Big Prairie (near what is now the St. Francis National Forest) provided a lovely view through the steamboat windows on Christmas morning.  The guide book called it "a beautiful situation" where "the land is very good," and, near the landing, there was a "handsome" lake that "abounds with swans."  

The Roosevelts may have wanted to linger and appreciate the scenery, but they needed to press on for Natchez and New Orleans.

(The New Orleans' location on this day is extrapolated based on her average speed between recorded locations.)