In the mid-16th century, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men traveled across North America, including large swaths of what would become known centuries later as the Lower Mississippi River.

Natchez is one of those places where the past is never far away. Cotton, slavery, river... The post Natchez, Mississippi: From Hard History to Easygoing Riverfront Charm appeared first on The Daily ...

Once upon a time logging was a big business in the QC! Bringing the logs down river, storing them in log camps, and milling was hard and dangerous work. Come and join Gayle Rein for tales and history ...

MARQUETTE, Iowa - It was just before sunset on the Mississippi River, the day's last bits of golden light dancing on the water, when four members of the band Big Blue Sky picked up their instruments ...