River
Loops
Day Tripping on the Upper Miss
Exploring the Upper Mississippi
is easy for people who like to travel in a circle
and get back where they started by bedtime. Major
crossings are about 30 miles apart, so you can
go down one side, cross the river and come back on
the other.
It’s
also easy to spend a day exploring any of these
stretches. In each of our new “River
Loops” columns we’ll prowl a stretch of the river
for interesting places and things to do. This
loop describes what to see and do along the road
from the Dubuque, Iowa, to Savanna, Ill., and back.
Dubuque, Iowa, to Savanna, Ill.
| Links: |
City
of Dubuque |
Savanna
Army Depot Park |
Dubuque
Star Brewery |
Savanna,
Ill. |
National
Mississippi River Museum
and Aquarium |
Palisades
State Park
Illinois
DNR link
2 |
Mines of Spain Recreation
Area |
Sabula,
Iowa (Wikipedia) |
Bellevue,
Iowa |
Galena,
Ill. CVB |
From the Big
River archive:
2004 Grand Excursion "Advance
Passage"
Thomson, Ill., to Bellevue, Iowa; July-Aug. 2002
Galena, Ill.,
to Dubuque, Iowa: Sept.-Oct. 2002 |
|
Do the River on a Dime
23 Ideas for Fun on a Budget
Highest
Overlooks
Quad
Cities: River
Action
Rock Island, Ill.
Minneapolis/St. Paul:
Friends
of the Mississippi River
Great
River Greening
Mississippi
River Fund
Mississippi National
River and Recreation Area podcasts
La
Crosse, Wis.: Mississippi
River Wild
Friends
of Pool 9
Canoe Routes and Maps of the Upper Mississippi:
To read these and other stories,
order this issue or check out
one of these outlets. |
Bullfrogs
U
of Michigan bullfrog information
Friends of the Upper Miss Refuges
Photo Contest
Friends website
Upper Mississippi River Refuge
Know Your River
River Lingo
Golf with a River View |
