beaten only by the Missouri River. You’ll find the Mississippi at its narrowest point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it’s between 20 and 30 feet. The river’s widest point is only ...
We revisit Here & Now's June 2024 conversation with Boyce Upholt about his book "The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi." It tells the story of the river, the Indigenous ...
High water on the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 13 is seen April 26, 2023, in an aerial photo from Eagle Point Park in Clinton. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Downriver, Louisiana secured the ...
Starting from Lake Itasca in northern ... driven by its proximity to the Mississippi River, marked the beginning of this ...