Louis Armstrong (Library of Congress) I'm in the mood for some Louis Armstrong this morning. Born and raised in New Orleans, Armstrong wrote and recorded many songs with river themes. My list of river songs currently includes eight of his songs, and I won't be surprised if I find more. Armstrong recorded Shanty
Picture taken from a bluff near Lynxville, Wisconsin (July 2009). See more Pictures of the Day here. From Larsen Bluff (Wisconsin)
Barges lined up on the St. Louis riverfront (picture taken Dec 2012). Port of St. Louis (Missouri)
Just south of Cape Girardeau (Missouri), the Mississippi River cuts a seven-mile gorge through the thick limestone of the Shawneetown Ridge. The gorge, known as the Thebes Gap or the Grand Chain, is as narrow as 3,000 feet in places and was notoriously difficult to navigate, at least until the Army Corps of Engineers began blasting
Barge and tow on a full moon night near New Albin, Iowa (October 2010). See more photos here. Barge and tow on the Mississippi River at night
