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Our Town Dubuque: American Lady Cruises combines natural resources and business
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 2 hours agoThe Mississippi River has provided a natural resource for all kinds of businesses, including a...
Mississippi River Flooding is Pushing People Out of Their Homes, Data Shows
Insurance Journal· 6 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many...
For Shrinking Mississippi River Towns, Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes
Insurance Journal· 4 days agoFlooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown ...
Wisconsin is finally drought-free after a year. Here's what that means for the state.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoDrought Monitor, released on Thursday, showed no more drought conditions across Wisconsin. A few...
24 Adventures for Your 2024 Summer Calendar
Yahoo Creative Studios· 12 hours agoExperience the Great River Road, Southern-style. Coursing for some 3,000 miles down the Mississippi River, only the Great River ...
Highways close as rivers rise across southern Minnesota. More storms in forecast
MPR News· 13 hours agoRivers across southern Minnesota continued rising Tuesday, leading to highway closures — with more...
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge celebrates 100 years
WKBT La Crosse· 8 hours agoThe Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating 100 years of serving...
Eddy Krogman embarks on epic paddleboard journey across the entire Mississippi River
WKBT La Crosse· 6 days agoEver since he was 12 years old, Eddy Krogman has been captivated by the water. "It has always been a...
Federal funds, post-pandemic trends help Illinois Quad-Cities reimagine downtowns
Quad-City Times· 3 days agoAlong one side of the Mississippi River, three cities are reimagining what downtowns could be....