Yep, i've been in that neighborhood several times, & enjoy it as a getaway back to a simpler time. The people are friendly, the pace is a whole lot slower than in many places, & the livin is on the quiet side.
We have a RV & travel to Ms. every couple of yrs. for a month or so,towing the Valk
in an enclosed trailer. We ride the motorcycle for touring & looking around.
Yes, this is the MISSISSIPPI DELTA & cotton is still King. It's hot & humid in the summer, but Springtime, March thru May, is beautiful.
We take the Natchez Trace Parkway South from Nashville, & end up in Natchez.
From Natchez, hiway 61 goes No. thru many towns up to Vicksburg,which has a casino on THE RIVER,thru Cleveland on up to Clarksdale & the intersection of "49". This ain't called the BLUES HIWAY for nuthin'. Clarksale is where you'll find MORGAN FREEMANS blues club, MADIDI. It's worth the ride.
All along this route is found any # of juke joints, cafes, & communities where the music is alive & well.
Just across THE RVER in Louisiana is FARADAY,La. which is the boyhood home of THE KILLER, Jerry Lee.(y'all don't need his last name,do ya?) This town has not changed much in 60 yrs.. In fact the whole neighborhood hasn't, which to me, this ain't a bad thing.
Natchez is also close to the Gulf Coast cities of Biloxi & Gulfport, which are a whole lot more glitzy than he Natchez area, but good places to visit.
Of course New Orleans is a great place to go while in "the neighborhood".
We love our "neighborhood" of VA., Tn., WVA, the Carolinas etc., but MISSISSIPPI, is really a step back in time, & that ain't necessarily a bad thing.
happy trails,
the hobo
