I Was Blown Away By The Mississippi Coast
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- This is Mississippi? You won't believe it.
I spent some time in Biloxi, Gulfport, Bay St. Louis and Ocean Springs. It's some of the least expensive and wonderful communities I've ever seen.
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They never pumped sewage into the Gulf. At least in my 63 years here. The big concrete pipes were runoff from 90. The water isn’t blue and clear for 2 reasons; proximity to the mouth of the Mississippi and the barrier islands, 12 miles out. It’s not “gross” as much as it is organic matter from the islands.
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What can you tell me about about your winter temps and rain etc?
@@user-fy4lv6mf5nin the last 33 years it's snowed twice
@@user-fy4lv6mf5n Winter temps in Biloxi avg highs are in the low 60's avg lows are in the mid 40s. It can get cold lows can dip down into the 20s, and rarely the teens. Highs can get warm in the winter especially before cold fronts it can get into the upper 70s-low 80's. Biloxi averages about 62 inches of rain a year. The rainy season is the summer June-August as those months average about 7.5 inches. The winter months December-February average around 4.5 inches of rain.
Is there any chance to have a swim, since it looks like there are only people having a sun bath and walking on the beach 🤔
Dude, it's not undiscovered it's been blown to pieces year-in and year-out by hurricanes and hasn't really been rebuilt. I've been going to the Mississippi Gulf Coast since the 70s and it will never be the same
Biloxi is ground zero for almost every major hurricane in the Gulf. Doesn't matter if a storm hits NOLA or P'cola, Biloxi gets a piece as well.
It’s only been damaged by Katrina which was almost 20 years ago. It’s thriving
😂 So true
@@TRDCelica Camille got it before that. It had FINALLY gotten back to normal when Katrina did it again.
I spent a lot of time on the Mississippi coast and I agree it’s an undiscovered gem. It’s still feel Brand New because everything has been rebuilt after Katrina. But it still retains its charm.
People don't realize katrina didn't even really hit new orleans it was the flooding that destroyed new orleans, katrina hit waveland Mississippi the hardest there was nothing left at all, biloxi mississippi still had a bunch of building standing, waveland whole neighborhoods wiped out even the concrete slabs they were on. I drove through Gulfport and Biloxi right after katrina and it was a mess, but nothing compared to waveland Mississippi.
I remember driving west on 90 from 49 after Katrina - thought I'd take Menge Avenue back to I-10. I couldn't even find it. Looked at a house in Clermont Harbor a month before the storm - I don't think a single structure was left standing there.
I was living in Ocean Springs at that time, which is across the bay from Biloxi. I saw it all. Gulfport and Biloxi have bigger structures that can take a beating but communities like Pass Christian and and others nearby were hit hard. The damage that caused the huge Casino barges to end up on US 90 was impressive. I was smart and left on Sunday (hurricane was on Monday) to go to Tallahassee because I figured most people would go North. From what I remember that is true
So true - I was at New Orleans (actually Metairie). It's the levee broken and no pumping station working causing the flood. Saw the images of Waveland, really harrowing.
I was managing editor of a daily newspaper in Oklahoma, then. I interviewed several out-of-staters who had fled the storm and were living in a local hotel. They were all from that area.
The flooding killed thousands of people in New Orleans, but Mississippi was utterly destroyed. Which state got it worse is debatable, but I'd say Louisiana get it worse because of all the deaths there.
Notice all the empty lots? After Katrina and a couple smaller hurricanes, much of Biloxi and Gulfport wasn't rebuilt. Going along the beach, it's insane how many empty lots sit where there used to be beautiful Victorian beach houses.
Mississippi has an annual average of 43 tornadoes. It's understandable why people may be relunctant to rebuild when destructive storms occur so frequently. This is one reason I would not move to states like Mississippi, Texas, and Florida. Florida is experiencing a homeowner's insurance crisis. Some insurance companies pulled out and existing ones are dramatically raising the cost of insurance policies.
My family had a beautiful big wooden home like that in Bay St. Louis, and Katrina razed it to the ground-- nothing left but a slab. I remember my uncle sending me the picture afterwards.
@George Man the coast doesn't get tornados - that's from Hattiesburg northward.
@@jimmycain8669 not only that, but the building codes implemented after the storm makes it pretty unaffordable for the average guy to build a little summer camp near the beach like years ago.
@@StevenT7146 they did- I remember them as a child
Nic, you should have seen it pre Katrina. The magnificent antebellum houses lining the seashore in Pass Christian, were magnificent.
Most where sadly destroyed in the hurricane.
I've been there in 2020. It was scary and sad to see the marks on the poles that indicate how tall the water level really was.
"The foolish man builds his house upon the sand...."
I remember those homes,sad that they are gone
I saw it before Camille. I lived in Biloxi 2000-2003 and could still point out to my son the steps where there used to be homes.
Before Camille there were lot of businesses on the beach side of the highway. Like Katrina, Camille was supposed to hit NOLA. In one of the small apartment buildings on the beach side and in some motels, people had traveled to Biloxi for 'Hurricane Parties'. They thought they would see a good show and still be far enough away.
