ALTON - The Mississippi River Water Trail organization will host their tenth annual Mississippi Meanderings speaker series ...

Though it might be tiny, this cozy Wisconsin town offers dramatic views of the Mississippi River, charming shops, and plenty ...

Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of ...

A dark, jagged vein of open water slices through the endless white of a frozen Mississippi River in this 1948 aerial shot. As sub-zero temperatures threatened to stop the flow of post-war commerce, ...

The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river. But some local officials ...

The southern portion of the Mississippi River is famously associated with alligators. These ancient reptiles dominate the warm, slow-moving waters. They have long ruled the top of the food chain in ...

The Mississippi River is home to one of North America’s most formidable reptilian apex predators: the American alligator. With its vast waters and abundant marshes, the river provides ideal conditions ...

A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement. The Mississippi River Bridge, ...