Driftless River Initiative could turn University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library into the place to go for Mississippi River history
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library already maintains collections of river maps and charts dating back a hundred or more years.
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The 70 Million-Year-Old History of the Mississippi River
In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...
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This Iowa baseball stadium was named the best in the country — for the third year in a row
Those who haven't had a chance to visit the stadium or Iowa, may recognize the photos in the news during the 2019 floods. The Mississippi River overflowed its banks in Davenport, surrounding the park.