The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover its multifaceted heritage, with a vast range of ...

Few people see the Mississippi River the way John Ruskey does. Ruskey runs Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He and his team of guides lead tours of the river in wooden dugout canoes, ...

By the time you read this, I should be on the last day of my canoe trip down part of the Mississippi River — that is, if the ...

America's largest river is in trouble. Up and down the mighty Mississippi, water levels are dropping. What used to be the bottom of the river is now massive sand dunes. "We're seeing a lot less ...

For centuries, America’s relationship with the Mississippi has been fraught. The river’s central location and impressive length make it a crucial shipping route, but its channel is naturally shallow ...