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Crooked Old River: Trapper Haskins' Mississippi River Voyage
Episode 38
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In July 2002, Trapper and Mandy Haskins set out an epic trip to row a handcrafted boat down the Mississippi. The boat performed great…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Fight for the Upper Mississippi: Steven Marking on Will Dilg and the Birth of a Refuge
Episode 37
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In 1924, Will Dilg and the newly formed Izaak Walton League of America fought the proposed drainage of the lush Winneshiek Bottoms ne…
2 years, 7 months ago
Flowing with Creativity: Sculptor Florence Bird and the Mississippi River
Episode 36
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The Mississippi River has inspired artists of many stripes, including Prairie du Chien-based sculptor Florence Bird. In this episode,…
2 years, 7 months ago
Eclipse 2024: Getting the Most from the Experience in Missouri and Illinois
Episode 35
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On April 8, 2024, a full solar eclipse will make is way across North America from Texas to the Northeast. It’ll cross the Mississippi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ripples Through Time: River Travelers Take Us to the Mississippi’s Past and Present
Episode 34
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In The Log of the Easy Way, John Mathews wrote about a honeymoon trip he and his wife took in 1900. No, they didn’t relax at an all-i…
2 years, 8 months ago
Steering Through the Currents: Lee Hendrix's Life Working on the Mississippi River
Episode 33
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What’s it like to work on a riverboat? Lee Hendrix entered riverboat work in 1972 as a deckhand, worked his way up to mate, then into…
2 years, 8 months ago
The River Life: Five Women Discuss Their Paths and Passions as Mississippi River Guides
Episode 32
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Men have dominated the world of outdoor adventuring and guiding for so long, that it’s easy to overlook the increasing presence of wo…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Storm that Took the Midwest by Surprise: Armistice Day's Deadly Blizzard
Episode 31
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It’s easy to take weather forecasting for granted, especially given the difficulties with producing accurate forecasts, but at least …
2 years, 11 months ago
Understanding the True Costs and Real Risks of Levees with Nicholas Pinter
Episode 30
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Drive anywhere along the Mississippi or most any other river and you’ll see a levee, an earthen wall that parallels the river to keep…
3 years ago
Wolves in Myth and Reality with Matt Fox
Episode 29
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I don’t know if there’s another animal that has been simultaneously reviled and admired like wolves. We have a primal fear of them—th…
3 years ago