Boothville-Venice photographed along the Mississippi River during a flyover tour with Restore the Mississippi River Delta and Southern Seaplane in Plaquemines Parish, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

Perhaps the beauty and mystique of the Mississippi River is an acquired taste, best enjoyed from the water itself. As seen from the road that parallels the river for most of its nearly 2,400-mile ...

Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River. ... bringing the 2024 shipping season to an end. The motor vessel Ashley Danielson departed Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings, ...

As the Mississippi River is one of the longest in the country, there is no one set answer. At the most shallow point, the river is only about 18 inches deep and about 20 feet across.

In another sign of winter, the last Mississippi River barge departed St. Paul last weekend. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul district, the M.V. Ashley Danielson and its ...

Boothville-Venice photographed along the Mississippi River during a flyover tour with Restore the Mississippi River Delta and Southern Seaplane in Plaquemines Parish, La., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.