Father Mazzuchelli’s Churches
The frontier priest traveled the Mississippi River to serve tiny parishes. His buildings still grace many rivertowns.
Picture of the Day: Pelicans Chasing a Heron
Two American white pelicans chase a blue heron at Lock and Dam 16 near Muscatine, Iowa (photo taken June 2015). See more photos here. Two American Pelicans chase a blue heron
Picture of the Day: The Clammer Perseveres Through Winter
Mississippi Harvest sculpture; Muscatine, Iowa (photo taken Jan 2015). See more photos here. Mississippi Harvest sculpture; Muscatine, IA
Muscatine
Population (2010) 22,886 Introduction After 43 miles of flowing from east to west, the Mississippi takes a sharp turn at Muscatine and resumes its mostly southward trek to the Gulf of Mexico. Muscatine was a busy industrial town for decades and still has its share of manufacturing, but many
Picture of the Day: Muscatine’s Riverbend
The Mississippi River flows from east to west through Muscatine, Iowa before taking a sharp turn to the south on the west end of town. This panorama was taken at the spot where the river makes the turn (photo taken March 2013). See more photos here. The big bend at Muscatine, Iowa
Picture of the Day: Muscatine Riverfront in Fog
Muscatine, Iowa was the pearl button manufacturing center of the world in the early 1900s. The buttons were made from mussels harvested from the Mississippi River, which is why the city's riverfront today has a very tall statue of a clammer. I got there on a morning when the river was entirely hidden by a