Telling River Stories: People and Places Along the Mississippi River
is a project that populates urban riverfronts along the Mississippi River with the stories of people who shaped the landscape and were shaped by it.
Click the "Explore The River" button and discover the stories of the Mississippi River.
Telling River Stories is a project of the University of Minnesota's River Life Program. Visit the River Life Program site to learn more about river science and river design.
At Lake Itasca, the river is between 20-30 feet wide. The Mississippi is widest just downstream from its confluence with the Missouri River (near Alton, Il.) where it is nearly 1 mile across.
