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The temperatures are starting to break here in the deep south.  We’re starting to get more reservations for folks riding bicycles and motorcycles on the Trace.  We are located about 7 miles from milepost 115, and it is a reasonable ride to downtown Canton on Hwy 43 and neighborhood streets.  There is a convenient park for resting at this milepost, and we offer a pick up service for a limited number of cyclists.  We have single rooms, a two room suite for parties travelling together, a massage therapist on staff from Heartsong Massage Therapy, and a big breakfast to get you back on your way.  Come check us out.

Wow! I thought Fox Hunting was something only rich people did in the English countryside. How cool is it that there is real life, old world fox hunting right here in Madison County, Mississippi!  The Choula Houma Hunt was begun in 1980 by the late Mrs. Alex S. Payne, who was a fox hunting legend in these parts. Choula Houma Hunt currently has 32 members and they welcome guests to come ride with them. Brandywine Stables, located in Canton, Mississippi, are members of the Choula Houma Hunt and provide fox hunting services, as well as boarding and trail riding.  A day of fox hunting followed by an evening in an original 1903 Manor could be pure heaven.

The neighborhood has organized a group tour of the Canton museums.  We haven’t been there yet, so we’ll let you know what we think of them.

Learn to cook a steak, or make cupcakes… the class is up to you. It is sure to be fun and after your done for the day you can come stay with us for a gourmet experience in a historic home. The cooking schools website is here.

The McWillie-Singleton House is the other bnb in Canton. Visit their website here.

The Depot was built in 1890 and in 1926 the north and south buildings were added. The Illinois Central Railroad Company owned and maintained the depot until 1991 when it was purchased by the Canton Redevelopment Authority.

The restoration was completed in June, 1999. The museum reflects the history of Madison County and how the “iron horse” affected social and economic growth and development, particularly the area in and around Canton.

Also, the museum has a few working model trains set up.

The train depot webpage

Canton has been host to a number of movies recently such as My Dog Skip, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, A Time to Kill, and more.

From the Canton Tourism website:

“Long known as the City of Lights, Canton has now become the City of Lights, Camera, Action! as word spreads among such film greats as the Coen Brothers and Joel Schumacher about the wealth of scenic and cultural resources to be found along these historic streets.

Join us as we revisit scenes from some of the most memorable films of our time in the Canton Film Museums!”

The Tourism movie museums page

Please let us know if you would like to tour the museum and we can contact tourism and make sure there is a tour available.

While your staying with us, a fun morning trip is a short drive away at milepost 122 on the Natchez Trace in the Cypress Swamp.  Here is our friends at Natchez Trace Travel Services page with pictures here.

Here is the Mississippi tourism description:
Cypress Swamp Birding & Wildlife Viewing Area

Birding and wildlife viewing in a flooded Tupelo/bald cypress swamp; abundant aquatic animals, alligators, other reptiles, amphibians, prothonotary warblers, white-eyed vireos, red-eyed vireos, blue-gray gnatcatchers, Carolina chickadees, tufted titmouse, common yellowthroats, wood thrushes, brown thrashers, cardinals, bluejays, pileated woodpeckers, robins, yellowbreasted chats in spring and summer; orange-crowned warblers, eastern phoebas in winter; restrooms and picnic facilities.