Two Wisconsin men are paddling the full length of the Mississippi River, chasing a bucket list adventure that’s been decades ...

Aitkin County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Manager Janet Smude requested funding for two projects at the May Mississippi Headwaters Board meeting.

The board approved funding for 2 projects including surveying a section of the Mississippi River with drones for buckthorn, ...

You’ll find the Mississippi at its narrowest point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it’s between 20 and 30 feet. The river’s widest point is only about 50 miles east, at Lake ...

The River Connects Us” is a photographic display that explores life and culture on the Mississippi River, from the Lake ...

The Mississippi River headwaters at sunset in 2020. ... But in the intervening millennia, the Mississippi River brought all of this mud and silt and sand and sediment from 31 future states.

The Mississippi River is one of the most important bodies of water in the United States, ... At the headwaters, the river runs at 1.2 miles per hour which is about one half as fast as people walk.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...

Mississippi's longest alligator on record was caught by hunters in 2023 in the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi River. It officially measured 14 feet, 3 inches and weighed 802 1/2 pounds.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal ... Gauley River: Threatened by toxic pollution from strip mining for coal in the headwaters.

Taking their first paddle on May 10 at the headwaters of Lake Itasca, it took them 16 days, 20 hours and 16 minutes to reach the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in ...