LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - Twenty-two miles of the Pascagoula River in Mississippi’s George County have been named a blueway, or water trail.
The Clarion-Ledger (https://on.thec-l.com/1Dz0vCx) reports boaters can fish, explore, swim, and camp along the trail starting in Merrill.
Judy Steckler, executive director of the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain, says the blueway is a good way to acquaint people with what’s in their backyard.
The trail will offer several campgrounds with automobile access and barbecue grills. Other amenities include kayak and canoe access points, freshwater springs, various lakes and sandbars, and birding locations.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks says blueway users must have a Wildlife Management Area user permit.
This blueway is the second on the river. Another 10-mile blueway was previously established in Jackson County.
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