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 ...

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

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 ...

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

"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 ...

ST. LOUIS — The Mississippi River is a familiar place for many Missourians, but there’s a seldom-told history that lies just beneath the surface. The Black Freedom School used to float along ...

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 ...