Gilligans - Mississippi River Tours

14/03/2023

Arthur Davis (Mr D) surely does do the best fried chicken!

LORMAN, Miss. (WJTV) – When talking about Mississippi exports, we have to talk about fried chicken. Not just any fried chicken, but Mr. D’s Old Country Store fried chicken in Lorman. A …

16/10/2022

After a few more backroads and trails, we have finally made it to New Orleans.

It’s been a busy adventure, with a lot to see, a lot to learn and a huge amount of history to absorb.

Thank you to the great bunch of friends who chose to come along for this journey. It’s been a privilege to spend the last few weeks with you

See you in April 2024!

13/10/2022

Arthur Davis - “Mr D”, not only cooks the very best fried chicken (anywhere). But he loves entertaining his diners.

Our group enjoyed both his country fried chicken, and his voice over lunch!

12/10/2022

Thank you Bill Abel!

11/10/2022

The Mississippi Delta:

Towns all around the delta were built on slavery and plantations. Today were toured with local expert and our Gilligans local contributor, Sylvester who gave a sobering history lesson in the history of the Mississippi and the south.
Tomorrow it’s onto the theme of the civil war.

Everyone is tired from the adventure today, but we are all having fun.

07/10/2022

Unlike Route 66, the stories around the Mississippi are many and varied.
Towns that once boomed from the shipping trade are now all but forgotten.

A side trip to Nashville gives us all a chance to relax for two days, before rejoining the river in Memphis.

07/10/2022

Welcome to Nashville

06/10/2022

It’s been a busy few days on the road.

We taken some bumpy old tracks and trails down both sides of the mighty Mississippi, we’ve experienced some great stops and met some great people.

The weather has been absolutely perfect.

Tonight we enjoy a 2 night side-trip in Nashville before returning to the River and continue our tour to New Orleans.

03/10/2022

Stunning drive to our stop in Keokuk - home of the George M. Verity.

Many thanks to the Volunteers who opened especially for our group.

03/10/2022

A great night had outside in Nauvoo, Illinois.

1st stop this morning: A guided tour of an old paddle wheeler.

02/10/2022

We have spent the last couple of days crossing from side to side of the Mississippi. Swapping between Iowa on the west, Illinois to the east side of the river.

Unlike our tour of Route 66, this tour varies in themes and stories.

Great towns with long histories, and roads that wind in between.

Tonight we are in Nauvoo, another Illinois town rich in history.

Tomorrow is the town of Hannibal - boyhood home of Mark Twain, and the inspiration for Huckleberry Finn.

If you want a true driving tour - join us in April 2024 for the next one.

29/09/2022

Day 2 on the road is now complete.

Beautiful weather and a fun group of 20 driving some of the nicest back roads you could find in Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois.

We are having a blast!

10/09/2022

From the 25th of Sepember, we commence our 1st tour in 3 years!

Be sure to follow our page to keep up with the groups journey from Minneapolis to New Orleans!

03/04/2022

03/04/2022

Departing this September!

Join us for another adventure down the Mississippi!

Starting in Minneapolis, we drive south to new Orleans via a 2-night side trip to Nashville!

Enjoy incredible history, drive some little known back roads, forests and across cornfields on this 24 day odyssey.

Highlights include:
History of early river travel
Fur Trading
The American Civil
Elvis and a visit to Graceland
TWO great nights in Nashville TN!
Plantations, slavery & the birth of the Blues
Finish with 3 nights in New Orleans!

Get in touch today to find out more - Just 2 spots left!

30/06/2021

Back in 2015 we started to create an 'All American Adventure" down America's most famous river.

In 2018, we welcomed our 1st group of travelers along for our inaugural 25-day odyssey from Minneapolis to New Orleans.

Driving small SUV's we take you on an in depth journey through the history, the dirt roads and small towns that thrived, survived and demised around the ever-changing industry along Ol' Miss.

From native American history in Iowa and the birth of Rock n Roll in Memphis - to the civil war in Vicksburg, the Plantations and birth of the Blues in the Mississippi Delta:
Gilligans' tour of the Mississippi provides guests with an immersive lesson in American history we promise you'll never forget!

TOUR DATES: September 25, 2022 - October 19, 2022