Collins is a small town along Highway 49 between the two cities where my family has lived and is kind of the local go to for services. It has several spots that we like to visit for recreation as well. (2015, 2017, 2019, 2024)
Like most small Southern county seats, the courthouse sits prominently along the main street of town
A modest claim to fame–Collins boasts the birthplace home of Gerald McRaney, actor know for Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Longmire, This is Us, and more
Mitchell Farms is a visitor center that shows off some of the pleasures of rural Mississippi while also raising sunflowers as a crop
Lake Mike Conner is a nice area for picnic or boating (and apparently for finding crawfish too since there were a few crawdad holes as you see here)
Salem Opry House in Collins was once a school gym which became a theater which then became the catfish house (i.e. restaurant) that it is today
The Okatoma River runs right along the edge of Collins including an access point at the overpass bridge at Kola where our family enjoys for some kayak and swimming