I think it was after midnight when Camille veered east and destroyed the Coast. Wind gauges broke at 200 mph.
Katrina came ashore in such a way as to cause max damage with storm surge. The water was over 10' deep at I-10 and about 20 on the beach.
Old houses that survived Camille were lost. Mansions in Bay St Louis, which are high above the water level were destroyed.
@@kendallsmith1458 Psalm 94:4 "They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast."
😮❤ The Mississippi coastline is beautiful, and the white sandy beaches are inviting!😍
Half true…..water turd brown. Smelly too
And the hurricanes keep it the way it is unfortunately.
Yes, but the water looks awful.
@@michelefreitas4762 There are a string of barrier islands 10-15 miles offshore which keep the ocean waves from coming in to the beach and contributing clean water. it is very shallow all the way out to the barrier islands--good for raising oysters but not good for having pretty water. Also the rivers going south into the gulf empty into this area between the beach and barrier islands called the Mississippi Sound. All this keeps the water muddy.. I don't know if the sewage gets dumped into the gulf. I live about 160 miles away.
The water is filled with waste and the white sand is shipped in.
It’s like pictures of Florida and California from the 80’s, clean and pretty
Sir have you seen the water down there for yourself? I wouldn’t let my pet fish swim in that water
Well, I wouldn't call the water there clean. Plus, the place was a disaster after Katrina and hit the area hard.
Except for the muggy and buggy part... no thanks!
It feels like 80s weather here in NorCal. Maybe big earthshake coming soon
@@stillnotwokeGood.
It won't be ruined by condos like the Florida coast has been!
Biloxi and Jackson don't argue over how to spend the State's money, they argue over how to spend Biloxi's money.
This video made me homesick. Ocean Springs is my hometown! You hit the nail on the head. OS is a bit snobby with great schools. It’s beautiful though and I miss it dearly. People on the coast work at Ingalls (a major shipbuilder), Chevron Refinery, or the Casinos. There is also a huge rivalry between the coast and rest of the state. It’s not even a liberal/conservative thing. We see the rest of the state as an anchor. We don’t swim in the water because the barrier islands keeps the water stagnant. D’Ibeville grew rapidly after Katrina.
Whats the cost of living like?
@@CynicallyObnoxious It’s not bad! We have actually found cheaper houses there than in where live now in Appalachia due to more supply.
@@romigithepope I live in WV right now home prices here are crazy I work in Oil and Gas and I have friends that live in the gulf theyve been telling me to move down here since I have a Class A license
I spent a year living in Ocean Springs and loved it. Nice place but when I go to the beach I prefer Pensacola Beach. Casinos have great food.
@@CynicallyObnoxious How are house prices in WV crazy?? Do you mean crazy cheap or crazy expensive??
The trouble is that people have "discovered" that much of the Mississippi coastline has been wiped out repeatedly, i.e. at least 2 times in my lifetime alone. And I'm speaking in terms of how large portions of it were virtually swept clean of everything.
That is a no-go situation for many people.
And I don't know what the insurance costs would be but I am guessing very high and you may not even be able to get loans for certain areas.
@@yaimavolor insurance unless property meets certain standards.
These lots would be PERFECT for tiny homes that can be moved on a truck
@@CyberMachine they wont allow them. Crazy
You guys keep thinking that 😅 keeps the coast from being heavily immigrated by folks from other states!
1969 and 2005 was the only time the coast has been heavily battered by hurricanes.
Once you experience tropical storms and bits and pieces of the hurricanes that are headed to other states, you realize it’s not that bad, similar to bad thunderstorms anywhere else.
Wow Nick, you drive through downtown Biloxi, right past Morgan Freeman’s new blues club, Ground Zero, and say nothing, let alone go in it. Also downtown, the Sanger Theater is getting a total redo ( about $15 million) as well as about 150 new apartments and condos, both with waiting lists to live there. They casinos all have showrooms for traveling bands ( in last 3 months I’ve seen Grand Funk, Chicago, Frankie Valli and The Price Is Right road show). Casinos also have outstanding restaurants like Morton’s, Ruth’s Chris and more, to go along with our awesome local restaurant scene ,( historic Mary Mahoney’s, Felix’s Oysters , from New Orleans, and many more). Know what we DON’T have?
Traffic jams ( except on the coast for special events like Cruising the Coast, an annual classic car show) , used needles everywhere, homeless camps on sidewalks near schools, businesses or quiet neighborhoods, high taxes,and government projects.
The people are friendly and laid back.
I worked in the restaurant business over 40 years , having lived, owned and managed clubs and restaurants in NYC, D.C., S.F, and my hometown New Orleans. So I know what those places have, and don’t have. I now live in a waterfront home on the back bay, pool, palm trees , lemon trees and mighty oaks, and I love it here. As for your obvious fear of hurricanes, I’ve been through 12 , including Katrina. New construction codes are now in place to mitigate damage from future storms. But destruction happens everywhere, like wild fires , earthquakes and tornadoes so whatever man. And there was no mention of our strong military connection, via Keesler Air Force Base. And yes, we only have about 50,000 full time residents in Biloxi but with Gulfport next door to the west, d’Iberville and ocean Springs to the east, we have a metro population of over 250,000 , plenty big enough for us. So keep moving to Florida everyone, or South Carolina. We are fine down here as is.
