Source to Sea

No surprises here. The Mississippi River basin is an incredible ecosystem, with the river acting as a 2,300-mile superhighway for migratory species. The Upper Mississippi area was awash with eagles, herons, egrets, red-wing blackbirds when we started down the river in May, 2005.

In introducing his top 10, author Kenn Kaufman of Ohio, wrote: “Incongruous as [...]

Here are a few links from other folks that have paddled the Mississippi River. I’ve also included a towboat captian, and Martin Strel, who SWAM the Mississippi River!

Bruce Nelson’s trip down the Mississippi River

Guy Haglund’s [...]