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TOP 10 THINGS TO DO IN CLARKSDALE
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi So, are you thinking about coming to our little mecca in the heart of the Mississippi Delta but you aren't too sure what to do when you get...
Je Ne Sais Quoi of Ocean Springs and Walter Anderson
INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY “In order to realize the beauty of man we must realize his relation to nature.” --Walter Inglis Anderson Ocean Springs? Hell, I didn’t even know where it...
CASTAWAYS – Our Only True And Faithful Companions?
“Are our only true and faithful companions castaways?” John Ruskey, on the river, Oct. 2014 Castaway: A shipwrecked person, an outcast, or anything cast adrift or thrown away. Last year at...
10-Year Commemoration of Hurricane Katrina
Photo from Lower Mississippi River Dispatch No. 302. Photo by Driftwood Johnnie Ruskey Quapaw Canoe Company captain extraordinaire, Mark River Peoples, is a personal friend, keeper...
Surf the Great Mississippi River Flood of 2011 with John Ruskey
Flood waters surround the Isle of Capri casino in Lula, Mississippi, located immediately across the bridge from Helena, Arkansas. CNN reports the closing of casinos due...
The Bitter Southerner Rides Some Wild Miles with John Ruskey
By Poor William - “The wilderness is the window of our souls, and water our smoothest passage through.” -- John Ruskey, From “River Gator,” as published in I am Coyote:...
Quapaw Canoe Co. Captain Mark “River” and the Freshwater Spawners (Not a band)
By POOR WILLIAMPHOTOS The spawn is the symbol of new life and beginnings. A time of plenty for all species, and the reassurance of the incredible, undeniable cycles of life. --...
Clarksdale Mayor highlight of Helena Annual Chamber Dinner
By MAGICAL MADGEPHOTO GALLERY at bottom of post Whooooo-oooot! When I hear that call, I know it's a Quapaw calling! This time dear friend and founder of Quapaw Canoe Company...
What led him to Quapaw Canoe Company?
By POOR WILLIAM and GUEST BOHEMIAN MARK RIVER PEOPLES “Be true to yourself, have faith in the Creator and humanity, and you will find your way.” -- Mark River The Delta Bohemian and...
John Ruskey Lectures Delta Psi Fraternity at Ole Miss
By MAGICAL MADGE and GUEST BOHEMIAN BRAXTON BARDEN PHOTOS and SEVERAL VIDEOS and SPECIAL LINK NEAR BOTTOM Was I reading my email correctly....? Quapaw Canoe Company's John Ruskey was speaking at a fraternity...
Rice Farmer Outfits Delta Office with John Ruskey Paintings
By POOR WILLIAMSumner, Mississippi VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY What always happens when an eclectic rice-farming, map-collecting restaurateur and Delta transplant buys a bevy of original artwork and giclées from a...
Mississippi Delta Cat Trumps Delta Dog, Every Time
By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi VIDEO Mississippi Delta Dogs are an inescapable, loosely cherished constant in our beloved homeland, but they are not the cat’s meow! Cat will get a fella...