John, don't forget McElroy's in Biloxi.
I noticed he missed Ground zero. He would have enjoyed it😊
That big steakhouse on the corner in Biloxi.Big Play Amusement Park,Shaggies,
The water may not be as blue and aqua as Florida but it is clean. It’s called brackish water. The reason you don’t see a lot of people swimming in. It is because it’s very very shallow for maybe a mile out.
Is it really like that? It's like that off the coast here in Georgia too. U have to go out really far before it gets deep
@@nubianking4203 You can go out about 200 yards into the Gulf, and you're not even up to your knees. It's extremely shallow (because of the barrier islands).
My sister used to live in Gulfport. Reason the water is murky / muddy is because of the proximity of the mouth of the Mississippi River flowing into the gulf. Further east you go the clearer it gets.
It's more of the barrier islands than proximity to the mouth. Go to the barrier islands themselves and it's clear blue water.
Biloxi and Gulfport streets drain into the sound.
@@ljessecusterlI’m confused. Where does one go to check out this clear water?
@@TheGodofSEOI think that the person was referring to south of Dauphin Island.
Ship island, horn island, cat island. Few more!
You're crushing all of this content Nick!
Born and raised in Gulfport. Now live in Madison. You are spot on how the people and culture are different on the coast compared to other parts of state. We used to joke that Yankees were anyone north of I-10 😂
Glad you had a great experience down there and I can say it was a great time growing up there. Pre Katrina, it’s a different coast to me now but I’m encouraged to see the renewal.
I retired from the USAF in 2012 and my family made the MS gulf coast our permanent home. Here's the true reason this place is the absolute best...location! Yes, our water is not great at all but drive 1.5 hrs east and you're in the best water/beaches in America! Drive 1 hr west and you're sitting in Bourbon street and the French quarter eating some of the best cuisine in America! Or you can stay on the beautiful MS gulf coast and enjoy the numerous festivities like Mardi Gras, Cruisin the Coast, or take in a world class show at the Beau Rivage casino! You get all this and you live in one of the most affordable places in the country! Hurricanes are the cost of living in paradise as far as I'm concerned and the MS gulf coast is paradise!
I was able to score two round trip tickets to Gulfport, but I just really want to go to the beach. Should I just trade my tickets in for the Gulf instead. I don’t want to fly in just to drive an hour to a nice beach
Couldn't agree more. I've been to many places, but my favorite place is the Coast for the reasons you mentioned...package deal with NOLA and Gulf Shores. Also love the BBQ, the weather and music scene.
I love those smaller houses. Beautiful homes. Very nice! Thank you Nick and your wife for bringing this beautiful place in Mississippi to our attention.
It stinks
I was in Biloxi in 79 for a year or so. U.S.Airforce. Then Biloxi was amazing. To me it was like being in a different country. The people were so nice and a few were really horrible. The minority didn't like us northerners at all. They called us yankees and it wasn't a compliment. But the majority were so welcoming and the historical plantation homes were so beautiful. The trees, the moss, the beaches everything, just fantastic.
Come take a visit. It's even better now. The nicest people live on The Coast.
They were probably concerned that too many Northerners would move to the area, driving up the cost of living.
Congratulations, Nick. You finally found something nice to say about the south. Very open minded of you.
Lol that's like the 5th video I did on this trip that was positive
I think it's his tone. Strange. It's like he hates it, but is saying nice (?) things??? lol
“You can build a beautiful home and watch it wash away someday…” Nick Johnson you truly are the bob ross of real estate
I’m from Hattiesburg and I’ve been going to the coast since I was a teenager. The “gambling boats” really brought it back to life in the 90’s. Katrina messed it up for a while but it’s still really cool to me.
Moved here from California in July 2021. Bought a house in Gautier next to Ocean Springs for 180K.
My homeowners insurance is 2K a year with Wind and Hail. My property tax is 1K a year.. my whole payment is 1200$ a month.
I live next to a bayou and its beautiful here. The people are great and we have pot dispensaries as well.
Very Progressive on the Coast.. a true hidden 💎..
If you love Ocean Springs you'd love Gautier..
I’m in San Diego but I’ve been obsessed with Mississippi for 5 years. I’m raising my kids and then getting out of here hopefully.
The "brown gross" water is because the water off the beach is called "The Mississippi Sound". A "sound" is a body of water between a beach and barrier islands. The water is nutrient-rich and has an abundance of life. It's been devastated with the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in 2008 and 2011 and there is a massive project to return depleted shellfish, shrimp and crabs. It's only 20 feet deep at the deepest and the barrier islands keep the waters protected, making it a safe haven for a lot of marine life.
And the water here is brown because so many bayous and rivers ( including the Mississippi) dump silt 24/7 in there. Not from “sewage “
refresh my memory again, is the Mississippi river polluted?
I stopped in Biloxi a couple years ago on my way to Destin Florida with my kids. We were also blown away. We stayed an extra day there because of how much we liked it. I hope I make it back at some point. I think it is worth its own trip.
