While there are different numbers depending on the source, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area lists the length of the Mississippi as 2,350 miles. It’s the second-longest river in ...

“Ol’ Man River” buoyed Show Boat ... An 1832 expedition led by Henry Schoolcraft identified the Mississippi’s source as Lake Itasca in Minnesota. Courtesy Minneapolis Institute of Art ...

This historic $1.8 million church is for sale in St. Louis According to the National Park Service, the Mississippi River ...

The Mississippi River songs I’ve collected here draw from a wide array of sources. I leaned heavily on blues and ...

“Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a nonprofit organization ...

STL family’s prank leads to lifelong adventure for Larry the lobster According to the National Park Service, the Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles from its source at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of ...