Massachusetts is in the Gulf of Mexico, 11 miles south of Mississippi. Fort Massachusetts, that is. The last project in America's Third System of coastal defenses, the brick-and-mortar walls of Fort ...

(Tribune News Service) — Twelve miles and a one-hour ferry ride away from the beaches of Gulfport and Biloxi lies a small island with a landmark from Civil War history well known by Mississippi Coast ...

He’ll turn 98 on July 11, and you can find him at Ship Island. Despite his age, Jack Madison remains an active and enthusiastic tour guide for the Gulf Islands National Seashore, leading tours to the ...

We lunched at the West End Café. Our table was on a porch that jutted over the Deerfield River. The sky was blue, the breeze welcome. Donna and I and our respective mothers enjoyed a head start on ...

Dozens gathered Friday morning on Ship Island to celebrate Jack Madison’s 100th birthday, with Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich proclaiming July 11, 2025, as “Jack Madison Day.” Madison gave his ...

On the 184th anniversary, August 20, of the capture of Fort Massachusetts, most important western Massachusetts stronghold in the French and Indian War, it is hoped to dedicate the projected replica ...