The front door to photo albums of places along the Mississippi River.
Picture of the Day: Hornets’ Nest
Taken at Potosi Point (Wisconsin) in September 2009. See more Photos of the Day here. Hornets' Nest
Picture of the Day: Canada Goose and Goslings
Canada Goose and Goslings spotted near Bellevue, Iowa (April 2012). Canada goose and goslings See more Pictures of the Day here.
Picture of the Day: Battle Bluff
Just south of De Soto (Wisconsin) Battle Bluff rises high above the river; you'll know it by the distinctive south-facing slope that is nearly all goat prairie. From the top, the views are expansive. The picture below was taken in April, 2010, with the river a little high and just before the trees leaf out.
Picture of the Day: Winfield Ferry
There are still places along the Mississippi where your best bet to get from one side to another is to ride a ferry, but some of those throwbacks have had a hard time in recent years. The ferry that shuttled cars and people between between Winfield, Missouri and Calhoun County, Illinois shut down about two
Picture of the Day: Pohlman Slough
Pohlman Slough; Calhoun County, Illinois; mid-spring (March, 2012). See more Photos of the Day here. Pohlman Slough
Picture of the Day: Washed Up
While I was out exploring Calhoun County (Illinois) last week, I came across this old barge that had been washed on shore long enough to accumulate a heck of a lot of mud in its cargo hold. See more Photos of the Day here. Mississippi River around river mile 225 (Calhoun County, Illinois); March, 2012