by Staff | Aug 16, 2013 | Blog, Guest Blogs, Take Action
The Mississippi River Commission is holding its annual low water inspection tour and public hearings with stops coming up in New Madrid, Memphis, Vicksburg, and Morgan City. These follow the meetings the Commission held in LaCrosse, Dubuque and Alton this week. I...
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 | May 10, 2012 | Blog, Field Notes, Guest Blogs
The following was written by Markevius ‘Dinky’ Jones, 18, River guide with campaign member, Quapaw Canoe Company. It was written for “Our Mississippi”. “I grew up on the river, but I never fished or swam or canoed in it until I met John Ruskey,...
