A beloved cultural icon who's bright green? Kermit the Frog is also quintessentially American. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. To mark the ...

Born in the small town of Leland, Mississippi, Jim Henson went on to be one of the state's great influencers as creator of the Muppets and Sesame Street.

Celebrated, Mississippi-born puppeteer Jim Henson died in 1990, but his name is still alive through the Muppets.

Jim Henson, the creator of Kermit the Frog, is from Leland, Miss., and gained inspiration from the town when he went on to create Kermit.