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A Record-Breaking Paddle Down the Mississippi River
Outside via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis article originally appeared on Outside In 2021, Scott Miller, a 47-year-old nurse from Minneapolis, made his first attempt to break the record for...
A Wisconsin man saw the 'natural wonder' of the entire Mississippi River, all by bike
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn late August of last year, Roger Gray hopped across eight rocks at the mouth of the Mississippi...
A Mississippi River journey by kayak brings lessons in history, friendship and life
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe bugs aren’t nearly as bad as you’d think. There are sweat flies, which are like little...
Ice cover on the upper Mississippi River was fleeting this winter. Is this our future?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAnthony Larson describes himself as a hard-core ice fisher. Living in La Crosse, right next to the...
Water levels on the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWater levels along the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row after this...
Where to eat, drink, shop and relax in charming LeClaire on the Mississippi River
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis small Iowa town along the Mississippi River is known for being the birthplace of Western icon...
Ol' Man River at the mercy of fate. See why
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOl’ Man River hasn’t done a very good job lately of just keeping on rolling along. The Mississippi River, memorialized by Oscar Hammerstein’s 1927...
The Mississippi River is central to America's story. Why doesn't it get more love?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Mississippi carries far less reverence than other iconic water bodies across the U.S., and it...
Sheboygan couple boat 6,700 miles of rivers, canals and coastal waterways, completing America’s...
The Sheboygan Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSHEBOYGAN - Sue and Rick Rosenwald left Sheboygan headed south on their boat, "Fire Escape," in...
Midwest grain harvests loom. Will a low Mississippi River stall farmers' deliveries again?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMississippi water levels have been falling since June. That’s worrying farmers and the barge...