People really enjoy the narration with the subtle comedy... It sure cracks me up! Please keep those videos coming.
Love his dry humor!
No, sewage was never pumped into our water. That was a rumor started decades ago because people (mainly those who were stationed here at the AFB) mistook the rain run off pipes for sewage pipes. After Katrina, during all the reconstruction, they changed the look of the rain runoff system so that they no longer looked like pipes.
The reason our water looks like it does is due to a combo of the barrier islands and the MS River. The current from the river keeps the dirt stired up and it stays trapped between the shore and the islands. The reason we dont normally swim in the water is due to the fact that you can not see what is swimming with you. Being caught in a mess of jelly fish isnt exactly a fun experience. I ended up in the ER.
If you were to go out to the barrier islands, you would see that the water on the other side is clear and blue.
Woah I can't believe that.😮😮 I really thought those rumors were true.
@@johnjo5328
With the old rain run off system being concrete pipes and the fact that many people also mistook the fecal matter readings from the water as meaning we dump sewage... We were pretty much stuck with that rumor.
Most people who don't normally live on a coast (the reason I mentioned Keesler AFB) don't realize that all waters have a fecal matter reading.
I can remember being in elementary school and one of my best friends (who's parents were stationed at Keesler) telling me that they wouldn't swim in our water because we dumped sewage. I asked her where she got that idea from and she said that was what they were told by a lot of people on base. And she mentioned the pipes in the water. I had to explain to her that was not sewer pipes, that was the rain run off for the highway... To keep it from flooding in heavy rain.
I thought it was pretty bad when I (a kid in second grade) had more common sense than a bunch of adults. But that is what happens when people move into an unfamiliar place and then assume rather than ask questions.
I live in Mississippi. It's a rare occasion to see a confederate flag flying and when I do, it's not a symbol of racism as you seem to suspect.
I'm 72 years old and live in a nice, mixed neighborhood. We help each other out, regardless of race. We're not a racist state as outsiders like to imply. Just move here for a while and you'll see. Ya'll come!
I think more Liberal states are racists than conservatives states from my experience and I am Liberal.
As a 29-year transplant to the Mississippi Gulf Coast from Southern California, I really enjoyed your video and thought it was a good overall assessment, other than I had to chuckle when you said, "There's really nothing to speak of" in downtown Biloxi almost to the moment you drove by Ground Zero Blues Club on Howard Avenue, named on Rolling Stone's list of "Must-See Music Venues" (along with two other Coast venues) in Mississippi. So I imagine Morgan Freeman might take exception to your comment. 🤣
Ok there's a good place. I featured ground zero in a previous video
What can you tell me about your winter temps rain etc?
@@user-fy4lv6mf5n There is no winter, in the coldest month, january, its like 30-40 at night and 50-60 in the day on avg.
@@-Insert_Name_Here.- thanks. Such a wonderful place. Best I’ve ever been to.
Morgan Freeman was stationed at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, Ca. That's were he got his start in Hollywood.
Fun fact…My parents were married in Biloxi in 1969, my dad was stationed at Kessler Air Force base. Hurricane Camille came in and devastated everything and nobody could get to commissary on base and a whole bunch of people went without birth control causing a baby boom 9 months later. My sister was a result of that catastrophe. My dad did search and rescue after the hurricane and did lots of clean up for Biloxi. My dad was my hero, he died in 2021 and I got to hear all kinds of stories I never knew about him. They were later stationed at Macdill AF Base in Tampa where I was born in 1972. I had always seen pictures of their adventures, two 18yr old Oklahomans. It might as well have been the other side of the world. Needless to say I took my kids through Biloxi and Tampa and it looked nothing like what I had remembered in their pictures.
Was your sister one of many Camille's that were named in that birth boom?
My daughter moved to Gulfport last year after a year in crime ridden Memphis. Very thankful she's on the coast now. It has everything you need and it's affordable . Friendliest people I've ever met are in Mississippi
My morning commute is from Ocean Springs to Gulfport as the sun comes up is pretty awesome. As to where people work, it’s Kessler AFB, hospitals, oil rigs, Chevron, shipyards in Pascagoula and tourism.
When I was stationed in New Orleans in 2014, I remember driving west out of Louisiana and into Mississippi. I was shocked at the transition between Louisiana and Mississippi and how nice the Mississippi coast area was. Although I doubt I'd ever live on the coast due to the hurricanes, it seemed nice.
Mississippi is east of Louisiana....
Do you mean driving East on I-10 toward the Mississippi?
Texas is west of Louisiana you dumbf@#%!
@FreeForLife say that you're white without saying or showing you are white
@@videosurfah Because why would a black or Hispanic leave Florida? 🤣🤣🤣
The reason why it is ''undiscovered is because the water there is too filthy to swim in. Whenever I have driven thru that area there is NEVER anyone swimming.A few people,..or children may be in with the water up to their ankles,....but that is it.
They need to clean up her act just like up north.
The water there isn’t filthy from local pollution. It’s the water from the mouth of the Mississippi River. The water doesn’t start to clear until Mobile. Safe to swim in, just watch for jellyfish.
