Tom Lee Park in Memphis is right on the MS river. The link in this post's title takes you to the wikipedia entry explaining who Tom Lee was. It is an amazing story how one man ( who could NOT SWIM) in his 35 foot skiff saved dozens of lives when a steamer went down around 20 miles South of Memphis. The park is in his honor and there are two memorial statues there, one is the obelisk and the other a fabulous bronze that shows Tom Lee and his boat saving one of the many people he saved that night. The view up the street from the park of downtown is great. Archie and I parked at Tom Lee and walked up to Beale street ( it was a damn sight easier than the 12 mile hike in the Smokies the weekend before no matter what the heat and humidity was).The park also has great views of the I40 suspension bridge over the MS river and of an older cantilever bridge over the MS river.
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