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	Sand Dollars — Mining Frac Sand in the River Valley (pdf) July-August 2011
	Summer of Weeds Nov-Dec. 2010
	River Forecasting March-April 2008
	The Almost-Built Canal: Linking Lake Superior to the Mississippi (pdf) May-June 2010 If local boosters had succeeded in the late 1800s, another Mississippi River tributary, the St. Croix River on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border upriver from Prescott, Wis., would have connected the Mississippi with the Great Lakes.
	Flood Run also PDF March-April 2010 Following a spring ritual, thousands of motorcyclists ride from the Twin Cities to Winona on the third weekend in March and again in September. Once the ride commemorated the Mississippi spring flood of 1963, now the ride raises money for Gillette Children's Hospital and other causes. Residents and law enforcement along the river have learned to live with the noise and the crowds.
	Hand-Carved Decoys (pdf) November-December 2008
	The Day WWII Came to Lake Pepin November-December 2007 Bob Parrott tells the story about the day in 1944 that a B-24 Liberator bomber crashed into the ice of Lake Pepin.
	Army Road: Wild All the Way Out New Albin, Iowa May-June 2007
	Iceboating on the Mississippi January-February 2007
	Tom Kelley: The River Belongs to Everybody (PDF) Thomas Kelley, whose vision of the recreational value of the river led to the creation of the Mississippi River National River and Recreation Area, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2007. Read about Tom in this January 2006 article. (PDF)
	Lend a Hand Volunteers on the river -- see what people are doing for the Upper Mississippi. A Big River exclusive series.
	River History Museum in Lansing, Iowa July-August 2005
	Upper Mississippi Vineyards and Wineries What does river bluff geology have to do with the flavor of Upper Mississippi wine? September-October 2005
	Looking Down on the River Where is the Highest Blufftop and the Highest Overlook on the Upper Mississippi? By Duke Addicks May-June 2004
	Grand Excursion Preview Big River's exclusive series tells the story of the river places along the path of the 1854 and 2004 Grand Excursions. Published in 2003 and 2004.
	Mississippi River Travelogues By Curt Leitz November-December 2001
	Moving a Neighborhood Out of Harm’s Way Empty streets, sidewalks and shade trees are all that remain of the old neighborhood on St. Feriole Island in Prairie du Chien, Wis. By William J. Burke December 1997
		These stories are from the Big River Reader, selected by Grand Excursion 2004 for the River Exploration Trunks sent to 750 schools along the river. The Mississippi Flood of 1965 Part 1 Part 2 Skiing the Backwaters Ice Harvesting Living in a Community of Floating Homes By Trudy R. Balcom May 1995 Snapper! By Roger Lacher June 1994 Canoeing the Big River By Reggie McLeod September 1994 Carp -- Queen of the River or Pig with Fins? By Pamela Eyden November 1993
	Did the Corps Cook the Books? Big River series about the Corps of Engineers' Navigation Study, originally published in 2000 and 2001.