Keep an eye on this page for our latest articles and any additions to existing articles on The New Southern View Ezine's web site. http://www.newsouthernview.com/ "I had a few hours to spare one summer morning, so I went to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science located in LeFleur's Bluff State Park in Jackson." Follow birding enthusiast Steve Peterson as he explores the nature trails of the park behind the museum in search of the elusive Barred Owl. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_ta_jxn_birding_summer.html The StenniSphere Visitor Center at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center west of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi opened a new exhibit August 25, 2010 — a Kidz Zone attraction that offers young visitors an interactive look at space. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_cw_stennispherekidzone.html Yep, we've joined the herd. Got a Blog. Don't know how far we'll pursue this but click the button in the lower left corner of our home page photograph. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_blog.html Meander through the streets of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi's almost-state capital, and learn why this coastal town is a Place Apart. From the Hancock Chamber of Commerce's brochure. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_shm_bay_st_louis.html This is a report of the archaeological dig at the Jaketown Site in the Mississippi Delta. It was written for us by Lee J. Arco, the doctoral student from Washington University in St. Louis who is conducting the excavation. The Jaketown Site is the second largest extant Poverty Point settlement, spreading over more than 200 acres in Humphreys County, Mississippi. This is the first article appearing under our new banner "Scenic and Pre-Historic Mississippi." http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_shm_jaketown_site.html This species of tree witnessed the rule of the dinosaur and has been manipulated by the hand of man for hundreds of years. According to Mississippi State Horticulturist Norman Winter, the ginkgo, although an import from the Far East, is native to North America as shown in the fossil record. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_gg_ginkgo_tree.html We'd like to suggest these books on Mississippi as the best guides about our state that we've come across. And we've added a new title, "Jackson's North State Street," about the stately houses and buildings that once lined one of the main thoroughfares in Mississippi's capital city. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_mississippi_library.html Learn more of the sights and history surrounding the 43 mile-long Longleaf Trace in south Mississippi. Filled with detailed maps as well as stories of the development of the railroad route that the Trace replaced, this guidebook will complement your enjoyment of the Trace whether you run, cycle, ride, or simply stroll. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_al_longleaf_trace_book.html I'm learning to use CSS and am reworking our web site one page at a time. Our Site Map has been put on a CSS-diet and is more streamlined now. Use this page as a complete guide to the articles in our magazine. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_sitemap.html Since snow in Mississippi is a little rare, no matter what decade we recall, it is exciting because it is different. Snow days in Mississippi are no-school, play-outside days. Festive occasions. Magical childhood memories of snow in Mississippi stick far beyond any spring thaw. http://www.newsouthernview.com/pages/nsv_wht_mississippi_snow.html