A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

Gorgeous Vintage Floodplain Maps That Look Like Modern Art Harold Fisk's maps of Mississippi River flooding over time, made in 1944, are stunningly artful data visualizations.

SHELBY, Wisconsin — If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water.

Luckily some much-needed investments are in process, such as the Mississippi River Ship Channel Dredging Project. If the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act makes it way through Washington ...