Nestled along the mighty Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois, Mississippi Palisades State Park stands as a testament to nature’s artistry. A place where limestone cliffs tower above flowing ...

Sometimes the best treasures in Illinois aren’t found in Chicago’s glittering skyline or Springfield’s historic corridors. But tucked away where the Mississippi River carves ancient limestone cliffs ...

Antarctica holds so much frozen water that if it vanished overnight, the shape of the planet’s coasts, climate and oceans ...

The Kaskaskia Regional Port District has changed a great deal in the past 15 years, increasing tonnage and traffic ...

Crews are set to blow up the 94-year-old Black Hawk Bridge bridge over the Mississippi River. The implosion Friday will bring ...

The Mississippi River’s connection to Louisiana is existential. The river built the land on which many of us reside. As long as there have been humans here, it has been a crucial source of food and ...

The lower Mississippi River’s pilotage system underwent a major shift this summer when the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association quietly began assigning two pilots to certain large cargo vessels ...

Year-over-year Mississippi River levels at St. Louis and Memphis are currently measuring above last year. But, without significant rain in the forecast and concerns for the volume of water coming from ...

Boaters said they were relieved to be able to cruise again after it was announced that a lock would soon reopen. Baits Bite Lock, on the River Cam at Milton, just north of Cambridge, has been closed ...

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Iowa Department of Transportation are set to demolish the WIS 82/IA 9 Mississippi River Bridge on Friday, Dec. 19. This is a ...

Baits Bite Lock at Milton has been closed since May 2024 Boaters said they were relieved to be able to cruise again after it was announced that a lock would soon reopen. Baits Bite Lock, on the River ...