Rainwater Observatory in French Camp Mississippi will be offering a free public program called“Jupiter: Giant of the Solar System”. This presentation will be presented on Friday, November 9, 2012, starting at 7:00 p.m. by Edwin Faughn, director of Rainwater Observatory.

A special program of dulcimer music will be provided by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at the Parkway Visitor Center located at milepost 266 near Tupelo, Mississippi.

Weather depending, the Natchez Trace Parkway has plans to conduct a prescribed fire (controlled burn) on 10/24/2012 in Lee County, Mississippi.

(Tupelo, MS) Mr. Pat Arinder will display replicas of prehistoric American Indian tools at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, November 3, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will perform living history demonstrations that show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to 1840. The demonstrations will take place at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center (located at milepost 266 near Tupelo, Mississippi) from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2012.

Florence, AL – The American Bus Association (ABA) announced that the W.C. Handy Music Festival has been designated as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2013 by an experienced expert tourism industry selection committee.

A special program of dulcimer music will be provided by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at the Parkway Visitor Center located at milepost 266 near Tupelo, Mississippi.

Tupelo, MS: Join a park ranger on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center (milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tupelo, Mississippi) for a Night Hike.

RIDGELAND, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway, the National Park Foundation, and Bike Walk Mississippi will present “Trailfest on the Trace” on Saturday, September 29, 2012, from 10:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Tupelo, Mississippi: The hiking and walking trail north of the Chickasaw Village Site (milepost 261.8) has been reopened after the repair of a bridge that was damaged by a falling tree.

The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will perform living history demonstrations that show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to 1840.

Tupelo, Mississippi: The hiking and walking trail north of the Chickasaw Village Site (milepost 261.8) is closed until further notice. The impassable section of trail will be marked with flagging at the beginning and end of the affected area. This closure is necessary to repair a trail bridge damaged by a fallen tree.

TUPELO, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway has reopened the closed sections of the Parkway motor road previously closed due to Tropical Storm “Isaac,” and the Parkway is open from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. An existing detour in the Jackson, MS, area due to road construction remains in effect between US Highway 49 at milepost 92.9 and I-55 at milepost 101.1.

Rainwater Observatory in French Camp Mississippi will be offering a free program for this season called,” IMPACT: SOLAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERS”. This presentation will be given on Friday, September 14, 2012, starting at 7:00 p.m. by Edwin Faughn, director of Rainwater Observatory.

Tupelo, MS: To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Natchez Trace Parkway will host a living history encampment representing the expedition of Hernando de Soto on Saturday, September 15, 2012.

Tupelo, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway has closed the Parkway motor road between milepost 146.0 at Mississippi Highway 429 near Kosciusko, Mississippi, and the Southern Terminus at Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi, Milepost 0.

Tupelo, MS: Effective immediately, the Natchez Trace Parkway has closed the Parkway motor road between the southern terminus at Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi, and milepost 8.5 at Highway 61, near Washington, Mississippi. The closure is necessary due to the possibility of heavy rains and winds forecasted for the storm “Isaac.”

Tupelo, MS: The Natchez Trace Parkway will close the Mount Locust Site immediately, Tuesday, August 28, 2012. The closure is necessary to prepare for the heavy rains and winds forecasted for the storm “Isaac.” The duration of the closure is undetermined at this time, but the Parkway will work to reopen the area as soon as possible.