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Explorers, Egos, and the Search for the Elusive Mississippi River Headwaters
Episode 48
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Today, we all know—assume—that the Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota. How did we figure this out? Why doe…
2 years, 1 month ago
Winged Wonders: Unraveling the Mysteries of Dragonflies and Damselflies
Episode 47
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Amy Janik has a passion for winged creatures, which is how her professional career shifted from birds to insects in the order Odonata…
2 years, 2 months ago
When Change is Possible: General John A. Logan’s Journey from Defending Slavery to Advocating for Equal Rights
Episode 46
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John A. Logan grew up in a well-to-do household in Murphysboro, Illinois, in the years before the Civil War. He had political ambitio…
2 years, 2 months ago
Iron and Immigrants: The Mesabi Range Story with Aaron Brown
Episode 45
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Aaron Brown is a writer, teacher, and lifelong resident of the Mesabi Iron Range, an area that has produced an enormous share of the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Outdoor Enthusiasm: Will Collins' Irrepressible Spirit for Adventure
Episode 44
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Some people have the outdoors in their blood. Will Collins is one of them. From the time he attended his first summer camp as a child…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mississippi River Monsters
Episode 43
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Did a 70-foot-long river behemoth really lurk in the river’s channel in the 1870s? Are there monsters in the river’s depths that have…
2 years, 4 months ago
Boyce Upholt on the Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi River
Episode 42
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Very few people today have any memory of a relatively free-flowing Mississippi River. The scale and persistence of river engineering …
2 years, 4 months ago
A Refuge for All: 100 Years of Conservation and Recreation at the Upper Mississippi Refuge
Episode 41
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This year marks a major milestone, not just along the Mississippi but for conservation efforts across the United States. In June, the…
2 years, 5 months ago
Trouble in River City: Kevin Klinkenberg on Why So Many Communities Are Struggling
Episode 40
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If you’re like me, as you’ve driven along the Mississippi River, or even around the country, you’ve noticed communities that aren’t d…
2 years, 5 months ago
Introducing The Wild Mississippi: Your Guide to Understanding and Experiencing the Natural World of Old Man River
Episode 39
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For years, I’ve been visiting the places along the Mississippi and writing guidebooks about the history and culture of the towns and …
2 years, 6 months ago