The Mississippi River, stretching 2,350 miles across 10 states, is North America’s second-longest river and second-largest drainage system. As a major water highway supporting over 35,000 jobs ...

The Natchez Trace in Mississippi is more than just a scenic road; it’s a living thread that weaves together centuries of ...

Discover why New Orleans is called 'The Crescent City.' Learn how its unique shape along the Mississippi River gave it this ...

The Mississippi River's Lake Winnibigoshish is the origin of waterskiing. At just 18 years old, Ralph Samuelson was the first to translate snow skiing to water. However, Samuelson didn't patent ...

In “The Great River,” the journalist Boyce Upholt examines the Mississippi’s tortuous history, from its geological origins to the present day, with particular attention on our long struggle ...

Each summer we floated a different segment of the river. In 2020, we made the 40-mile push from Port Gibson — a Mississippi hamlet Union military leaders deemed “too beautiful to burn ...

A new collection of historic documents highlights the unique history of the “Driftless region,” an area that encompasses southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and ...

The venerable span has a storied history. Yesteryear. 1929: Built as a toll bridge by American Bridge Co. and Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron, the bridge lies just west from the mouth of the Ohio River.

The record-shattering low level of the Mississippi River has caused a lot of upheaval. But it's also let Memphians reconnect with their history.