The "Mighty" Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you're wondering exactly how long it is, don't ...

There’s been a ferry across the Mississippi River in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, for more than 200 years, but that may not be ...

Yes, by area, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures — but that includes 100-plus square miles of Lake Superior. The exact ...

Many people assume the longest river in the U.S. is the Mississippi, but that title belongs to the Missouri and part of American agriculture history.

A Senate bill would prohibit wakesurfing and using boats with ballasts designed to create wakes in the six-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from the Highway 169 bridge to the Coon Rapids Dam.