who settled the century-long dispute regarding which body of water in the area was truly the river's headwaters: Lake Itasca ...

How about where it is the widest? Take a look at these facts and make yourself a river expert in no time. The Mississippi begins at Minnesota’s Lake Itasca. Visitors there can see the headwaters ...

It was a bright and beautiful fall day on Friday, Oct. 18 when a man by the name of Mike Singer could be seen traveling the ...

It was a bright and beautiful fall day on Friday, Oct. 18 when a man by the name of Mike Singer could be seen traveling the Mississippi River by canoe ...

You may be surprised that the largest, freshwater fish in North America may be swimming in the Mississippi River under the I-20/Hwy. 80 bridges at Vicksburg as you are reading this. The Alligator Gar ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

Dakota County leaders were joined by U.S. Rep. Angie Craig and local and state officials Oct. 22 to celebrate completion of ...

The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year when American farmers rely on the route to deliver their crops to the world. Months of ...

Boats docked at the Riverside Park Marina south of downtown Memphis were cut off from the Mississippi ... coast of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee. Luckily, Calhoun said, disruptions to river ...

COM. WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT HOW THE DROUGHT HAS REVEALED AN OLD BRIDGE AT THE YORK RIVER LAKE IN SOMERSET COUNTY. NOW THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS ADVISING PEOPLE TO STAY OFF THE ...