by Staff | Mar 17, 2017 | Agricultural Pollution, Blog, Explore, Plastic Pollution, Water Quality
Every time I’ve thrown my laptop in my backpack and set off for the Mississippi sunset to put a couple words down, I instead end up with the same blank screen and a green, Missouri Stream Teams bag full of mostly Styrofoam, jugs, broken glass, and the occasional...
by Staff | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Bummer. Grassroots Grocery would not open for another hour, yet I had told the paddlers I would grab sandwiches and local fruit before meeting them. I called to see if the new manager was at the store yet. SHE WAS! After a breezy stop by the cozy co-op, I proceeded...
by Staff | Feb 29, 2012 | Blog, River History
Founded in: 1837 Best Known for: Home town of Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever. (8 Ft 11in) Size of City: ~28,000 Residents Alton, IL: Twenty five miles north of St Louis on the Mississippi River, located near the confluence of the Mississippi, Illinois, and...