Group Tour Escort Manual - Mississippi

WiGGins/sTonE counTy
Population: 3,849
Main Industry: Forest Related Products: Poles and Piling, Plywood, Paper
Famous Native: Dizzy Dean claimed Wiggins as his home
Major Festivals/Events: Pine Hill Festival, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community in Perkinston, Festival of Lights
Tourism Office Phone Number: 601-928.5418
l Wiggins was founded in 1904 as a railroad town.
l Home of the Flint Creek Water Park. The reservoir has 400,000 visitors annually.
l DeSoto National Forest comprises about 25% of Stone County.
l Red Creek flows southeast through the county connecting to the Pascagoula River allowing for canoeing, fishing and rafting.
l Told-You-So Tours, a unique day trip excursion to a candy manufacturer, goat farm, pottery studio and lunch at an antique store/
deli with a performance by the Telling Trees
l Telling Trees, a group of actors who have collected and perform historical, colloquial Stone County stories
l Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College located in Perkinston just 5 miles south of Wiggins ranks in the top 100 colleges
producing the most associate degrees.
l Festival of Lights held each December on the Perkinston campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a celebration
of the season.
l Pine Hill Festival held in April each year promotes Stone County heritage.
l Dizzy Dean’s gravesite is located in Bond, just north of Wiggins.
For more information about Wiggins/Stone County, visit www.stonecounty.com/