ROCK ISLAND -- The Rock Island District, Corps of Engineers, Mississippi River Visitor Center shares a wealth of knowledge about the river, offers an excellent view of Locks and Dam ...

Access to the Mississippi River Visitor Center at Lock and Dam 15 on Arsenal Island will be limited as the center undergoes remodeling in the entryway from Monday through Friday.

Reservations are required and group sizes are limited. For information call the visitor center, 309-794-5338. Eagle watch events are held up and down the river, McKean said.

DAVID MAMARIL HOROWITZ david.horowitz@bgdailynews.com This year’s historic spring stormwaters, which brought the Barren River Lake pool to a record-setting height in April, has resulted in ...