"The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi" by Boyce Upholt, W.W. Norton, 352 pages When we look out at the Mississippi River, beyond the levee we usually see the always-swirling, ...
The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover its multifaceted heritage, with a vast range of ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1920, a local newspaper publisher turned politician donated his private library to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, ...
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In mid-April 1927, 98 years ago this week, another deluge of torrential rain tipped the Mississippi River basin into a historic flood that remains among the most destructive in U.S. history. The ...
MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...
Over the last few weeks, as a scorching summer gave way to a historic drought, I’ve watched many a Mid-Southerner explore our city’s bizarre, and hopefully temporary, new beaches. There’s been no ...
When we look out at the Mississippi River, beyond the levee we usually see the always-swirling, muddy water with busy freighters, tows and barges, tugboats and the like sailing the river or moored at ...