My semi-regular blog documenting the fun and excitement of traveling along the Mississippi River.

Minnesota’s Iron Range Podcast

Hull Rust Mahoning Mine; Hibbing, Minnesota I was lucky enough to spend much of the summer of 2011 in northern Minnesota, getting to know the region where the Mississippi begins. Of all the places I went, there were few that grabbed my attention more so than the Iron Range. The unforgiving climate and

By |2016-10-21T15:28:08-05:00July 26th, 2015|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Minnesota’s Iron Range Podcast

Forward Mississippi

Sometimes we need to remind people that there’s a river near them. Sure, we may kinda remember something about a river that we think runs near us, but most of us don’t get to that river very often and we sure don’t know a lot about it. That’s why we need those reminders. Enter Wild

By |2016-10-21T15:28:17-05:00September 9th, 2014|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Forward Mississippi

Paddling Lessons

Mississippi River in the Headwaters region I’ve been lucky enough to take a couple of 2-day canoe trips on the Mississippi River this year. In April, I paddled with the Quapaw Canoe Company and River Sage John Ruskey near Baton Rouge. In August I paddled solo for 39 miles in the Headwaters

By |2018-12-28T15:38:17-05:00September 2nd, 2014|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Paddling Lessons

Paddlers, Peddlers, Artists, and More

It seems that the Mississippi only makes it in the news when it’s flooding or something happens that slows down barges. You can be forgiven if you think the Mississippi today is little more than a taxpayer-funded shipping canal hidden behind levees. I was reminded of this after a recent 11-day trip along the Upper

By |2016-10-21T15:28:17-05:00August 24th, 2014|Blogging the Great River Road|1 Comment

Support Nature Tourism on the Mississippi River

The Quapaws on the river You may not have noticed, but there is a growing interest in nature tourism on the Mississippi River. I'm spent most of my time in the past few years along the northern half of the Mississippi, so I'm pretty familiar with the opportunities for nature tourism in those

By |2016-10-21T15:28:21-05:00March 11th, 2014|Blogging the Great River Road|Comments Off on Support Nature Tourism on the Mississippi River

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