Calkins: She worked on the Titanic and the Saturn 5 rocket. Can she help save Mud Island? We can hope.

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Updated: November 22, 2025 10:17 AM CT

Jee Vahn Knight believes an immersive adventure can make Mud Island a destination once again. Crazy? No crazier than the journey that brought Vahn Knight to Memphis in the first place.

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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

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