An event filled with live music, arts and crafts vendors, games and activities for kids, amazing food, a chainsaw woodcarver, fireworks, and lots of friendly folk!
As the weather warms up, you need some more t-shirts! Great Delta Bear Affair (Gildan softstyle) t-shirts from 2019 ($5.00) and 2020 ($10.00) are on sale at the Sharkey Issaquena Library. ![]()
No mail orders, must pick up.
We are beginning to plan for the 2021 Great Delta Bear Affair. Do you know the story of the Teddy Bear Hunt? Learn about it here! ![]()
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In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt came to the Mississippi Delta to hunt black bear. He was the guest of Mr. Mangrum owner of Smedes Plantation in southern Sharkey County. The great bear hunter and...
The bears are sleeping in this week but next week we’ll begin planning for the 2021 Great Delta Bear Affair. Share your ideas, suggestions, and favorite things with us!
Wishing our favorite President Theodore Roosevelt (Case Hicks) a Bully Birthday!
As we begin to plan the 2021 Great Delta Bear Affair, this is a fun video by Rex Jones to revisit past festivals and the legacy on which we base our festival. Enjoy! ![]()
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