When Midwesterners and New Englanders venture into the woods or onto the water they normally don’t give venomous snakes a second thought. Except for some very localized exceptions (like the summit of New York’s Overlook Mountain that’s home to a den of approximately 75 rare Timber Rattlesnakes), there’s little chance they’ll cross paths with a [...]
Located in southwest Mississippi 10 miles north of historic Natchez is Natchez State Park. The park’s claim to fame happened in 1992, when someone pulled an 18.15lb largemouth bass from the lake, setting a new state record that still stands. While it’s not the fishing hotspot it once was, many anglers will visit Natchez Lake [...]
Una Walkenhorst is a singer/songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri. Following the release of her debut album “Scars” in 2014, Una immediately had “new fans . . . coming out of the proverbial woodwork” (AXS). Loading up her ’97 Honda Civic, Una then spent a year traveling across North America promoting her music and connecting with [...]
One MAJOR requirement of all the gear tested on 50 Campfires Field Trip: Great River Road. It had to provide stellar performance in extreme heat and humidity. All of this equipment came through to keep the team as comfortable and positive as it’s possible to be in that kind of conditions.
Lake Chicot State Park sits on the northern end of Lake Chicot, Arkansas’s largest natural lake. It’s an oxbow lake, which means that many years ago it used to be a natural part of the Mississippi River. Over time, the river naturally rerouted, leaving a 20-mile long lake that is now a popular recreation destination. [...]
Mississippi River State Park is in eastern Arkansas and is part of the St. Francis National Forest, which gives you over 22,000 acres to explore! From the primitive sites at Lone Pine Campground to the Class AAA RV sites at Beech Point Campground, the park accommodates every type of camper. The bathhouse at the latter offers [...]
Because we decided to travel the Great River Road from Memphis to New Orleans, I decided to see what it would be like to drink only water straight from the Mississippi for a week. Especially in the lower stretches along where we were traveling, the mighty river is known as the Big Muddy. It’s pretty [...]
Are you debating buying a screen shelter as an addition to your camping kit? They make a ton of sense for tent campers, trailer campers, and RVer’s alike. Pitched over the picnic table at your campsite, the screen shelter will likely become the hub of activity for your campsite for all hours of the day [...]
There are so many tackle rigs to catch catfish, deciding which to use can be confusing for a beginning angler. Here’s one of the simplest to cover a wide range of fishing situations. Thread the line from your rod through the eye of a 1-2 ounce bell sinker. The less current, the lighter the sinker. [...]
Camping Friendly Catfish Bait When it comes to catching catfish, you’ll hear about all kinds of weird concoctions used for bait. Some sound so strange, you can’t imagine what the fish that would eat it is thinking. Some smell so bad you don’t want to be in the same county let alone the same boat [...]
