We will start out at Spring Mill State Park in Mitchell, Indiana for a one night stay. Then we head to Tombigbee State Park in Tupelo, Mississippi - birthplace of Elvis Presley - for three nights. Then we head further south to Natchez State Park in Natchez, Mississippi for three more nights. From there we will head to Alabama and spend three nights at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham. And, we end with two nights at Cumberland Falls State Park in Corbin, Kentucky.

Spring Mill State Park, Mitchell, IN, November 1 and 2, 2018 (2 night minimum)

• Spring Mill State Park
• Make a reservation (after May 2, 2018) (sites 16, 17, 18, 43)

Who is coming (let Mabel know you've reserved a site):

• Bob and Jackie Patton, site 15
• Michael, Jamie and Russell Leichty, site 16
• Nancy and Mabel Kroes, site 17
• Ed and Peggy Kowalski, site 18
• Brandon, Jenny and Leica Groh, site 19

Tombigbee State Park, Tupelo, MS November 3, 4, 5, 2018 (3 nights)

• Tombigbee State Park
• Make a reservation (can reserve NOW, only 17 sites available)
• Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum
• Top 10 things to do in Tupelo

Who is coming (let Mabel know if you have made your reservation)

• Bob and Jackie Patton, site 5
• Ed, Peggy and Miss Maddie Matters, site 8
• Nancy, Mabel and Matty Kroes, site 9
• Michael, Jamie and Russell Leichty, site 10
• Debbie and Ted Pierce, site 11
• Kenny Tee and the Lizzie Borden, site 13
• Paul Hedges, site 15
• Ken and Terry Jones, site reserved

Natchez State Park, Natchez, MS November 6, 7, 8, 2018 (3 nights)

From Tombigbee we will drive the Natchez Trace down to Natchez, making many stops along the way.

• Natchez State Park
• Make a reservation (can reserve NOW)
• Natchez Trace Visitor Center
• Natchez Trace in Mississippi
• Longwood
• Things to do in Natchez

Natchez Trace stops

1. Old Trace History Trail, MP275.2
2. Cole Creek Cypress Swamp, self-guided tour, MP175.6
3. Kosciusko Information Center, MP160.0
4. Mississippi Crafts Center, MP104 (950 Rice Rd., Ridgeland, MS)
5. Rocky Springs nature trail through old town, MP54.8 (also the area Nevada Barr Natchez Trace books take place)
6. Emerald Mound - second largest indian temple mound in the US, MP10.3

Who is coming (let Mabel know if you made your reservation)

• Sarah Freeman and Paul Sullivan, site 24
• Debbie and Ted Pierce, site 26
• Betsy Montgomery, site 26
• Ed, Peggy and Miss Maddie Matters, site 27
• Nancy and Mabel Kroes, site 28
• Michael, Jamie and Russell Leichty, site 29
• Ken and Terry Jones, site reserved
• Paul Hedges, site 31
• Bob and Jackie Patton, site 33

Oak Mountain State Park, Pelham, AL, November 9, 10, 11, 2018 (3 nights)

• Oak Mountain State Park (Park office phone: 205-620-2527)
• Make a reservation (3 night minimum, after Nov. 9, 2017)
• Collinsville Trade Day (giant flea market)
• Unclaimed Baggage Center
• Vulcan the Iron Man Statue and Park
• Irondale Cafe (made famous by Fannie Flagg's 1987 "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe"

Who is coming (let Mabel know you've made a reservation):

• Nancy Kroes, B19
• Bob and Jackie Patton, 30
• Paul Hedges, B33
• Peggy and Ed Kowalski, B35
• Mike, Jamie and Russell Leichty, B36
• Ann and Ken George, site

Cumberland Falls State Park, Corbin, KY, November 12, 13, 2018 (2 nights)

• Cumberland Falls State Park
• Make a reservation (cannot reserve until November 12, 2017)
• Kentucky Fried Chicken Museum and Cafe
• Things to do around Corbin, KY

Who is coming (let Mabel know you have made your reservation)

• Perry and Kirsten Milliken, site 21
• Nancy, Mabel and Molly Kroes, site 22
• Mike, Jamie and Russell Leichty, site 23
• Ed and Peggy Kowalski, site 24
• Tracy and Charlie Tarr, site 25
• Robert and Susie Pickett, site 26