Mobile is honestly one of my favorite places.
People go to coasts for water, that water is nasty...ruins it for vacationing there if you are a water bug. That is why we go to Mobile and Gulf Shores Alabama.
I enjoyed the hospitality while stationed at Keesler Air Force Base. My neighbor told me about the hurricane changing the current in the gulf.
My Paw Paw had a vacation cottage in Pass Christian. It was a block from the beach. We could see the Gulf of Mexico from his lot! I must have been around 4 years old and remember the times after hurricanes that we marveled at the dirty water ring that the tidal surge left on the house. Think it was Camille that took it out. I visit the lot when in town and the huge old tree that withstood all storms remains. We swam in the water, fished, crabbed, and ran around on our own. Parents didn't worry about anyone taking their kids back then. Great times!
Was it me or did the video end abruptly? Race relations doesn't have to be a touchy topic of discussion. I'm sure that whatever the historian had to say was based on his experience and knowledge. I swear to the Almighty that I'm f'n sick of so called victims choosing to live vicariously in the past and claiming shhh that's never happened to them! Anyways, I was glad to see Biloxi again after 20+ years but the water looks as dinghy as ever. 😅
Hi, Nick! 👋🏽
Haha it ended because he was rambling not because of the topic ❤️❤️
@@NickJohnson Oh. Understood.😅😅
If you actually knew the Almighty as you say you would know you are not supposed to swear. Read your Bible for a change.
@@jackiesmith1325 where exactly does the Bible talk about swearing?
@@jackiesmith1325 This is Not a Bible Class. Go Away! 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
Living in So. Cal and seeing the coast of old Miss just made me excited knowing now how beautiful it is. Great work on all the videos Nick, strong work.
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Nick Brilliant Video Very informative Big Thanks and keep making them. I like luring about the USA without travelling around from me ALWAYS THUMBS UP 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Nice
Been there,done that, ALOHA state now
I m from Romania and i love your video.
The USA - city's of USA - on commodity production will boom hard - hard - hard!
Recomand to read the golbal tax change for corporation - will dislocate a lot of money to the normal peoples.
Nick had to cut the babbling old man off at the end after he started talking about the real shet😂
What a cool place! I didn't know all that was there in Mississippi. Thank you for sharing😊❤.
That ride down hwy90 from Gulfport to Biloxi is actually my route to work. And its beautiful to see the sun come up over the gulf of Mexico every morning.
One of my friends from college talked about Biloxi a lot, that was THE place she was impressed with (in the country).
The sand on the beach looks pretty.
Lava Links Golf looks fun.
Bay St. Louis looks active.
Since both Mississippi and Mississippi State have both won national championships in baseball recently, one would think that baseball would be woven into the culture.
Ray (the interviewee) was very helpful for explaining the area.
Believe me, baseball is woven in
There is a Double-A Minor League baseball team in Biloxi. The stadium is in downtown across from the beach. All of the high school baseball facilities across the Coast are second to none compared to anywhere in the country....seriously. Baseball is heavily supported throughout the State.
@@BLXDTX You have to realize that Mississippi and Louisiana are widely considered to be the two worst states in the country for a reason.
I am serious when I say...Theres more rebel flags in Missouri than anywhere I go...And I go way down south alot..
Missouri?
Kentucky too. My fav part of that is most native KY cowboys do not know that KY was neutral during the war! lol
@@DXM99999 No Alaska
@@tomgray3804 Dont matter... I fly mine as a middle finger to all of it..
Southern Illinois too.
Wow, Nick, you finally said something nice about our state! And you said many nice things in this one 😊 Not that you've ever said anything that wasn't true, it's just nice to hear some positivity:)
If you're in Gulfport, you can take the ferry to Ship Island, that's where the pretty blue water is (also clear). It's a beautiful place 😎
Besides your depressing deep south tour Ive been watching so many of your tours thru homeless encampments, it's sad and shocking and you risk your life to cover some of these areas (thank you)~so this video was a welcomed and pleasant surprise!
I enjoyed the baseball footage, cool you got to record from the dugout!
The entire video was top tier quality.
Fun reading all the interesting stories in the comments section too👍 Cheers!
ps: I heard there are some lovely air bnb's in that area for very inexpensive prices
Hello Judy. I'm glad you enjoyed some happy. ❤️
Hahaha Just moved down here a couple of years ago from Riverside, CA and hearing you talk about this place is like listening to my inner monologue in my head. I try to tell people back home in California & they just don't get it! Going to try showing them your video lol. P.S: There is a lot of jobs out here. The gas company & ship building industry have great opportunities out here.
I am trying to get my daughter to move here from San Diego but she’s not budging 😭😫😭
@angiegracie6954 Have you tried telling her about all the live music every week here?! My sister in Del Mar loves all the pictures/videos I send her from here. She wants to visit all the time now!
@@justinhampel3432 my daughter loves it here to visit but she’s already told me she doesn’t love it enough to move here. 😭
You California invaders know no bounds
@@angiegracie6954good
Ok so the place looks immaculate but doesn't it kinda defeat the purpose of living on the beach if you can't go swimming
@@Mrchancy thats fair, although still wanna do some research to see if it is safe to actually swim in.
