Myrtles Plantation

Life is one beautiful trip

St. Francisville, Louisiana isn't exactly on the way from Meridian, Mississippi to Lewisville, Texas, by way of Jackson and Natchez. 

I had a great time in Natchez and definitely want to go back. I think she has many secrets to reveal if I stayed for a weekend, like more places to hear the blues. And maybe some lip smacking barbecue, too. Got to try that everywhere I go.

But, St. Francisville is the home of the Myrtles Plantation, supposedly one of the most haunted homes in the United States. I've been wanting to go for years and it was only a two-hour detour. With reluctancy, I pulled out of Natchez and headed south on Highway 61, so I could make the guided mystery tour they give on Saturday evenings. 

Thought to be built around 1796

You can spend the night in one of the rooms, or the caretaker's cottage . . . if you dare.

There is a restaurant and alfresco dining on the premises.

Scooter is an intrepid explorer. 

The Spanish moss weeps from the trees.

The veranda is 125 feet long.

So after our two hour detour, the ladies who work at the plantation told me that they weren't giving any tours that night, and they wouldn't have allowed Scooter, anyway. No problem. I have enough haints of my own.