Animal Lovers, Don't Miss The Alpaca Festival In Mississippi This Fall
By Jackie Ann|Published September 27, 2023
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Jackie Ann
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Louisiana native and LSU Alum (Geaux Tigers!), Jackie has lived in Louisiana for over three decades and currently lives in New Orleans. She's been writing for OnlyInYourState since 2016 and can often be found with a coffee at her side, dreaming of her next adventure.
Stringer is a sleepy little town in Mississippi located about 15 miles northwest of Laurel. Full of fields and farms, you may have never even heard about this tiny town before, but that’s about to change. If you’ve got an animal lover in the house, then you need to pack some snacks and make your way over to this unique alpaca farm for a one-of-a-ind alpaca festival in Mississippi. Let’s check it out:
A Stroka Gene-Us Alpacas is a local family farm that offers visitors a chance to experience what life on the farm is like.
Farm-fresh eggs and goat milk soap are always popular items, but with winter quickly approaching, you may want to upgrade your winter gear with a pair of alpaca gloves, scarves, hats, or sweaters!
Alpaca fiber is great for people who are sensitive to other fibers, plus it's hypoallergenic, lightweight, and three times warmer than wool (and 10 times softer, too!).
These donkeys guilted me into including their photo. In addition to these two mini donkeys and the 15 alpacas, the farm is also home to one llama, tons of ducks and chickens, and three great white Pyrenees livestock guardians who make sure all of the critters are safe.
There will be plenty of hands-on activities for educational fun, too.
