WINFIELD, Missouri — In the story of America, the Mississippi River is a character unto itself ... the downstream side of the dam toward the headwaters, the kind of movement a dam inevitably ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

An early civilization of Mississippian peoples mysteriously came to an end well before the first European explorations of North America.

The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are ...

Along the Great River Road, Minnesota beckons with Itasca's ancient forests and charming towns like Bemidji, home to the ...

The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and flows through the heart of America. According to the Mississippi Headwaters Board, it spans 2,348 miles and pours into the ...

According to the National Park Service, 25% of all fish species in North America live in the Mississippi ... River: Threatened by toxic pollution from strip mining for coal in the headwaters.

At the headwaters, the river runs at 1.2 miles per hour ... 25% of all fish species in North America live in the Mississippi River. The river is home to: At least 260 species of fish in all ...

the Mississippi River brought all of this mud and silt and sand and sediment from 31 future states. And it sort of redistributed from the highlands and the hills near its headwaters and throughout ...

Trump also mentions "serious concerns of political bias" in the agency. "The Mississippi River is America’s River, a rich part of our cultural heritage, a vital ecosystem for wildlife and ...

Biden hopes the same waterways that spurred westward expansion can cut greenhouse gas emissions. Environmentalists aren’t so sure.