the president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association tells me when I find him repairing his boat in Venice, the southernmost harbor on the Mississippi River. Cooper is a third-generation shrimper ...

A rock formation in the Mississippi River normally only reachable by boat is accessible by foot for ... The Army Corps also announced plans at the same news conference to make the levee larger.

What resulted, in the 1980s, were plans for dozens ... down the river to boat traffic. “We were all just kind of frustrated,” said Crystal vonHoldt, a Mississippi River regulatory expert ...

Burlington River Days will celebrate the Mighty Mississippi this weekend with music and events on the riverfront.

Low water levels, caused by drought, narrowed the river’s main shipping channel to allow only one-way traffic, first stalling their boat, the Viking Mississippi ... have no plans to try again.

Email: n.venegas@newsweek.com The Mississippi River is the second-longest river ... Emergency responders evaluated the crew for injuries, with plans to transport them to a hospital if necessary ...

"If you go down the Mississippi River ... the river is littered ... Jerry Guyer told the Journal Sentinel he has "no plans to go after (the boat owners) legally." A spokesperson for the U.S ...

a boat, paddles, a vehicle to carry the kayak and strength to lug it to the river and back. Paddle Share, owned by Mississippi Park Connection (MPC), in partnership with the National Park Service ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...