Crowned the oldest city on the Mississippi, this southern charmer with the most antebellum houses in the U.S. is a must-visit ...

Their river was much shallower than the Mississippi that runs through the ... Hesterman wrote in a 1987 issue of Ramsey County History Magazine. Grave goods unearthed in the burials at Indian ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...

The seeds of America's most destructive flood were planted the previous summer, but it shifted into higher gear this week in ...

The Mississippi’s ranking comes as cities along the river flooded from torrential rain and as Trump officials consider ...

Trump's call to abolish FEMA as Mississippi sees more frequent, extreme flooding, prompts group to name river the nation's most endangered waterway.

The river is threatened primarily by FEMA's uncertain future, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in ...

Cape Girardeau Heritage Museum opens a new exhibit on Lafayette’s 1825 Mississippi River journey, featuring rare artifacts and local history tied to the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit 200 years ago.

Otherwise known as the Magnolia State, Mississippi is one of the southern states in the US and a big part of the idea of ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover its multifaceted heritage, with a vast range of deeply rooted culture, music and history. A cruise is a fantastic way to ...