KELLOGG, Minnesota - Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers in the distance, Rob Burdis begins to drill a hole into the ice near his feet. Once the drill stops, the only ...
Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
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Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000-acre refuge, which includes backwaters off the main river channel, is ...
How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of improvement and emerging threats
A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that, although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats such as road ...
How clean is the upper Mississippi River? A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river ...
Have you ever seen a tundra swan or a raft of canvasback ducks floating together? Opportunities to see these birds are rare in the Midwest — unless you visit the Upper Mississippi River National ...
BAY CITY, Wis. (WKBT) -- A project designed to improve the Mississippi river’s ecosystem is set to break ground this summer. It is one of the first of its kind—and it’s happening thanks to funding ...
Eagles gather on the Black River near where it meets the Mississippi River, Feb. 14, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The area is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, which ...
It's — unofficially — winter on the upper Mississippi River. The last dozen barges of the season departed from St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov. 25, pushed south by the Motor Vessel Sierra Dawn, according ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) on Wednesday announced $8.75 million in grant awards to 15 small shipyards in 12 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program ...
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