by Staff | Jul 17, 2013 | Blog, Field Notes
Field Notes: Delta Summer As the summer solstice coincides with the June rise, the Mississippi River is completing responsibilities to the living world right before my eyes. The crest has receded and exposed the beautiful sandbars, which are freshly deposited by mass...
by Staff | Jun 28, 2013 | Blog, Guest Blogs, Mississippi Memories
Although I had bumped into 1Mississippi a few times, I had not really looked at the website until recently. When I did, it was immediately clear that I had found a community of “my people” – folks who, like me, seem to have Mississippi mud in our veins. I signed up to...
by Staff | Jun 21, 2013 | Blog, Mississippi Memories
It seems like summer has FINALLY arrived in Iowa (knock-on-wood). After winter snows extended into May and days of cold rainfall in early June, Iowans have finally been able to sport their summer wardrobes. With these higher temperatures the innate attraction of...
by Staff | Jun 18, 2013 | Blog, Newsletter, Take Action
June 18, 2013 Congrats River Citizens! On June 10, the Senate passed a Farm Bill that provides some good programs for the people, land and water of the Mississippi River region and our country as a whole. Last month, we asked River Citizens to contact their Senators...
by Staff | Jun 14, 2013 | Blog, Mississippi Memories
In April this year, my father Earl Peoples Jr., celebrated his eightieth birthday. Unable to be in his presence at the time, this is what I would have said about him. My father introduced me to the Mississippi River when I was just four years old. My mother, Iveara...
