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Victoria Bradford Styrbicki on Running the Mississippi River
Episode 10
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In 2019, Victoria Bradford Styrbicki ran the length of the Mississippi River. Not content with the physical challenge of doing that, she used the run as a way to hear about people’s liv…
Published on 3 years ago
What If We'd Named the Mississippi Something Else?
Episode 9
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What’s in a name? Would the Mississippi sound as sweet by any other name? If Colbert had carried the day, would Mark Twain have still been inspired? Big Muddy, Old Man River, Father of …
Published on 3 years ago
Kim Williams on Fall Travel Along the Great River Road in Arkansas
Episode 8
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In this episode, I wrap up the two-part mini-series on fall travel along the Great River Road. Arkansas-based travel writer Kim Williams and I talk about when fall colors are likely to …
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Reggie McLeod on Fall Travel in the Driftless Area
Episode 7
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It's bonus episode time already! This episode is part one of a two-part series on fall travel along the Mississippi River. First up: fall travel through the spectacular Driftless Area. …
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Twin Tragedies: Cholera and Fire Devastate St. Louis in 1849
Episode 6
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In 1849, St. Louisans must have wondered what they had done so wrong to deserve suffering through two terrible tragedies. Steamboats brought cholera to the city, triggering a deadly epi…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Boyce Upholt on the Plan to Rebuild Louisiana's Coastal Marshes
Episode 5
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For decades, Louisiana has been losing coastal marshes in areas around the mouth of the Mississippi River. The biggest causes for the loss of land are the levees built along the Mississ…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Gregg Andrews on Growing up in the Mississippi River Bottoms near Hannibal, Missouri
Episode 4
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Historian, musician, and author Gregg Andrews grew up in the Mississippi River bottoms south of Hannibal, Missouri, in the shadow of Mark Twain. In this episode, Gregg shares stories ab…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Busting Myths about the Mississippi River
Episode 3
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The Mississippi River is polluted! It’s for barges only. Dams on the upper river were built for flood control. These are a few of the myths about the Mississippi that persist. In this e…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Six Reasons to Travel along the Mississippi River
Episode 2
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The Mississippi River is one of the great attractions in the United States, and the route that parallels the river, the Great River Road, is one of the best drives in America. What make…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Getting Hooked on the Mississippi River
Episode 1
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In the inaugural episode of the Mississippi Valley Traveler podcast, host Dean Klinkenberg describes his journey to the Mississippi River. After leaving behind a small city in the corn …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago