by Staff | Jul 30, 2013 | Blog, Mississippi Memories
One of my favorite things about being a 1 Mississippi Intern is connecting with River Citizens and hearing about their connection to the Mississippi River. In May I wrote about running along the Mississippi Riverwalk in Dubuque, IA and how the River is so empowering....
by Staff | Jul 29, 2013 | Blog, Dead Zone
New Orleans, LA— Every year nitrogen and phosphorous pollution gets dumped into the Mississippi River by 31 states and parts of Canada, creating an economically and ecologically disastrous dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. New measurements from National Oceanic...
by Staff | Jul 26, 2013 | Blog, River Culture
This year the 2013 Great Racers toured one of America’s Best Road Trips… The Great River Road! For the past 30 years precision racing competitors of the Great Race have toured the back roads of America. Through careful calculations by the navigator and skilled...
by Staff | Jul 18, 2013 | Blog, River History
The St. Paul Daily Globe’s headline from May 3, 1878 announced the explosion at the Washburn “A” Mill in Minneapolis that sent debris flying 300 feet into the air. The largest flour mill in the United States at the time, second largest in the world, lay in smoldering...
by Staff | Jul 18, 2013 | Blog, Newsletter, River History
Beyond the fireworks, picnics and cookouts, Fourth of July celebrations remind us of the sacrifices made by our ancestors 237 years ago. Those sacrifices guaranteed our rights to a free press and free speech, and we have the responsibility to exercise these...
