We spent a few hours earlier this week in Ocean Springs, which is just a little east of Biloxi. We’ve spent time in this area on several occasions.
Miner’s Toy Store (927 Washington Ave) – this is a *great* toy store (lots and lots and lots of just really fun, good toys), with lots of beautiful play-withable baby dolls (not just the ones that people put on a shelf and look at) and Playmobil, which I adore.
Shearwater Pottery (102 Shearwater Drive – there are signs to get to it from town) – founded by Peter Anderson, brother of Walter, and continued by Peter’s decendants. A book about the history, etc. is available here. I picked up a little fish pendant there three or four years ago.
Walter Anderson Museum of Art (510 Washington Ave) – Walter did all sorts of different types of art – block prints, murals, pottery…but I think is probably best known for his watercolors.
The Art House (921 Cash Alley) – A co-op of local artists.
There are many, many other little shops along Washington Avenue in Ocean Springs to spend a day in…… This trip, we also visited the Tato Nut (1114 Government Street), a doughnut shop that uses potato flour in its yeast-based doughnuts. They were good. But if you’ve ever had a Duchess doughnut, or a Krispy-Kreme, there’s no comparison. 🙂