Mississippi Blues Weekend Get-Away

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Description
Discover the heart of the Mississippi delta with this exciting weekend getaway package! Indianola, MS is a located approx 6 hours southwest of Nashville. This beautiful little town on Indian Bayou sits squarely in the middle of the Mississippi Delta and is the home town of King of the Blues himself, B.B. King. This package includes two tickets to the brand new $15 million museum which shows the life and work of legendary blues musician B.B. King. The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center will tells the story of King’s life, his career, and stories of the Delta—its history and music, social mores and race relations, literature and legends, adversities and successes. Enjoy lunch for two at nationally recognized restaurant, The Crown, Home of Taste of Gourmet!, which has been host to the Food Network, Turner South, Southern Living, CNN, Travel Channel, Bon Appetit and many others. The Crown is filled with original art, classic children's toys, shelves of books about the Blues, the Delta, cookbooks, samples to nibble....so much to enjoy! Two Passes to the Highway 61 Blues Museum in Leland, MS (just outside Indianola). Leland honors the Delta’s blues heritage with grand downtown murals and Mississippi Blues Trail Markers. A must see on your way to Leland - Charley Patton’s Blues Trail Marker is located at his gravesite which is in Holly Ridge between Indianola & Leland. While at Highway 61 Blues Museum, you will see artifacts and information about mid-Delta blues musicians such as Eddie Cusic, T-Model Ford, David Lee. While in Leland you will enjoy a cup of coffee and a slice of homemade pie from ‘Miss Molly’s.’ After a long day of touring, you will enjoy a dinner at the Bourbon Mall in Bourbon MS. Surrounded by cotton fields, it is a remote destination. Offering a porterhouses and live Blues in amid pleasantly ramshackle surroundings, The Bourbon Mall is a favorite haunt for many. But it’s the hot tamales the really set the place apart. A night stays on the Indian Bayou only suite, Bed on the Bayou which features modern amenities that add to your comfortable stay. To complete this get weekend get away is a B.B. King/Lucille souvenir cup and key chain, two Highway 61 Blues t-shirts, four souvenir posters, travel size Lady Primrose bath set from The Carriage House, cotton pocket coolie, and Indianola made roasted pecans and cheese straws from Indianola Pecan House and a $50 gift card to locally owned family convenience store Double Quick.
Special Instructions
This item will be included in a live auction on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Be sure to include your maximum bid to increase your chances of winning. All winners will be notified by Monday, September 29, 2008.