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Biloxi, MS Part III: Tour Train

Living Our Dream We are baby boomers privileged to enjoy our dream of early retirement while traveling full-time in our 2005 37' Allegro Bay. We have been on the road for over four years. We invite you to join us as we explore this amazing country. Our heartfelt thanks to our soldiers and their families for their sacrifices to ensure our freedom so that we can pursue our dream. The Biloxi Tour Train has been in operation for 50 years. Carla, our tour guide, is a Biloxi native, and she has been doing the tours for 17 years. She exuded true southern hospitality, and her love for her native city and desire to share it with visitors made the tour memorable. Just like the tour we took last year in New Orleans, it was very interesting to hear about all the damage and destruction from Hurricane Katrina by a native who actually experienced it. From the lighthouse, the tour went immediately into one of the old residential neighborhoods a few blocks back from the beach. A lot of these houses sustained major damage, but they were somewhat protected since they were not directly on the beach. Many of the houses in this area are over 100 years old. Most of those that were not completely destroyed have been restored. The building in the next photo was once a saloon. The second floor, which was where certain ladies conducted their business, was not accessible from inside the saloon, but only by a narrow stairway between the saloon and the building next door. As luck would have it, there was an accounting business on the second floor of the building next door, and it was also only accessible by the same stairway. Judging from the large number of businessmen who entered that dark, narrow stairway, it sure seemed like a lot of them liked to keep close tabs on their finances. We remember Hurricane Katrina well because it was so recent, but this area was also hard hit by Hurricane Camille in 1969. When the Magnolia Hotel was knocked off its foundation by Camille, it was moved to its current location. The new location is behind a sturdy, brick building, which helped save it from Hurricane Katrina. The Magnolia Hotel, which is shown in the photo below, was built around 1847 and is the oldest building remaining from the early days of Biloxi as a resort. Biloxi is located on a peninsula that runs west to east. The area to the south of the peninsula along Mississippi Sound is called Front Beach. The water behind the peninsula to the north is called Back Bay.

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