The bike trail runs 3,000 miles along the river between Minnesota and Louisiana. Most states marked the route with signs, but Wisconsin never did.

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on Aug.

The Mississippi River is a mighty waterway. It carries hundreds of millions of tons of freight every year, is home to a diverse population of fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, functions as a ...

"These aren't the highest crests on record, but this period of high water across the Missouri, Mississippi and Illinois river basins has been historically long with an end that is still weeks away," ...

A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the advocacy group American Rivers publishes a list of the 10 U.S. rivers it ...

The Mississippi River is a superhighway for American agricultural products, but a warm fall and extreme drought conditions have contributed to its water levels dropping to record lows. Special ...