Big River Magazine
July-August 2010

On the cover: The Geffert family owns and operates the Burger Boat in LeClaire, Iowa. If you find yourself near the LeClaire Canal on a weekend, stop by, grab a sandwich and say hi!

Explore the Upper Mississippi!

River trips: read about group paddles and people traveling down the Mississippi.

 

See our Upper Mississippi River Overlook page for maps and descriptions of 43 overlooks on the river. Let us know what is your favorite overlook!

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Read stories about the Upper Mississippi River from past issues of Big River Magazine.

Just added: Flood Run and The Almost-Built Canal (pdf) from March-April 2010

Looking for a way to get out and volunteer on the Mississippi? Clean, plant trees, join a group É Check out Mississippi River groups lending a hand.

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All About Carp

We have a winner in the Name that Carp contest!

Carp, Carp, Carp! Stories, recipes and Big River's Carp Connoisseur Challenge - Join the Carp Cuisine fun!

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River trips: read about people and their travels on the Mississippi.

The Upper Mississippi River Valley is an official American Viticultural Area (AVA). Read our story on Upper Mississippi wineries and vineyards: Making New Wine in an Old River Valley

All 2006 and 2007 Big River issues are available to download for free. Select issue

Live River Links

Check the weather forecast and river levels for Upper Mississippi River cities.

Dreaming of a trip down the river? Read about boaters taking a voyage of a lifetime down the Mississippi on River Trips.

Upper Mississippi River Blogs

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River Trips and Group Paddles

Read about people traveling down the Mississippi. Join up with other paddlers for a trip on the river. Opportunities abound!

 

New book!
Stories from a towboat life

Deck on Deck: Towboating in the Twin Cities by Capt. Bob Deck

These stories will entertain you as Bob Deck recalls his days as a deckhand on the Mississippi River.

 

Mississippi River guides

Quad Cities Travel Guide and Lansing to LeClaire, Iowa, Travel Guide, by Dean Klinkenberg.

Special! Order two or more guides and shipping is FREE!

 

What's it like to work on a towboat?

Let Bob tell you! Read it all in Deck on Deck, a first-hand account of life on river towboats in the heyday of the 1970s and 80s.

By Capt. Bob Deck