Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river.

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

Thomas Jefferson imagined the waterway as the heart of his “empire of liberty” as he dispatched surveyors to measure a land already occupied by Native Americans Louisiana Purchase State Park in Holly ...

The bike trail runs 3,000 miles along the river between Minnesota and Louisiana. Most states marked the route with signs, but Wisconsin never did.

LITTLE ROCK — The phrase “River Trail” conjures up a popular pair of paved paths in central Arkansas that are linked by the Big Dam Bridge. But another, much longer River Trail passes through the ...

LETTSWORTH — The giant steel doors below Russell Beauvais’ feet are holding back water that can determine the future of south Louisiana — and far beyond. On one side of the elaborate complex in this ...

The Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled a series of scoping meetings to gather public comments on its $25 million, 5-year study aimed at improving management of the Mississippi River from Cape ...