Tenn - Tom Waterway - Stennis Lock & Dam

Stennis Lock & Dam is at Columbus, MS.  It is located only 1/4 mile from our marina and there is a nice park on our side of the dam.  Makes for a nice walk. The dam is at mile marker 334.7 on the trip to Mobile Bay.  Mile marker 0.0 is at Mobile.  So you know how many more miles before the white sand & clear water. 

Tenn Tom Waterway - Columbus, MS

About 10 minutes north of the marina is this huge beautiful plantation, built in 1850's by Colonel George Hampton Young.

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This made for an interesting fun outing on a beautiful sunny fall day.

Tenn - Tom Waterway -Columbus Marina -

Air Boat

This guy went through the marina with this air boat.  He motored close along the shore & sprayed something on the shoreline.  Don't know if it was pesticide or herbicide, but it was interesting to see the boat up this close. 

We walked over to the lock & dam this a.m. and it looks like a really good spot for fishing. So later this evening, I'm going to give it a try.  I'll let you know how I come out & hopefully I,ll have a photo to share of allllllll the fish, I catch.



Tenn - Tom Waterway - Columbus Marina

Sorry, no new posts lately. I woke up Friday with a debilitating sinus infection, sore throat & headache.  Better today but moving mighty slow.  Hopefully, tomorrow I'll get some pics or something.  We will be at this marina until about Oct. 25th.  and then we will high-tail it to the gulf.  Friends Gale & Marine, sent us a message this morning at 11:00 that they came out into Mobile Bay. 

We will be heading to Natchez, MS Friday to attend my cousin, Dana's daughter's wedding.  There will be lots of photos the following Monday.  My Mom, her sister & husband (Mavis & Dale) will be driving down for the wedding, too.  Mavis & Dale's son, Jeff (my cousin & his wife) will be coming over from Enterprise, AL.  Can't wait & very glad I got sick last Friday, not this coming Friday.

Tenn - Tom Waterway - Aberdeen, MS

We left Midway Marina at Fulton, MS about 8:30 Monday Sept. 26th and headed for Aberdeen, MS.  There was a really nice FREE dock for our use, so we took advantage.  The video, also, shows how big the flies are down here.  I thought I was being brave, but when Bob saw a "huge" fly crawling on my arm, he told me they most likely will bite.  YIKES!!!



Tenn - Tom - Whitten L & D - Locking Thru

PART I

PART II

Video below shows the terrain on the Tenn Tom and the beautiful Midway Marina.

A photo of Midway Marina

A really cute house on the water (below).

The landscape has changed greatly since Pepin, WI.  Sat. evening we arrived at Midway Marina where we planned to stay one night.  We heard that the traffic was backed up at Wilkens and Amory Lock since they just reopened after a three week closure due to inspections & repairs. So we stayed at Midway Sunday night, too.  It had all the necessities of a great marina, clean bathrooms and friendly people.  Monday morning we headed south at 8:00.  Not too much traffic, so we are glad we let the crowd move on ahead of us. There is, also, a 5 bedroom houseboat docked here for sale for anyone interested.  The price is $179,000.  I'm sure they would negotiate that price.

Tenn - Tom - Whitten L & D - Barge out

Finally the tow brings the barges on out of the lock.  The cargo appeared to be wood chips.  We thought maybe the chips were being transported to the Packaging Corporation in Counce, MS which is minutes from Grand Harbor Marina.