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Friday, April 14th 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pilgrimage Chairmen: Camille Puckett- Four Seasons Garden Club Linda Domino- Bayou View Garden Club Merle Spann- Gulfport Garden Club Betty Lou Reyer- Handsboro Garden Club Ginny Hermetz- Northwood Hills Garden Club Margaret Blount- Woodglen Garden Club Danielle Hopkins- Gulf Gardeners Garden Club Judith Sirkin- Bayou Oaks Garden Club
1.	UNION STATION, 27TH AVENUE. In September of 1904, Union Station was built jointly by L and N and Gulf Island Railroad at a cost of $40,000. The station has continuously served as a railway station. It was part of Gulfport’s centennial celebration and contains hundreds of photographs and artifacts chronicling Gulfport’s one hundred years. It is open to the public six days a week. Hostesses: Handsboro Garden Club Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2.	HOME AND GARDEN OF LETHANIA AND HERMAN JOHNSTON, 1540 THORNTON AVE (at Second Street). This two story Victorian cottage is a historical replica and was bought by the present owners in August 1997, as a retirement home. The house is furnished with antiques and collectibles and a number of pieces of McCarty pottery. Every inch of their property is planted with an interesting variety of plants and includes a shade garden, an English garden and a secret garden. The Johnstons are avid sailors and consider their 43' sailboat, which is docked in the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor, as a second home and guest house. TROLLEY SERVICE BEGINS HERE. Hostesses: Northwood Hills Garden Club Hours: 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
3.	THE HOME OF MARLIN AND VELMA IVEY, 1326 EAST BEACH BI N D. This charming raised cottage was built in 1917, and was one of the first houses built in this area of Gulfport. It was constructed of solid heart pine, in the clapboard style and is raised 5 1/2 feet. It has a cellar, which is most unusual for the Coast area, and has a wonderful view of the Mississippi Sound. The owners have an antique shop, The Peeler House, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Their home in Gulfport is filled with lovely antiques. Park on the Hills Place off Highway 90. Hostesses: Four Seasons Garden Club. Hours: 10:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
4.	HOME AND GARDENS OF JOHN AND BETSI BURGESS, 1238 EAST BEACH BLVD. This beach front stucco house was built in 1924 by wealthy lumberman, G. B. Dantzler and bought in 1954 by the Fabachers, noted founder of Jackson Brewery in New Orleans. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its mission style and unaltered appearance are an architectural rarity on the Coast and in Mississippi. Note the curved doors and alabaster fire places. A second floor office houses a collection of trophies won by Mr. Burgess and the crew
of “Insight,” his 36’ racing sloop. Parking on Second Street, or Hills Place. Hostesses: Bayou View Garden Club Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
5.	THE CHIMNEYS RESTAURANT, 1640 EAST BEACH
BLVD. Visit the Chimneys Restaurant now located in the recently renovated historic old Sternberg House, c. 1904. Enjoy a leisurely lunch during the Pilgrimage while overlooking the serene and scenic beach front. Tour the beautifully renovated house and stroll among the oak trees scattered around the grounds. Reservations are requested. Phone: 868-7020 Hostesses: Gulf Gardeners.
6.	CLOWER-THORTON NATURE AREA, NORTH RAILROAD AVE - THREE BLOCKS EAST OF HEWES AVE. The area was donated to the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc. in 1986 by Mrs. Ada Clower Yates in memory of her parents, J.C. Clower and Mary Thorton Clower. In 1994, Coffee Creek Woodlands was donated by Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hutto, Sr. in memory of their family. Recently, a Wetland Meadow was donated by Mrs. Robert McManus. Traverse trails marked with shredded plant material, cross over a dry creek bed on a picturesque foot bridge. The trail will lead to wetland habitats, a fern grotto and a lovely white sandbar, by flowing Coffee Creek. Hostesses: Gulfport Garden Club Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
GARDEN TOURS AT WOODGLEN OFF COURTHOUSE ROAD
7.	GARDEN OF KENNETH AND LOIS LEWELLAN, 128 WOODBINE DR. This unique garden was created by the owners with much love and hard work. The walkway and patio are made of Mexican tile in many interesting patterns. There is a goldfish pond, a bog beneath and arched bridge and a gazebo covered with coral honeysuckle. Varieties of fruit trees, herbs, and many rare and unusual plants are grown in this delightful garden. A trip to this garden is like a trip to the Southwest. Hostesses: Woodglen Garden Club Hours: 1:00 p.m.
-	4:00 p.m.
8.	GARDEN OF C.D. AND JANIS GASTON, 109 DOGWOOD DR. Featured in the front entrance is an atrium garden with a pond and fountain. The back yard has decks and a swimming pool with a waterfall. A wide variety of carefully labeled plants including oak leaf hydrangeas, azaleas, hibiscus, hybird day lilies and clematis vines are grown in this garden. This is truly a back yard sanctuary. Hostesses: Woodglen Garden Club Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
9.	THE LYNN MEADOWS DISCOVERY CENTER, 246 DOLAN AVE. The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center opened in 1998 in the beautifully renovated Mississippi City Elementary School which was built in 1914 and is the only children’s museum in Mississippi. It has 15,000 square feet of indoor exhibit space, including a tree house village, an outdoor