Group Tour Escort Manual - Mississippi
Group Tour Escort Manual - Mississippi
Group Tour Escort Manual - Mississippi
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pAss cHrisTiAn - HArrison counTy<br />
Population: 6,579<br />
Main Industries: Technology, <strong>Tour</strong>ism<br />
Famous Native: Robin Roberts-former sports commentator (ESPN) & Good Morning America co-host<br />
Major Festivals/Events: St. Paul Mardi Gras Parade, St. Patrick’s Walking Parade, Spring Pilgrimage, Blessing of the Fleet,<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> of Homes, Jazz in the Pass, Seafood Festival, Christmas in the Pass, Collage of Arts, Celebrate<br />
the Gulf<br />
<strong>Tour</strong>ism Office Phone Numbers: 888-467-4853 or 228-896-6699<br />
l Pass Christian is located on the beautiful <strong>Mississippi</strong> Gulf Coast.<br />
l The Pass Christian Yacht Club, built in 1849, is the second oldest in North America.<br />
l Historic downtown Pass Christian includes antiques, crafts, restaurants and narrow streets made for leisurely strolls.<br />
l Numerous antebellum and fine old homes listed in the National Register of Historic<br />
Places are located in Pass Christian along Scenic Drive.<br />
l Pass Christian was the original site of the first lighthouse built in <strong>Mississippi</strong> in 1831.<br />
l Pass Christian offers a picturesque commercial harbor filled with boats that dredge<br />
the offshore oyster reefs and drag their nets for shrimp.<br />
l Muse, Bourdin is a museum-in-a-plumbing shop with thousands of photographs on display<br />
and hundreds of catalogued heritage items on people, places, and events of Pass Christian.<br />
l The longest operating newspaper on the <strong>Mississippi</strong> Coast, the Tarpon-Beacon,<br />
started in 1880 and closed in 1993, was printed in Pass Christian.<br />
For more information about Pass Christian, visit www.gulfcoast.org<br />
Blessing of<br />
the Fleet
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