View along the St. Louis Riverfront Trail The St. Louis Riverfront Trail runs 11 miles from downtown to the Chain of Rocks Bridge, through an industrial landscape, past two 100 year old bridges, and along the only stretch of the Upper Mississippi River south of Minneapolis that has no commercial navigation. Not a
Ted Shanks Conversation Area; south of Hannibal, MO For August, the Destination of the Day department will feature places in my home state, Missouri. We'll start it off with 6,800 acres of wetlands and floodplain forest south of Hannibal at Ted Shanks Conservation Area. Visit the area to wander around the wetlands or
Tower Rock at low water from the Missouri shore (photo taken October 2012). See more Pictures of the Day here. Tower Rock Conservation Area, Missouri
At the Chain of Rocks, the only stretch of the Mississippi River south of the Twin Cities that is free of commercial shipping. (Photo taken June 2013) See more pictures here. Chain of Rocks; St. Louis, MO
Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, near Annada, MO. This spot is normally about 1 1/2 miles from the river channel. (Picture taken May 2013) See more Pictures here.
The river may be slowly going down, but the smart folks in Clarksville (Missouri) are waiting a little while longer before dismantling the temporary flood wall that protected downtown from recent high water. In spite of the street closures around the flood wall, businesses are open and sure would be grateful if you'd pay them
