Big River Magazine
July-August 2009

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In this issue of Big River:

Day Tripping around Lake Pepin: the Loop from Wabasha to Red Wing, Minn.

Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance: new group aims to save a vanishing lake.

Photo essay: Paddling with a group - Mississippi River Challenge, Great River Rumble, Taming of the Slough.

Camping on the Mississippi with a Kayak or canoe.

The Bellevue War - Big shootout in 1840 with the Banditti gang! Read how the Banditti terrorized Mississippi River towns.

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