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Big River Magazine
Towboat-watching resource: Army Corps towboats on the river, in pools and queued in locks. Check the weather forecast and river levels for Upper Mississippi River cities. Dreaming of a trip down the river? Read about boaters taking a voyage of a lifetime down the Mississippi on River Trips.
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View the Mississippi from excellent
The Little Tow-Watcher's Guide Chart the towboats you see on the river Ð for sale in the Big River Bookstore. |
Check out these River Events June 8, Northern Spark, all-night festival, Lowertown, St. Paul June 13-16 The Prairie Villa Rendezvous, Prairie du Chien, Wis., on St. Feriole Island. June 15 Bluegrass Festival, Heritage Canyon, Fulton, Ill. Great Mississippi River Cleanup, Red Wing, Minn., to La Crosse, Wis. Details and sign up at Living Lands and Waters. Contact Big River
Congratulations to the Okee Dokee Brothers for winning the Grammy for Best Children's Music Album of the Year!
See our review of their album, Can You Canoe?
Deck on Deck:
What's it like to work on a towboat? Deck on Deck is a first-hand account of life on river towboats in the 1970s and 80s. These stories will entertain you as Bob Deck recalls his days as a deckhand on the Mississippi River. |
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Read More Read Stories about the Upper Mississippi River from past issues of Big River Magazine. See complete issues from 2006 and 2007 online (PDFs). Select issues here River Loop Guide (day trips on the Mississippi) Volunteer groups on the river - a nine-part series about non-profit groups making a difference on the Upper Mississippi Links to Upper Mississippi Resources Take a look back at our April Foolishness river stories. If you didn't hear Reggie on the Larry Meiller show on WPR on Wednesday, March 27, you can listen to a recording.
Mississippi River guidebooks 
Driftless Area, Lansing to LeClaire, Iowa, and Quad Cities Travel Guides by Dean Klinkenberg. More info and ordering info.
The Little Tow-Watcher's Guide Chart the towboats you see on the river Ð for sale in the Big River Bookstore. |
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