Mary Ann Sternberg: writer and author

Books


Along the River Road
The River Road along the Mississippi is the product of more than three hundred years of documented history and culture.

Winding Through Time
A historical narrative plus personal observation that introduces the significance, beauty, and environmental abuse of this splendid waterway, Bayou Manchac.

The Pelican Guide to Louisiana (no longer in print)

For tourists and residents alike, "The Pelican Guide to Louisiana" is an eye-opening tour of the state's diverse attractions.

Southern Bride's Notebook (no longer in print)

An insider's look at all things bridal, including the rich traditions that have helped make Louisiana weddings so memorable.

Articles


Paradise Valley farm is a little slice of gardener and foodie heaven

This unique swamp tour, complete with alligators, explores the batture and a backwater of the Mississippi River.

My visit to Nottoway Plantation, the largest extant plantation house in the south: a 150-year old historic mansion and B&B in the canefields along the Mississippi River Road, where 19th century elegance and 21st century amenities combine to give me the feeling I've really been somewhere.

Act on Your Conviction: Slow the Flow - in Sierra Magazine
Re-thinking how we use water and how we can do it better.

Each little River Road museum offers a unique view of the culture and history of along the Mississippi River in south Louisiana.

An archeological dig uncovers fragments of the history and daily life at a Spanish colonial outpost in 18th Century Louisiana

Cross classical Southern Reform Judaism and a more traditional and a different type of Jewish identity emerges.

Rich with lore and history, the Mississippi River welcomes visiting Kiwanis conventioners to the Crescent City.

Wet, Wild and Disappearing - in Dallas Morning News
A compelling look at the disappearing Louisiana coasts and marshes through the eyes of renowned natural history photographer C. C. Lockwood and painter Rhea Gary

Thanksgiving Ghosts
Great Aunt Adele wrote the popular Twentieth Century Cookbook...which became a link to twenty-first century family.

A High Holy Day Home Where the Buffalo Roam - in Reform Judaism
Bozeman, Montana has its own style when it comes to celebrating the Jewish High Holy Days

"Sternberg knows River Road the way Bo knows Diddley. She sprinkles her guide with historic, literary and cultural references that bring the journey to life."
-- Times Picayune

"Bayou Manchac has found a worthy champion in Mary Ann Sternberg, whose graceful prose and clear-eyed passion challenge us to find a way to protect this unique and charming waterway."
-- Christine Jerome, author of An Adirondack Passage

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