Just remember, they have oil platforms in the gulf, remember that oil platform accident that was spewing oil into the gulf. Well that affected his area also. I’ve been to this area quite a lot through the years.
is it all sharks, all day?
@Chancy black people❤
The coast is really really white. Biloxi is gang territory as well
Looks so beautiful there. The people seem so chill
I like all your trips Mr. Nick... I am a fervent follower of your docs thanks to your good comments describing the cities' situation and the sights, too...
Ok!
That’s where I’m from and I can tell you the people don’t like it since the Casinos came in and changed the town, we like it the way it was, laid back, quiet and everyone respectful and kind. It’s not all about money.
I loved this video. We use to travel to Biloxi frequently. Even considered moving there. Until Katrina. Though we did go back to visit. Its been about 10 years now. The on and off again economy (mostly off) changed traveling there. Your video just stirred up some wonderful memories. I enjoy your travels. The good and the bad.
I grew up in the “Holy Land” of Biloxi, the area where all the streets are named after saints. I had a paper route along the beach and I got to see the interiors of many of the beautiful beachfront homes, now mostly gone from Camille and then Katrina
All along St. Chares and the like was spared during Katrina mostly which is funny it being named after saints lol
I lived there and ran a business back in the early and mid 1970's and loved it. I'd love to move back now as a retiree. Thanks for the video.
I hit that area a few years ago and I think you hit the nail on the head. Now only if it had clear water….
If it did it would price out all the middle class and poor people. They would do Imminent Domain and build hotels on the beaches.
@@jackiesmith1325for sure
My girlfriends dad had a vacation beach house in Waveland and katrina wiped it out, even took up the concrete slab, never seen nothing like that in my life.
I'd never heard of concrete slabs being removed by storm surge until this video, I'm contemplating the irony of naming the town Waveland with what came with Katrina
I think I could happily live in Biloxi. I am a small town kind of girl at heart and it would suit me just fine, especially being close to the beaches and the slower pace of life, I'd love that.
I was in Biloxi recently for work. I did not get a chance to drive around, so thank you for the tour Nick, and safe travels.
Casino are so depressing.
I can't stand being near one let alone going inside.
Great choice.
The murky water is from the runoff of the Mississippi River. You can also tell from the food, the music, the French names, -just about anything that you see really, that the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coasts fall within New Orleans’ cultural sphere of influence. ⚜️⚜️⚜️
It’s murky because of the barrier islands
@@tanuvasarobert3045the water isn’t murky it’s clear the bottom is muddy not sandy as much
Although it was briefly mentioned, I have to think Keesler AFB is still an impact on Biloxi, both economically and population.
Military bases always cash cow for localities……81-85 keesler AFB. Some towns live and die by war machine funding
And, Stennis Space Center is close by with more government facilities.
He got that wrong about what Biloxi was built on. Don't know where he got his information.
Ah Keesler AFB...I spent a week there one night...lol. I was there TDY from Loring AFB in Maine...42nd Bomb Wing... for a weekend and it felt like a month. People in Biloxi didn't like us Air Force Boys...1978.
@@biggianthead17stationed at Keesler for tech school in 1984. Ironically I ended up at Wilder, RBS and did some TDY at Belle Fourche, SD.
And no. They did NOT like the airmen in Biloxi.
A couple would get stabbed every weekend in a bar fight.
I spent many a summer weekend along the Mississippi coast in the late 80's and early 90's. It's nice now, but very different from what it used to be - it used to be so much better, if you can believe it. The water and sand are largely the same, but what's missing are the history and kitsch. There were so many interesting sites along that beach road from Waveland to Biloxi, goofy little theme parks, kitschy stores and attractions, beautiful antebellum homes, gorgeous trees, etc. Based on what I saw in your video, I think there were many more people around back then, but it was still far from crowded or busy. I miss that place as much, maybe more, than NOLA, where I grew up. Even back then, people didn't "swim" in the water much, except the occasional dunk when boating or on the jet-skis. Lots of boating or swimming and just playing the sand. So many great mom and pop restaurants and eateries.
Mee too
Mary Mahoneys seafood rest. In Biloxi. ❤
I'm originally from Atlantic City. I moved to Biloxi in 2004. It's pretty nice down here. I go back to AC to visit but I would never move back there. Though the housing isn't as cheap as you say. For a nice new or newer house you'll pay 280-400k. Around 2000 sq ft. They do have homeless but nothing like AC or other NJ cities. The worst thing about Biloxi is that the pizza SUCKS. Unless you like Dominos.
I do not.
@@truthadvocacy Yes. It's a lot cheaper down there than NJ but it's still more expensive than people think and going up. If it starts to come down it will be nationwide.
Hugo's Pizza was the Best! Long gone now, sadly.
Thanks Nick for taking me back home to the Gulf Coast I really appreciate it man I'll be down there in a couple months to get some of that good seafood down there and soul food😊
Casinos are like pawn shops. Once they come in the crime follows...
