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Here are links to several stories published in Big River. We hope you enjoy reading about the Upper Mississippi. Subscribe to receive Big River at your doorstep!
Army
Road: Wild All the Way Out
New Albin, Iowa
May-June 2007
Iceboating
on the Mississippi
January-February 2007
Tom
Kelley: The River Belongs to Everybody (PDF)
Thomas Kelley, whose vision of the recreational
value of the river led to the creation of the Mississippi River
National River and Recreation Area, passed away on Thursday, July
19, 2007. Read about Tom in this January 2006 article. (PDF)
Lend
a Hand
Volunteers on the river -- see what people are
doing for the Upper Mississippi. A Big River exclusive series.
River
History Museum in Lansing, Iowa
July-August 2005
Upper
Mississippi Vineyards and Wineries
What does river bluff geology have to do with
the flavor of Upper Mississippi wine?
September-October 2005
Looking
Down on the River
Where is the Highest Blufftop and the Highest
Overlook on the Upper Mississippi?
By Duke Addicks
May-June 2004
Grand
Excursion Preview
Big River's exclusive series tells the story
of the river places along the path of the 1854 and 2004 Grand Excursions.
Published in 2003 and 2004.
Mississippi
River Travelogues
By Curt Leitz
November-December 2001
Moving
a Neighborhood Out of Harm’s
Way
Empty streets, sidewalks and shade trees are
all that remain of the old neighborhood on St. Feriole Island in
Prairie du Chien, Wis.
By William J. Burke
December 1997
These four stories are from the Big River Reader, selected by Grand Excursion 2004 for the River Exploration Trunks sent to 750 schools along the river.
Living
in a Community of Floating Homes
By
Trudy R. Balcom
May 1995
Snapper!
By
Roger Lacher
June 1994
Canoeing
the Big River
By Reggie McLeod
September 1994
Carp
-- Queen of the River or Pig with Fins?
By
Pamela Eyden
November 1993
Did the Corps Cook the Books? Big River series about the Corps of Engineers' Navigation Study, originally published in 2000 and 2001.