Overlooking The Mighty MS River

I live high on a bluff overlooking the mighty Mississippi River at historical Vicksburg, MS. I took this picture at an overlook near the MS Information and Tourist Center. Two tugboats are pushing a big load of empty barges up the Mississippi River and trying to maneuver a big bend in the river. Notice at the bottom is a riverfront park where you can picnic and children can play. This is a nice place to also sit and watch the river boat traffic and enjoy the day! (Note the car on the Louisiana sandbar) It is so exciting to see the Mississippi Queen, the American Queen and the Delta Queen paddle boats make their way up and down the river. Periodically, they will dock at the riverfront on the Yazoo Canal at the foot of Clay Street. The passengers will get off and walk around town or a chartered bus will take them to the Vicksburg National Military Park for a grand tour. This is where the "Siege of Vicksburg" was fought during the American Civil War. It is sixteen miles of road winding through historic battle sites lined by more then 1,300 monuments, statues, and markers.

A tugboat pushing loaded barges down the MS River towards Natchez, MS under the two bridges. One is the old Hwy 80 bridge (which is closed to traffic except for the Kansas City Railroad) and the other one is the new Interstate 20 bridge at Vicksburg, MS and the State of Louisiana.