The Arkansas Delta at sunset

DELTA ROOTS

Roads, Rivers, & Routes

Explore the Soil. Hear the Soul. Discover the Story.

Delta Roots: Our Story

DELTA ROOTS: Roads, Rivers, & Routes is a GPS-guided historical tour experience for the Arkansas Mississippi River Delta. The app leads travelers, students, and lifelong residents through the places where Delta history happened — from civil rights landmarks in Little Rock to the storied streets of Helena — with turn-by-turn driving directions, audio narration, video stories, walking guides, and interactive maps at every stop. Alongside its self-guided tours, including the Black Heritage Freedom Tour, Women Who Built the Delta, Historic Helena, and Taste of Helena, DELTA ROOTS features a living guide to the 39th Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival, with live weather, performance schedules, and real-time updates every October.

It is built for anyone curious about the region: visitors planning a weekend in the Delta, educators and students exploring its history, blues and heritage travelers following the music, and the people of the Delta who want to see their communities’ stories told with care and accuracy.

DELTA ROOTS is developed by Robinson Studios, an entertainment, media, marketing, and management company, in partnership with local historians, cultural organizations, and community partners across the eight-state Delta region. Together, our mission is to collect, protect, and share the people, places, music, food, and history that give the Delta its distinctive character — so that every road, river, and route leads to a story.

Delta Roots Merch Giveaway

Register below for the DELTA ROOTS merch giveaway, drawn at the end of the 39th Annual King Biscuit Blues Festival. No purchase needed to enter.