re: Mississippi River Cruise

Posted by Spankum

Miss-sippi

Member since Jan 2007

60730 posts

Posted on 2/15/25 at 11:08 pm to greenbean

quote:
There are a few, but I don't know if I'd use the term, "influx."

Have you been to Clarksdale. MS around the time of the Juke Joint Festival?

Posted by greenbean

USAF Retired - 31 years

Member since Feb 2019

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Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:21 am to Spankum

quote:
Have you been to Clarksdale. MS around the time of the Juke Joint Festival?

Been to Clarksvegas many times.The Juke Joint Festival is one weekend/year and yes it is well attended. But there isn't large numbers of folks all summer touring the delta.

Posted by deltaland

Member since Mar 2011

100830 posts

Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:24 am to greenbean

quote:
There are a few, but I don't know if I'd use the term, "influx.

There was a lot more pre Covid. Don’t notice as many these days

Posted by 308

the backwoods of Mississippi

Member since Sep 2020

3114 posts

Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:42 am to deltaland

How is Ground Zero doing up in Clarksdale?

Been a long time since I was up there. I think one of the key owners of the club passed away some years ago.

This post was edited on 2/16/25 at 8:44 am

Posted by The Boat

Member since Oct 2008

176000 posts

Posted on 2/16/25 at 8:50 am to 3deadtrolls

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I remember there being a ton of casino resorts up there like 20 something years ago. Is there anything even still up there?

Tunica has been dying for a while. Once boasting the third highest gaming revenue in the country. The 2011 Mississippi River flood was a killer and then Arkansas legalized gaming to finish them off. It’s such a run down dump that people are bypassing Tunica and going to the Gulf Coast instead.

Posted by boogiewoogie1978

Little Rock

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Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:00 am to PetroAg

I wonder how the mosquitos are on this.

Posted by Yeti_Chaser

Member since Nov 2017

11893 posts

Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:06 am to PetroAg

Northerners have no idea. I have friends from Washington that can't wait until they retire so they can stay on the beaches in Texas

Posted by ColdDuck

BR via da Parish

Member since Sep 2006

2972 posts

Posted on 2/16/25 at 9:15 am to Yeti_Chaser

It’s probably how the Germans look at us when going on their river cruises.

If you are from Europe or another part of the country, why not enjoy a few stops along the river. Old people with money need to do something with it.