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BLUE SUEDE SHOES: THE ULTIMATE ELVIS BASH

BLUE SUEDE SHOES: THE ULTIMATE ELVIS BASH

 10/09/2010 – 10/09/2010
Location: Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts & Education, 1600 Government Street, Ocean Springs,
28th ANNUAL CHEFS OF THE COAST

28th ANNUAL CHEFS OF THE COAST

 09/25/2010 – 09/26/2010
Location: MS Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi
CRAIG MORGAN

CRAIG MORGAN

 10/15/2010 – 10/15/2010
Location: Hard Rock Casino, 777 Beach Blvd, Biloxi
TERRY FATOR

TERRY FATOR

 11/19/2010 – 11/19/2010
Location: Beau Rivage Theatre, 875 Beach Blvd, Biloxi

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Biloxi Lighthouse


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Biloxi's signature landmark, The Biloxi Lighthouse is now open for public tours!Considered one of the most photographed sites on the Gulf Coast, the tour of the historic 65-foot tall structure is not for the faint of heart.  Please be advised the climb is strenuous and if you have difficulty climbing or descending stairs unassisted, you should not attempt the tour.  Those making the climb should be at least 42 inches tall.

The tour involves climbing 57 steps of a spiral staircase inside the lighthouse, and climbing an eight-rung ladder topped by a 19-by-23-inch trap door into the light room.  Along the way, visitors view the waterlines from hurricanes dating back more than a hundred years as they ascend its spiral staircase! 

Constructed in 1848, The Biloxi Lighthouse was one of the first cast-iron structures erected in the South, and believed to be the only lighthouse situated in the middle of a major highway!  The structure stands 65-feet tall, from its base to the tip of the weather vane atop the lighthouse, and it is 14 feet, 10 inches wide at its base.  

Tour times: Monday through Saturday @ 9am, 9:15am & 9:30am (weather permitting)
Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children 6-12 years of age & available at the Lighthouse at the time of the tour.  Group discounts available, but reservations required.