUNE 2018
June 21 ~ MSN Insider Lifestyles"The Best things to do in every state this summer"
June 12 ~ BestProducts.com "Romantic Weekend Getaways aren't just for Valentines Day"
June 11 ~ Culture Collide "Catfish and the Blues: Bishop Gunn gives us the Mississippi Lowdown"
June 4 ~ Southern Living "Watch: The Nation's Largest Octagonal house in Mississippi, and it was never finished"

MAY 2018
May 18 ~ USA Today "10 Best Readers Choice Awards"
May 8 ~ Southern Living "Watch: 7 Reasons Every Southerner should take a trip to Natchez, Mississippi"
May 8 ~ Architectural Digest "The Most iconic building in Every State of America"
May 6 ~ The Tennessean "Explore mighty Mississippi via riverboat cruise aboard the American Duchess"

APRIL 2018
April 20 ~ Johnny Jet "Cruising the Mississippi River on the American Duchess"
April 17 ~ All things Cruise "American Duchess Cruise: Haunting story of mansion never finished because Civil War"
April 11 ~ Supercall "The Oldest Bar in All 50 States"

MARCH 2018
March 7 ~ Southern Living "15 Incredible Solo Vacations to Take in the South"
March 3 ~ MSN Lifestyle "The Best Inns in Every State for a Charming Trip"
March 2018 ~ New York Lifestyles "Moonlight, Magnolias & More"

FEBRUARY 2018
February 7 ~ Business Insider "Best hotels in every state"
February 28 ~ Thrillist “The Most Underrated City in All 50 States”
February 2018 ~ FamilyTravel.com "The Civil Rights Trail"

JANUARY 2018
January 19th ~ BestProducts.com "The 50 Best Places to visit in the USA"

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