The "Mighty" Mississippi River is a true giant of American waterways, but if you're wondering exactly how long it is, don't ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

The Mississippi River starts at the 1.8 square mile lake, Lake Itasca, in Minnesota. Flowing 2,350 miles south, it flows down ...

Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back ... Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi Native Americans told the first European explorers to expect the Mississippi ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover ... flagged and crewed in the U.S. – and it's the only company in the world operating a 100% U.S.-flagged fleet of ...