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MV Mississippi visits Alton
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Wyatt Decker, 6, from Rockford, takes on the captain’s seat of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Motor Vessel Mississippi Tuesday when the giant towboat was opened up for public tours at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 in Alton.
ALTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Motor Vessel Mississippi on Tuesday offered public tours at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 in Alton.
Built in 1993, with a length of 241 feet, it is the largest diesel towboat ever built in the United States. The 6,300-horsepower boat spends most of its time helping to roll out large concrete anti-erosion structures along the banks of the river where needed.
The towboat is the fifth built by the Corps of Engineers to bear the name Mississippi.
On Tuesday it was stopped in the auxiliary lock at Melvin Price to allow the public to tour the large and well-maintained vessel. Children and adults alike were fascinated by the size and the room in the ship that doubles as a meeting place and ambassador for the corps.
The MV Mississippi can carry up to 152 people, including a crew of 35, and has 43 state rooms. Most of the boat’s time is spent in the Corps of Engineers Memphis District. More photos can be found online at thetelegraph.com.
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Thanksgiving on Mississippi Public Broadcasting Think Radio, set to air on Thursday, November 28th
MISSISSIPPI (KTVE/KARD) — For Thanksgiving, on Thursday, November 28, 2024, the Mississippi Public Broadcasting Radio will air a special programming.
Photo courtesy of Mississippi Public Broadcasting
According to officials, “Turkey Confidential” and “Feasting with the Great American Songbook: An Afterglow Thanksgiving Special” will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Francis Lam will be taking calls and help those in need of Thanksgiving cooking tips for the biggest cooking day of the year.
According to officals, “Feasting with the Great American Songbook: An Afterglow Thanksgiving Special” will explore classic jazz and popular songs about food by singers like Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, and Fats Waller, perfect for listening while sitting at the table.
MISSISSIPPI (WKRG) — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the Gulf Coast and that means Santa Claus will be heading to town for multiple parades around the area.
WKRG has compiled a list of Christmas parades coming to Southeast Mississippi.
Christmas on the Water — Biloxi
- Dec. 7
- 6 p.m.
- Begins at Biloxi Lighthouse and will go past the Golden Nugget
Lucedale Christmas Parade
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – The Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport is spreading holiday cheer with a new event, ‘’A Magical Mississippi Christmas.’
The aquarium held a preview Tuesday night.
‘A Magical Mississippi Christmas’ includes a special dolphin presentation, diving elves, and photos with Santa.
The event also includes “A Penguin’s Christmas Wish,” which is a projection map show that follows a penguin through Christmas adventures across Mississippi.
“It’s a really fun event and it’s the first time we really opened up the aquarium at night for the general public, so it’s a chance to come in and see what it’s like in the evening because it’s really spectacular and really beautiful,” said Kurt Allen, Mississippi Aquarium President and CEO.
‘A Magical Mississippi Christmas’ runs from November 29 to December 31.
It will not be open on December 11th, December 24th, and December 25th.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the gate.
The event is made possible by the city of Gulfport and Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
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