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HANCOCKCOUNTY: Hosts Cruisin’ the Trail
story courtesy of Hancock Chamber of Commerce
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 5
State of the County Address, Hancock County Board of Supervisors, 8 a.m. Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast
SEPTEMBER 6
Gulf Coast Outpost Tourism Business Workshop, 8:30 a.m., Bodega, Bay St. Louis
SEPTEMBER 8-9
Krewe of Nereids Mermaids Arts and Crafts Show
SEPTEMBER 13
Hancock Chamber Young Professionals, Silver Slipper Casino Hotel, 5:30pm
SEPTEMBER 18
Hancock Chamber Women’s Leadership Roundtable, Life Solutions Associates, 5:30pm
SEPTEMBER 20
Hancock Chamber Business After Hours, Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast
SEPTEMBER 21-23 & 28-30
Bay St. Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
SEPTEMBER 26
Outdoor Recreation Business Workshop, Longfellow Civic Center
SEPTEMBER 27
Hancock Chamber Coffee Call with Mayor Tommy Schafer Diamondhead Country Club, 8 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 28-29
Cruisin the Trail at the Hancock County Courthouse
Go to hancockchamber.org for complete listings.
On September 28 and 29,
Bay St. Louis will be the site
for “Cruisin the Trail,”
a two-day street party,
cruise-in and storytelling
at the Hancock County
Courthouse celebrating the
history of the Old Spanish
Trail. Festivities begin Friday
with the big band sounds on Cue Street from 5-9 p.m. outside the Kate Lobrano House, home to the Hancock County Historic Society. The historic home, which features archives and the largest collection of historic photographs, will be open for tours.
On Saturday, the Misfits Street Krewzers will cruise in at 9 a.m. to tour the Old Spanish Trail in Hancock County. Their cars will be on display throughout the day at First Baptist Church on Main Street. From 10 a.m.
– 3 p.m. the public will hear stories about life on the Old Spanish Trail from esteemed historians. Featured topics include St. Augustine Seminary, the Opening of the Bridge and Ferry, and Brown’s Vineyard.
The origins of the Old Spanish Trail began at a conference held in Mobile, Alabama, in 1915. It was
then that automobile owners who eagerly sought roads
to drive on began their ballyhoo. They became known as Good Roads
enthusiasts and went back to their home
states to urge governing authorities to build roads
and bridges. Conferences continued to be called annually until a transcontinental road was completed from St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego, California.
Beginning in 2015, re-enactment conferences have been held each year commencing in Mobile, followed
by Pensacola, Tallahassee and Pass Christian. Dan Ellis, who started the conference in the Pass, will be among the featured speakers in Hancock County. Other speakers include Charlie Sullivan, George Schloegel, Father Walter Bracken, Ron Magee and Allison Anderson.
Events are free and open to the public. To register for the conference, go to hancockchamber.org, click on the calendar and click on the September 29 event. This project is partially funded by a grant through Visit Mississippi.
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