A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...

The Mississippi Delta, seen from space in 2001. NASA / Jesse Allen. In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the ...

A history of ecology, commerce and recreation on the Mississippi River Adam Andrews of Cottage Grove leads his brother's dogs, Greg, front, and Kevin, rear, down the beach at Meeker Island Dog ...

The Mississippi River, the longest in North America, has been central to the USA's economy, culture, and history. Originating at Lake Itasca and flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, it facilitates ...

Each summer we floated a different segment of the river. In 2020, we made the 40-mile push from Port Gibson — a Mississippi hamlet Union military leaders deemed “too beautiful to burn ...

The Mississippi carries far less reverence than other iconic water bodies across the U.S., and it has consequences that affect everyone living in the basin.

A cargo ship moves up the Mississippi River toward New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish, La., in 2015. (Gerald Herbert/AP) Review by W. Ralph Eubanks For most Americans, the Mississippi River exists ...

A new collection of historic documents highlights the unique history of the “Driftless region,” an area that encompasses southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa, and ...

Its 40-some passengers that evening had been sharing bottles of wine and hearing tales of Mississippi River history as they cruised along, speedboats occasionally racing by on either side.

Its 40-some passengers that evening had been sharing bottles of wine and hearing tales of Mississippi River history as they cruised calmly along, speedboats occasionally racing by on either side.

Longtime 30-something friends had a yearly ritual: traveling the Mississippi River. Then the pandemic intervened.