Laurel
October
27,
2026
Hotel
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Sick of Natchez Grand? Finally leaving there. Mostly drive east to get to Laurel. You can’t get there from here.
Laurel is the setting for HGTV’s Hometown, although I think HGTV picked them up after they were doing it already. Adorable village with made-for-TV streets and shops. Also husband sitting service.
Unfortunately, the neato new hotel that we were the very first to book had an awful fire. Too bad, because HGTV decided to make a show about it. Woulda been win-win. The proprietress is Mallory Raspberry. True that.
Perhaps a stop at Sanatorium. Just like it sounds. From 1918 to the 1950’s the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium treated people with, well, tuberculosis. There is a nifty little museum there. Good bathroom stop?
Shopping! The Laurel Mercantile (Erin’s), the Scotsman (her husband’s), the Scent Library (god knows who thought this one up). However, the Scent Library has these scents:
Laurel (of course)
Saturday Morning at the Grove
Mama’s House
Tree Lot
Porch Party
Lemon Ice Box Pie
Young Love (gotta get that one)
Pancake Day
For Alex: Leiper’s Fork
For MJ: Faulkner’s Desk
For Sarah: French Quarter
One of them has barley as a component. I guess. Then there are all these “Chapter” candles. Don’t ask me.
The Scotsman has a real woodshop with a “Recording” sign that lights up when they are, uh, recording. Also an amazing walk in cooler with a billion flavors of soda pop in glass bottles. Ask the counter guy where to uncap them.
Sick of Natchez Grand? Finally leaving there. Mostly drive east to get to Laurel. You can’t get there from here.
Laurel is the setting for HGTV’s Hometown, although I think HGTV picked them up after they were doing it already. Adorable village with made-for-TV streets and shops. Also husband sitting service.
Unfortunately, the neato new hotel that we were the very first to book had an awful fire. Too bad, because HGTV decided to make a show about it. Woulda been win-win. The proprietress is Mallory Raspberry. True that.
Perhaps a stop at Sanatorium. Just like it sounds. From 1918 to the 1950’s the Mississippi Tuberculosis Sanatorium treated people with, well, tuberculosis. There is a nifty little museum there. Good bathroom stop?
Shopping! The Laurel Mercantile (Erin’s), the Scotsman (her husband’s), the Scent Library (god knows who thought this one up). However, the Scent Library has these scents:
Laurel (of course)
Saturday Morning at the Grove
Mama’s House
Tree Lot
Porch Party
Lemon Ice Box Pie
Young Love (gotta get that one)
Pancake Day
For Alex: Leiper’s Fork
For MJ: Faulkner’s Desk
For Sarah: French Quarter
One of them has barley as a component. I guess. Then there are all these “Chapter” candles. Don’t ask me.
The Scotsman has a real woodshop with a “Recording” sign that lights up when they are, uh, recording. Also an amazing walk in cooler with a billion flavors of soda pop in glass bottles. Ask the counter guy where to uncap them.