Minnesota’s major rivers — and their valleys — invite us to look back over thousands of years of state geological history.

The Jesuit explorer, who came from France as a missionary to Canada in 1666, was one of the first Europeans to name the ...

Hayner Library, one of Alton’s foremost treasures, acquired a book last month that I couldn’t wait to check out. Written by Gregg Andrews, “Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis ...

The place now known as Wisconsin has a rich history of wild rice harvesting dating back thousands of years with the Menominee ...

Contributors, John and Sandra Nowlan offer an insider’s look at their Mississippi River cruise on American Melody ... to ...

Susan Gaunt Stearns, associate professor of history, has published "Empire ... In it, she explores how the Mississippi River—and trade along it—influenced a young country.

Barges float on the Mississippi River on the southern edge of the St. Louis riverfront. As drought and flooding impact the river, mayors along the waterway are calling for a multi-state legal ...

“To consecrate the Mississippi River as the ‘River of the Immaculate ... “Even when Christians try to talk about history, they talk as though only humans have acted in history and don ...

The place now known as Wisconsin has a rich history of wild rice harvesting ... flooding are changing the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River, a new report finds The greatest changes have ...