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Father Mazzuchelli’s Churches
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Father Mazzuchelli’s Churches

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Father Mazzuchelli’s Churches

The frontier priest traveled the Mississippi River to serve tiny parishes. His buildings still grace many rivertowns.

By Dean Klinkenberg|2018-12-14T17:18:08-05:00January 19th, 2016|About the Mississippi Valley|Comments Off

The Little Church in the Little Town on the Back Road
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The Little Church in the Little Town on the Back Road

Blogging the Great River Road

The Little Church in the Little Town on the Back Road

Wednesday got off to a rough start. At 5:30 in the morning, the hookers in the room next to mine were fighting with their pimp. This woke me up. Unable to get back to sleep, I decided to go ahead and start my day, so I jumped in the shower, which, for some reason,

By Dean Klinkenberg|2018-12-11T18:18:05-05:00April 8th, 2008|Blogging the Great River Road|5 Comments

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–Becky Sisco, Big River Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010.

“Hey, Just found, read and finished your Lansing to Le Claire. Being a 78 year old that has followed the Mississippi, up and down, all my life, I thought I had little more to learn about the cities, villages and crossroads along the river. Not So! Absolutley loved your book. Great history, great descriptions, great humor. Just top notch!
Thanks for the great writing.
–Don Staats, Onalaska, Wisconsin