Cleveland has a lot to offer for a small town. There are restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, a university, even museums. Given that the population is only about 13,000 people, it’s very impressive. Furthermore there is a strong community. The people seem genuinely happy and the problems of the world very far away. Cleveland is a…
A year and a half ago, I wrote that Cleveland is a divided land. The legacy of segregation is clearly on display. The white community and the black community seem to exist in largely separate spheres, interacting only at Delta State, Walmart, and Kroger. Otherwise people live their lives totally apart. I haven’t…
The Atlantic recently ran an article about the Delta. Titled “How White Flight Ravaged the Mississippi Delta” it chronicles how the out migration of affluent white residents has hurt the region. The tl;dr version is: a lot. Driving through the Delta feels like stepping back in time. This part of the country feels frozen in…
There are a lot of hidden gems in the Delta. Cleveland is one of them, but there are others. The trick is finding them. Take the Jim Henson Museum, also known as the Birthplace of Kermit the Frog. A little known fact is that Henson was born in Leland, Mississippi and spent most of his…