Harry Houdini sitting atop a cotton bale at the foot of Canal Street in New Orleans. The steamboat J.S. is at the wharf. (Keith Norrington collection) Harry Houdini… Read More
Mississippi River
The U.S. Postal service plans to release 10 stamps honoring the Mississippi River in spring 2022. The U.S. Postal Service is releasing its “Mighty Mississippi” book of 10… Read More
In the St. Louis area, Calhoun County, Ill., is a narrow peninsula that was organized in 1825. Strategically situated beween the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, today the region can… Read More
Severe, unforecasted winds caused a containership to break away from a pier and damaged equipment at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal in New Orleans on August 2, 2020, according… Read More
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at downtown St. Louis reached a milestone September 17, with the first of three… Read More
Erich Mische floated down the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minn., to Baton Rouge, La., last year on a converted pontoon boat to promote the nonprofit he serves as executive… Read More
In early August, the New Orleans Engineer District released the final version of the Lake Pontchartrain & Vicinity (LPV) and the West Bank & Vicinity (WBV) General Re-evaluation Reports, which… Read More
A 15-minute trip across the Mississippi River on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry is also in many ways a trip back in time. The ferry at Mississippi River Mile 922.0… Read More
The Hernando de Soto Bridge at Memphis, Tenn., partially reopened to vehicle traffic August 2. Eastbound traffic is to resume across the bridge on Interstate 40 with all… Read More
Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23… Read More
