Last Light, Robert J. Hurt

Big River Magazine

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The Upper Mississippi River magazine

November-December 2009

Mississippi River news and stories for people who love the river.

We cover both sides of the Mississippi from the Twin Cities to Muscatine, Iowa.

Advertising in Big River is a good idea.

Make your experience on the Upper Mississippi even better!

Please take a look at these Big River advertisers

Special Events
Dining and Beverages
Things to Do
Places to Stay
Shopping on the River
Marinas, Boat Sales and Outfitters
Organizations
Cities, CVBs and Tourism
Services and River Living
Publications

Shopping on the River

Adventure Cycle & Ski

178 Center
Winona, Minn.
507-452-4228

Albany True Value Antiques

401 Main St.
Albany, Ill.
309-887-4850

Bird-Song.com, Inc.

525 Junction St.
Winona, Minn.
507-454-6711
800-820-8530

Bluff Country Co-op

121 W. Second St.
Winona, Minn.
507-452-1815

BNOX Gold & Iron

404 1st St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-2201

The Book Cliffs
Mississippi River selection

161 Pembroke Ave.
Wabasha, Minn.
651-565-5312
866-500-9911

The Book Shelf

162 West 2nd Steet
Winona, Minn.
507-474-1880

The Chocolate Escape

Wabasha, Minn.
651-565-0035

Dockside Mercantile

304 First St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-4009

Eagles Landing B&B and Winery

82 & 127 North St.
Marquette, Iowa

Galena, Ill.

Galena Cellars
Wine Tasting and Gift Shop

515 S. Main St., Galena, Ill.
815-777-3330; and
477 S. 3rd St., Geneva, Ill.

Jewels on the River

257 W. Main St.
Wabasha, Minn.
651-565-4776

LeClaire, Iowa

Lyon Smith Studio & Gallery

119 E Third St.
Winona, Minn.

Minnesota Marine Art Museum

800 Riverview Dr.
Winona, Minn.
507-474-6626

The Paper Moon

206 A St.
McGregor, Iowa
563-873-3357

Peeling Shutters

S210 State Hwy. 35S
Nelson, Wis.
715-673-4299

Pepin Heights Orchard

1753 South Hwy 61
Lake City, Minn.

Red Wing Depot Gallery

418 Levee St.
Red Wing, Minn.
651-388-7569

Robert J. Hurt
Landscape Photography
Holiday specials

507-643-6765; 507-459-2608
archenv@acegroup.cc

Satori Arts Gallery

201 Pearl St.
La Crosse, Wis.
608-785-2779

Seven Hawks Vineyards
Tasting Room, wine bar & shop

17 North St.
Fountain City, Wis.
866-946-3741

Smith Brothers Landing
Decorative metal work & perennials

200 East Marina Drive
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-2248

Sturdiwheat
At your local midwestern grocer

321 Main St.
Red Wing, Minn.
800-201-9650

Swan Jewelers

109 E. Center
Lake City, Minn.
651-345-3825
888-SWANLTD

T&C Latane
Metal, wood & fiber

421 2nd St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-2419

Upper Mississippi River GHOST STORIES
Two audio CDs by storyteller Duke Addicks
651-643-0622

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Marinas, Boat Sales and Outfitters

Bass Camp

Just Below Lock and Dam 5
Minnesota City, Minn.
507-689-2856; 507-689-2542

Clements Fishing Barge
Captain Hook's Bait & Tackle

Off Hwy 35, Genoa, Wis.
608-689-2800

Dan's Pepin Marina

303 First St.
PO Box 205, Pepin, Wis.
715-442-4900

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Great River Harbor Campground and Marina

Home of Fun N' The Sun Houseboats
S2221 State Hwy. 35
Alma, Wis.
608-248-2454
888-343-5670

Island City Harbor

305 South Ave.
Sabula, Iowa
563-687-2825

Ole Miss Marina

Red Wing Port Authority
Red Wing, Minn.
651-388-5839 (office)
651-764-0247 (cell)
651-388-8643 (gas)

River Rat Outfitters

Dodge, Wis.
Tube & canoe rentals on the Trempealeau River
608-539-4001

Organizations

Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Society

Hwy 35, Pepin, Wis.
May 15 to Oct. 15
800-442-3011

Red Wing Arts Association

418 Levee St.
Red Wing, Minn.
651-388-7569

Winona County Historical Society

160 Johnson St.
Winona, Minn.
507-454-2723

Cities, CVBs and Tourism

Clinton, Iowa
563-242-5702

Galena and Jo Daviess County, Illinois
77-Go Galena

Lake City, Minnesota:

Lake City Chamber of Commerce
101 W. Center
800-369-4123
651-345-4123

Lake City Tourism
877-525-3248

LeClaire, Iowa

Pepin, Wisconsin
800-442-3011

Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce
608-534-6780

Visit Winona
800-657-4972

Wabasha, Minnesota

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Services & River Living

Century 21 - Pepin Office

411 2nd St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-4800

Duke Addicks Storyteller

651-643-0622
dukeaddicks@earthlink.net

Greasy Motors
The Real GM - Recycling your old car into a Waste Vegetable Oil vehicle. 608-687-8158

Lakeshore Condo For Sale

1300 South Lakeshore Drive
Lake City, Minn.
651-345-5802

Midwest Weekends.com
plan your getaway

Mississippi Explorer

Cruises and Eco-tours
Ports of La Crosse, Wis., Prairie du Chien, Wis., Dubuque, Iowa, and Galena, Ill.
877-647-7397

On-Deck Sailing Charters
Seminars & Charters

Between Harbor View & BNOX
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-4424

Riverwise - project design, book publishing and interpretive signs

Robert J. Hurt
Landscape Photography
Holiday specials

507-643-6765; 507-459-2608
archenv@acegroup.cc

Villas on Pepin
Condominium Rentals

Lake City, Minn.
651-345-5188

Winona Printing

Wisconsin Public Radio
Connecting you to issues, ideas and the arts

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For you reading enjoyment

Big River Bookstore
800-303-8201

Travel Guides
Quad Cities
Lansing to LeClaire, Iowa

Brown-Water Boating
a textbook for river ramblers

By Dean Gabbert

Costly Grace
scandal…revenge…greed
A murder mystery set in the Upper Mississippi blufflands.

By James Allaire

The Floating Boathouses
on the Upper Mississippi River

By Martha Greene Phillips

Immortal River
The Upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times

By Cal Fremling

Midwest Weekends.com
plan your getaway

Riverwise Publishing

PO Box 204
Winona, Minn.
507-454-5949
800-303-8201

Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of  the Upper Mississippi River

By Ernie Boszhardt and James Theler

Waterways Journal

www.waterwaysjournal.net
www.quimbyscruisingguide.com
www.heartlandboating.com

314-241-7354 or 800-366-9630

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