Big River Magazine
Explore the Upper Mississippi
Sand Dollars — Mining Frac Sand in the River Valley (pdf) — Some of the best sand for fracture drilling is found in the exposed rocky bluffs along the Upper Mississippi. From July-August 2011 Big River |
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Mississippi River Loops In each River Loop column we explore a stretch of the river where you can make a circle trip in one day. Follow along with us as we prowl for interesting places and things to do. |
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The Little Tow-Watcher's Guide
5th Edition
By Pamela Eyden
Everyone's favorite guide to towboats that ply the Upper Mississippi River.
Available now!
Driftless Area, Lansing to LeClaire, Iowa, and Quad Cities Travel Guides by Dean Klinkenberg. More info and ordering info. If you missed Reggie McLeod and Driftless Area Guide author Dean Klinkenberg on the Ideas Network of Wisconsin Public Radio, you can still listen to the show on Larry Meiller's online archives. (Broadcast July 19, 11:45 am) Big River Ordering information |
Highlights and links from the current issue. 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) Overlooks on the Upper Miss Volunteer groups on the river - a nine-part series about non-profit groups making a difference on the Upper Mississippi  Carp, Carp, Carp! Stories, recipes and Big River's Carp Connoisseur Challenge - Join the Carp Cuisine fun! |
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. Deck on Deck: Towboating in the Twin Cities 
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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