A manmade island is currently under construction on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, and Bay City, Wisconsin. Those behind the project said the island will take on a few key roles.

Beaver Island, a restoration project for the Mississippi River, was completed today. The partners involved had a ribbon-cutting celebration in Clinton, IA. The project aims to increase the ...

Debris from Mississippi River flooding is washing up on barrier islands and beaches along the Mississippi Coast, forcing a popular tourist attraction to partially relocate right before the summer ...

Long before becoming a park, Boom Island played an important role in the city’s sawmill industry at St. Anthony Falls. In the 1800s, as logs came floating down the Mississippi from forests up ...

A wild rice plant is pictured on the upper Mississippi River near Goose Island County Park in the town of Shelby on Sept. 17. Credit: Madeline Heim/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Remains of an Arkansas man who went missing in 2022 were found on a remote island in the Mississippi River Sunday night, according to the Desha County Sheriff’s Office.… ...

A wild rice bed grows on the upper Mississippi River near Goose Island County Park in the town of Shelby, Wisconsin, Sept. 17, 2024. After disappearing for decades, wild rice is rebounding on ...