MinnPost1d
Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
The place now known as Wisconsin has a rich history of wild rice harvesting dating back thousands of years with the Menominee ...
National Catholic Register12d
Why the Mighty Mississippi Was Once Named ‘River of the Immaculate Conception’
The Jesuit explorer, who came from France as a missionary to Canada in 1666, was one of the first Europeans to name the ...
Mississippi River mayors working to form interstate compact to address river needs
Over 100 mayors from cities along the river have created the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative. They're now working to form a compact through Congress.
Union gunboats didn’t just attack rebel military sites – they went after civilian property, too
(THE CONVERSATION) During the American Civil War, huge metal monsters roamed the Mississippi River. Called ironclads, these boats were about 50 yards long, carried 75 tons of armor on their hulls and ...
More Time To Travel on MSN7d
‘American Melody’ Mississippi River Cruise: Music, Cuisine, and History
Contributors, John and Sandra Nowlan offer an insider’s look at their Mississippi River cruise on American Melody ... to ...
La Crosse Tribune9d
Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on upper Mississippi River
If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as ...
Inside Climate News6d
Decades After It Disappeared, Wild Rice Is Booming Again on the Upper Mississippi River
on the Mississippi River. Credit: Upper Mississippi River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge The place now known as Wisconsin has a rich history of wild rice harvesting dating back thousands of ...
WWNO12d
Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
Larson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Alicia Carhart, Mississippi River vegetation specialist ... known as Wisconsin has a rich history of wild rice harvesting dating ...
Shark mysteriously returns 11 months after vanishing in Gulf of Mexico, tracking shows
A 10-foot great white shark that vanished off satellite tracking 11 months ago has mysteriously resurfaced in the Gulf of ...
Americans Love the French and Notre-Dame
Many of us are proud of our ancestry.
MyNorthwest.com7d
Remains of missing Illinois man discovered in pickup buried in Mississippi River
Human remains discovered three months ago in a pickup truck in the Mississippi River have been identified as a man who was ...