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'Adventure Of A Lifetime' Brings Hope Along With Unexpected Perils Erich Mische stands on the deck of his S.S. Hail Mary on October 7 in Hickman, Ky. He is traveling by pontoon boat down the Mississippi River to raise awareness for Spare Key, the non-profit he heads that provides help for bills after serious injuries and critical illnesses. (photo courtesy of Hope On The River)

Erich Mische stands on the deck of his S.S. Hail Mary on October 7 in Hickman, Ky. He is traveling by pontoon boat down the Mississippi River to raise awareness for Spare Key, the non-profit he heads that provides help for bills after serious injuries and critical illnesses. (photo courtesy of Hope On The River)

‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’ Brings Hope Along With Unexpected Perils

October 9, 2020

Erich Mische chuckles a little when you ask him how his pontoon boat trip down the Mississippi River is going. “It has been the adventure of a lifetime, not always… Read More

First Tow Of Season Transits Lake Pepin The mv. Miss Doris transits Upper Mississippi River Lock 10 March 15. (photo by Jason Hager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

The mv. Miss Doris transits Upper Mississippi River Lock 10 March 15. (photo by Jason Hager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

First Tow Of Season Transits Lake Pepin

March 23, 2020

The St. Paul Engineer district announced that the mv. Miss Doris, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minn.,… Read More

Lake Pepin: Ice Thin, But Getting Thicker

February 24, 2020

The first Lake Pepin ice measurements of the season on February 12 in the Upper Mississippi River showed lower ice thickness, following what scientists say has been the warmest January… Read More

Lake Pepin Ice Measurements To Begin February 13

February 9, 2019

The St. Paul Engineer District announced February 4 that it would begin its ice measurements of Lake Pepin on February 13. The district takes the measurements annually to forecast the… Read More

Upper Mississippi Navigation Season Opens, Finally First Tow

Upper Mississippi Navigation Season Opens, Finally

April 16, 2018

The mv. Michael Poindexter, operated by American Commercial Barge Line LLC, punched a 12-barge tow through the remaining Lake Pepin ice April 10 to open the commercial navigation season on… Read More

Lake Pepin Ice Still 2 Feet Thick

March 12, 2018

The St. Paul Engineer District posted the latest ice thickness measurements of Lake Pepin, taken March 7. They show that the ice is still about two feet thick near the… Read More