Exactly! They had real big corruption in the 80s around 1987 that went on for years. Look it up.
I lived in Biloxi and still have relatives there. It has changed a lot since I lived there. We had no casinos. The people are really nice. It is a man made beach. The sand was trucked in from the Sahara desert when I lived there. It was fun to see Biloxi again on your video. I need to visit my family there. I loved living in Biloxi. They do have a hurricane about every 10 years. Camille was one of the biggest ones. And then we move just before Hugo. and then of course Katrina hit it. But everybody has enough time to know to board up their house and go north. There’s weather everywhere you go. I live in California now and we have small earthquakes, daily. Just saying. 🤷♀️❤
Sounds like the Biloxi I knew. No casinos but putt-putt, Baskin's Robbins, Po Folks and two Malls. The beach was kind of muddy when I went in the water but it could have been cleaned up since.
Camille was in 1968. They CAN'T still be blaming things on that can they?
That's 55 years ago. They were blaming the brown water and just about every ill in Biloxi on Camille in 1984.
I'll give you the barrier islands and shoals but come on. Still blaming Camille?
The sand came from dredging
This is where I grew up, i haven't seen it since before hurricane Katrina. My grandparents' property was destroyed and everyone moved away after that. Now, it looks incredibly different. Everything is all new. It wasn't this nice before! I don't even recognize my church or school.
go 12 miles off Gulfport to Ship island- the Gulf is a gorgeous blue to contrast with the immaculate white sand.
Good report on Mississippi, liked the Mississippi Delta as well. Thanks Nick.
Ok Patsy. The Mississippi grand finale is next week
If Mississippi ever becomes a great state, literally putting Mississippi on the map. The whole state needs to follow the lead of Biloxi, ocean springs and surrounding communities see what that does for the state Mississippi doesn't have to suck
No tourism draw in the more rural parts of the state. Us locals could do without a few of them.
Don't forget Tunica either. It's another casino boom town in the northwest corner of the state south of Memphis. Been there once but long ago in 1998. Don't know what changes have occured since then there.
@itsthehumidityyall8303 simply anything to make those parts of Mississippi better I was told Mississippi is a state to go through not to
@@peterjermyn5785TRUCKERS PASSING THROUGH HOUSTON
I have never seen ocean water so Brown in my life
It's even browner on the Louisiana coast!
Muddy watters?
I just enjoy your travels and comments. It brightens my day!
I lived in Gulfport in the early 80`s and really liked it. Of course it`s changed a lot since then but still love that area. If you want to go out in that water it`s best to do it in a boat..lol. In most places off the beach you have to walk out a couple of hundred yards to get in water over your head.
There are too many alligators in that water for my liking. They stay out of my home and I stay out of theirs.
My wife and I are moving to Gulfport soon. Looking forward to it! The housing market is doing quite well.
Keep Mississippi Red 🔴🇺🇸
No worries
I was in Biloxi around 86-90 this time for me it was amazing. Many Tourists so the Beach and the Shopping center very crowded on weekend and very interesting in the afternoons go to the Lighthouse. I stop by Biloxi sometime but everything has changed since the Casino encroaching on the private shops disappeared. The City gradually lost its Security, even the Sea water was murky so there were no Tourists. Sad 🙁
The shuckers field is built on the old employee parking lot of the Beau Riviage
Biloxi is the hidden gem of MS. Drove there from NYC, shocked how beautiful it was, with the casinos and businesses.
Yes it's nice peaceful and very affordable.....if you can hack the humidity 11 months a year.
We rented a house by the beach in Boloxi prior to Katrina. It was very different from how it looks today. There was an aquarium, a small boardwalk with rides and carnival games
,and umbrellas & beach chairs for rent. And lots of souvenir shops! After Katrina, it looks much cleaner, has more access to restrooms, and more parking. But I miss the nostalgia of all the beautiful homes and the businesses.
Surprising that this region is not more populated - looks peaceful, some parts look beautiful but all are clean and taken care off.
Shouldn’t be surprised it’s in Mississippi not a lot of people fighting to move to this place.
Looks like that in the daytime. I wouldn't step outside after the dusk. Katrina, however, changed that place forever. Locals said it was much better and more prosperous before
natural disasters
Hard to believe that people don't understand what hurricanes have done to this place, which is the reason it looks uninhabited
@@CuriosityCorner94 we Southerners love it when people think like this , it keeps the idiots away
My ex bf and I went to Biloxi in the early 90s, in fact the day O. J. was running. We went for the casinos. Stayed in the only hotel on the beach at that time so we could just walk to the water. I didn't go swimming but did walk barefoot getting shells, which I still have. 😁. We didn't go into any neighborhoods so I had no idea it was that inexpensive and nice. When we left with only $56, lol, we went to a shrimp boat and brought back a huge sack of shrimp. I really liked it there. Glad you and your wife had a nice time.
Always love your videos. Tc and safe travels 🙏
Oh, and almost all the souvenir places were pink. 🟣
I was surprised at how pretty it was! It was such a fun area to explore:)
The MS gulf coast is pretty and safe. You just need to watch out for certain neighborhoods, like in the rest of America. I liked it when I visited. I don't care to swim in oceans so the water isn't a consideration for me.
