Growing Small Economies in Dubuque

One of the things I like about traveling is getting to try new things. One of the joys of revisiting familiar places is gauging how much has changed. Dubuque is one of the places that has changed quite a bit. I first visited Dubuque in 2007. In the decade since, the Hotel Julien has been

By |2017-08-29T15:42:44-05:00August 29th, 2017|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Growing Small Economies in Dubuque

Beauty at the Far End of the River

Some fifty miles downriver of New Orleans, Bohemia Beach comes into view like Brigadoon, an oasis of sandy beach between piles of rip rap that I fear will disappear when I wake up. When I met the Rivergator expedition on the west bank of the Mississippi River at Algiers, downtown New Orleans looming behind

By |2018-12-10T17:59:08-05:00November 17th, 2015|About the Mississippi Valley|1 Comment

Picture of the Day: Paddling through the Headwaters

Paddling along the Mississippi River near Iron Bridge Landing (MN), between Bemidji and Lake Itasca (photo taken Aug 2014). See more photos here. Mississippi River near Iron Bridge Landing (MN)

By |2016-10-21T15:28:03-05:00November 11th, 2015|Photo of the Day|Comments Off on Picture of the Day: Paddling through the Headwaters

Delayed Gratification

When I first started exploring the places along the Mississippi River, I did a lot of driving. When I’d get to a new community, I’d look for the good places to be near or on the river, so I could pass those tips along to other travelers, then I’d pack my car and drive to

By |2016-10-21T15:28:07-05:00September 6th, 2015|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Delayed Gratification

The Murals of Montrose

I crossed the Highway 136 bridge back into Iowa and worked my way down maddeningly slow Main Street in Keokuk, a highly engineered but poorly thought out road that put the stop in stoplight. I plodded along toward Montrose, hoping to get there before the local history museum closed at 4. Guillermo "Memo" Dominguez

By |2016-10-21T15:28:07-05:00August 25th, 2015|About the Mississippi Valley|1 Comment

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