Natchez Trace Fall Foliage Photo Contest

NatchezTraceTravel.com News Release - Natchez Trace Fall Foliage Photo Contest

Release date: October 1, 2011

Contact:

Randy Fought

NatchezTraceTravel.com - Natchez Trace Bed & Breakfast Reservation Service

PO Box 826

Madison, TN 37116

            800.377.2770 or info@natcheztracetravel.com

Fall foliage season on the Natchez Trace Parkway is just around the corner. This year, folks can enter their fall foliage pictures of the parkway anytime from October 1 through November 23 in a Natchez Trace Fall Foliage Photo Contest. The parkway offers numerous opportunities for enjoying fall foliage - scenic overlooks, waterfalls, streams, river crossings, historic sites, sunken roads and sections of the 200+ year-old original Natchez Trace. Each contestant may enter up to three pictures.

We can't predict the exact fall foliage peak dates along each section of the 444 mile-long Natchez Trace but generally…Tennessee is at or near peak foliage colors from mid to late October, northwest Alabama and northeast Mississippi from late October to early November and central Mississippi early to mid November.

1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to the top three pictures. The 1st place winner will receive a $300 B&B gift certificate from the reservation service, 2nd place winner a $200 B&B gift certificate and the 3rd place winner a $100 B&B gift certificate. Each of the winners will also receive one or more $25 dining certificates from restaurants located near the parkway. Winners will be determined by public voting on the website.

Go to www.NatchezTraceTravel.com for more details on prizes, fall foliage ‘when and where’ tips with pictures from past years, how to enter the contest and how to vote for pictures.

About NatchezTraceTravel.com:

NatchezTraceTravel.com is a travel guide about the Natchez Trace Parkway and the towns and areas near the Trace. Travelers can find pictures, information and maps for each of the 90+ interpretive on the parkway as well as many of the major attractions located near the Trace.

NatchezTraceTravel.com is also the online home of the Natchez Trace B&B Reservation Service. The reservation service works with 40 B&Bs, cabins, cottages and historic hotels located near the parkway. For each of the lodging options the website provides information, photo galleries, guest room pictures, descriptions and rates, maps and area attractions. Free itinerary planning is available for tourists, bicyclists and motorcyclists online and at 800.377.2770.

About Natchez Trace Parkway:

Started in the late 1930s, the modern Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444 mile-long, scenic road that generally follows the path of the Old Natchez Trace from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee. The parkway is a federal park maintained by the National Park Service. www.nps.gov/natr/

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Station Cafe Diner - Thomastown, Mississippi

Half a mile west of the Natchez Trace Parkway at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 429 and 43 sits an oasis for the hungry or thirsty traveler. This crossroads is known as Thomastown and right in the corner you will find The Station Cafe.

The Station Cafe is listed on our list of markets that are located close to the Trace. Several bicyclists have reported that the food and hospitality are excellent. One group of three ladies were bicycling north heading towards Kosciusko when they decided to pull off the Trace at the Highway 429 exit (near milepost 146) and go to the cafe for lunch. The folks at the cafe saw them pedaling up the road on the extremely hot day and met them with glasses of iced tea.

A couple of weeks ago I finally had the chance to dine at the cafe - twice. Once on my way to Natchez and then a few days later on my return trip north on the Trace. Both meals were spot on - a grilled chicken salad one day and a BLT and fries the other day.

Owner Bobbye and her assistant were very hospitable to me and everyone that came in for a meal. They told stories about meeting people from all over the world who have pulled off the Trace to dine at their cafe. Looking at their guest book which diners are encouraged to sign I recognized several names of folks who we had assisted with their biking itineraries and B&B reservations on the Trace.

If you need additional supplies or gas the Thomastown General Store is located next door. Have a letter to mail - the Thomastown Post Office is on the other corner. Everything you need right there at one little crossroads half a mile from the parkway. Only thing missing for Natchez Trace travelers is a B&B - so they could stay overnight!

Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday: closed