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 70 Million-Year-Old History of the Mississippi River. Dive into the secret past and uncertain future of the body of water that has defined a nation. Dean Klinkenberg. September 2020.

A history of ecology, commerce and recreation on the Mississippi River Adam Andrews of Cottage Grove leads his brother's dogs, Greg, front, and Kevin, rear, down the beach at Meeker Island Dog ...

The Mississippi River, the longest in North America, has been central to the USA's economy, culture, and history. Originating at Lake Itasca and flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, it facilitates ...

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 ...

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 ...

New collection shows unique history of the upper Mississippi River’s ‘Driftless region’ This hilly area is geologically unique, as it was untouched by glaciers that descended from Canada ...

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 ...

James Beard Award winner Boyce Upholt shifts from restaurants to water with "The Great River," a history of the Mississippi and how humans and machines have tried to tame it.

I'm a son of South Dakota, born in Sisseton, which is not far from Veblen. OK. I'm not truly a South Dakotan. My home town is Browns Valley, Minn., barely across the state boundary ten miles east ...

Longtime 30-something friends had a yearly ritual: traveling the Mississippi River. Then the pandemic intervened.