I know and we have memories forever!
We just took a family trip to Biloxi and we LOVED it. We're gonna start going every year
Great video! I now feel like Biloxi is the Southern Vegas with profound jogging opportunities along that gorgeous white beach!
That area looks absolutely beautiful but my guess as to why it's not more densely populated and expensive would be the weather. The hurricanes are (like you alluded to) an ever-present threat and the reason people pay in excess of $12,000 a year in property insurance. On top of that, the bugs are probably unreal out there. I hate cockroaches with a passion I absolutely cannot stand them; hurricanes and cockroaches would be the two things that put me off of living what is otherwise an amazing area like this.
Nah maybe you just can't afford it
Don’t forget the killer humidity!
You wouldn't have to live with cockroaches, unless you're unclean. I doubt that you are so I'd only concern myself with hurricanes. Hurricanes haven't have done as much destruction here as in Florida, Alabama and Texas coastlines. Moving to the MS Gulf Coast is a wonderful idea. Stay away from the water though except in the pools at the casinos/ hotels. It's a beautiful place to live.
You mean the human cockroches
@@debbiecreekkiller1713 I lived on a tropical island and cockroaches were everywhere. It didn't matter how clean you were, they were a part of life. One time, in a supermarket, one jumped on my arm while I picked up an item. BTW Those electronic pest control devices, that say they will rid your home of pests including cockroaches. Save your money because they don't work.
It will never be like it was in the 70s, the water was crystal clear in Biloxi.
Really?? How did it change so dramatically?
Bay St. Louis would be the place I'd move to, if I were going to move. I got the impression that there wasn't too much damage from Katrina in the main section of town. It's one of the sleepiest and relaxing places I've ever seen---definitely for retirees. The best part is its proximity to New Orleans.
Bay St. Louis was actually the first place where Katrina made landfall
One would expect that the older buildings would have been destroyed--but in the older parts of town most of the older buildings are still there. Yes, there are vacant lots but also a lot of new construction. I would have trouble buying property along the gulf coast for the reason that another large storm is going to come along eventually.
your impression was wrong
@The Censored Chef in Diamondhead we got hot hard as well. We all just took pride in rebuilding
A+ video!
Did not even know about that area of Mississippi and great to finally see what Biloxi looks like!
Wow will I ever get an A- ever?
@@NickJohnson I just give A+s or no grade at all lol
Those cities surrounding Biloxi look friendly, however if I’m gonna live near a beach it’s gonna be one I’ll swim in
Well done! I moved here from New Orleans in 99; best move ever made! Love the coast. Again, good job Mr. Johnson.
I grew up in Gulfport due to my father being in the military and it is still my hometown my parents retired there, and I left for Florida after I grew up. But lately I have been considering going back home to buy a house close to my parents. It's a very chill state not much to do but I would just drive to Louisiana or Tennessee for a change of scenery in the past. I miss the calmness of this state and I really hope it doesn't get overpopulated one day.
We lived in Gulfport but moved about two years before Katrina. Loved the coast there and almost bought a house in Long Beach. Nice, relaxed vibe there. The problem with the whole coast there is that it’s too close to sea level. Storm surge goes well inland. If we ever think of buying down there it would be inland a ways. I could deal with a fifteen minute drive to the beach.
That town looks like it is barely 50 feet above sea level at most. Thankfully they have the bay, but places like Norfolk VA. Are having similar issues. At least they built bridges in Mississippi. Hampton roads has a few tunnels that are a beast to keep sound..
🎉 Cajun greetings from coastal Mississippi. I survived Camille and Katrina. My plantation Twelve Oaks, survived as well. Our coast is the shining Jewel of the South❤
Biloxi is my home I tell everyone it’s completely different from the delta only thing is hurricanes I left after Katrina when the casinos were on barges. I miss it though great eating and fishing and just overall a peaceful life being raised there
The Gulf coast is the only place in the whole state of Mississippi that I'd even consider living. I was there during my 2020 rode tripping adventures and I did enjoy hanging out on the beach, even though I didn't even get my feet wet because of the fact that the water didn't look too inviting at all. 😅
Oxford, where Ole Miss is, is quite lovely! Check out its square!
Water here is actually cleaner than gulf coast of Florida ( US DEQ stats)
@@dsa2591 understand….but greater population size leads to more pollution runoff….it may LOOK cleaner, clear, etc, but testing for quality is not done by sight
What did you ride on your "rode" trip? Did you ride on roads?
@@Unrealistic-o9c
😆 That's what I get for being too busy with multitasking. I mostly avoided highways and I mostly stuck to the scenic routes and back roads. Gas prices weren't high like they are nowadays, of course.
I’m from the MS gulf coast and really enjoy the content. Keep it coming!
The Mississippi coast is amazing, I hope to live there again.
The key to the Mississippi Coast success is that there are a large amount of active/retired military.
If you like it now, you should have seen it in the seventies. Before the casinos, it was a wonderful place for family vacations. I lived there for a few months and I loved the smell of the bracish water.