The Mississippi is the second longest river in the U.S., second only to the Missouri River. The river passes through 10 states—Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee ...

COSMOS, Minn. — Carrie Jennings flits around the South Fork Crow River like a water bug in the old one-seat canoe she bought years ago for $100, then pauses midstream to peer down at the brown ...

More than 150 years ago, a man by the name of Day arrived at a spot on the Mississippi River northwest of Monticello. He found a site at the mouth of Silver Creek and decided it’d be a good ...

The Mississippi River, one of the world's largest rivers, borders Iowa and nine other states before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. It ranks sixth on this year's American Rivers' Most Endangered ...

The Mississippi River begins as a small, knee-deep river flowing out of Lake Itasca in northwestern Minnesota. At just 18 feet wide, it's easy to walk across.

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The company operates close to 100 river and ocean vessels, and 82% of its guests come from America, Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking, told USA TODAY. "But we had one white spot on our map, and ...

Allowing two lines during the open water season on the Minnesota River below the dam in Granite Falls to Pool 2 on the Mississippi River, which becomes legal on July 1, 2023, will likely have a ...

By jim williams November 26, 2014 at 7:48PM (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment Gift Share Listen ...

September is Drive the Great River Road Month. The Great River Road extends more than 2,500 miles and in Minnesota, the nearby Mississippi River travels through 43 towns and 20 counties as it ...

The Mississippi River basin drains water from more than 40% of the country into the Gulf of Mexico. Map data: U.S. Geological Survey, World Bank.

The Mississippi River is one of the world's great rivers, but it seems to carry less reverence than other iconic water bodies across the country, an attitude with serious consequences. River ...