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1. Winona Minnesota November 10, 2008 Winona Minnesota - a small city with a big heart, nestled between the bluffs and the mighty Mississippi River. Winona is surrounded by spectacular natural beauty, wrapped in history, and steeped in cultural legacy. Founded by a steamboat captain in 1851. Winona's location on an island in the Mississippi made it a transportation hub and one of the nation's richest cities by 1900. This legacy remains in the form of historic buildings and vintage tones and in an ongoing harmony with the river. Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast, history buff, architectural admirer, wildlife watcher, antique... (read more) Author: Jeff Lewis

2. Mississippi Cruise Themed Offers: Nature or Culture? October 21, 2008 Waterway cruises are some of the most enjoyable ways to travel, and a Mississippi cruise is no exclusion. Mississippi cruises are superb ways to explore the history of the Midwest. You have lots of alternatives that will please you and whomever you may be traveling with. Regardless of what you want to explore along the Mississippi, there is a cruise that is just right for you. You have several possible selections when it comes to going on a lovely Mississippi cruise: You can voyage on a typical steamboat, or take a themed trip. Be sure to have a look at http://www.MississippiCruiseGuide.co... (read more) Author: John Howard

3. The Baton Rouge Lifestyle October 10, 2008 Baton Rouge is a booming city running along the Mississippi River. With its rich culture with French, Spanish and Caribbean influences, this city prides itself of its unique cultural diversity adding to the inimitable experience of living in the State of Louisiana. With its semi-tropical climate, enjoy the outdoors whether be it for a challenging game of golf or stress-relieving walk in the park. Dwellings are not an issue in Baton Rouge, whether you want to live in a one room row house or a house with a lawn and lots of open spaces, or in a high rise condominium, you have a lot of ch... (read more) Author: Micah Abigail Lacsamana

4. Huntsville Real Estate / Huntsville Alabama Real Estate September 06, 2008 During the first half of the 19th century, Huntsville, Alabama grew from a single settler's homestead into a thriving economic center. The first major railroad from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River was built with a right-of-way through Huntsville, meaning the city was granted a major economic opportunity. Like most southern population centers, Huntsville Alabama real estate has had its share of problems during the Civil War – but the stationing of Union soldiers in Huntsville meant that the city avoided being burned and thus still retains some of its early historic... (read more) Author: Adam Morien

5. New Orleans Hotels - Abodes At Affordable Rates August 05, 2008 New Orleans is the most loved holiday destination for it is the major United States port city. This city is situated on the bank of great Mississippi River. New Orleans is well known for its multicultural and multilingual heritage, cuisine, architecture, music, celebrations and festivals. To make a holiday trip to New Orleans first of all what you need to do is select a hotel through internet. Both Luxury accommodations and cheap accommodations are available in large numbers. Among the grand hotels, 5 Star hotels in New Orleans are the beautiful and comfortable abode to stay. Such types ... (read more) Author: Megha Poddar

6. Huntsville Real Estate - Huntsville Alabama real estate August 01, 2008 Huntsville got its start as a small town that grew around one settler’s homestead at the beginning of the 19th century. Over time, the town grew steadily as textile and related industries began to grow and wealthy planters relocated to the area from the Carolinas and Georgia. In 1855, the town received a significant boost with the construction of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad: this thoroughfare was the first to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Huntsville’s location along this critical railroad line, then, led to the rapid development of Huntsville real estate. With the... (read more) Author: Adam Morien

7. VACATION THINGS 2 DO IN ST. LOUIS July 28, 2008 The many things to do in St. Louis offer a world of fun and excitement. The city's incredible attractions and amusing activities make it a prime vacation spot for the family this summer. The best way to start your St. Louis summer vacation is to visit the city's famous landmark: the Gateway Arch. The 630-foot tall and 630-foot wide arch offers a unique tram ride that lets you have amazing views of the city and the vast expanse of the Mississippi River. The Gateway Arch is located inside the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial where you will find the Museum of Westward Expansion. Th... (read more) Author: Jasbir Kaur

8. Is Water Damage Really A Part Of Life? July 07, 2008 For many of the residents up and down the Mississippi water damage is part of every day life, the natural flow of the river often brings its rain soaked water crashing over her banks and levees into unwelcome territory. Every couple of years this type of flooding is endured by thousands, stranding families, stalling businesses and closing off the economic flow of goods and commodities down the great river. If you live in the southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida, summer time brings with it hurricane season and the constant threat of flooding and devastation brough... (read more) Author: Mark Decherd

9. A Keelboat Ride Back in Time June 02, 2008 Where oh where have the good ol’ days gone? Well, if you want to go back to the time of Lewis and Clark, a ride on a keelboat on the upper Missouri River is pretty close. Before steamboats came along, traders used keelboats to haul their cargo on rivers like the Ohio, the Mississippi and the Missouri. When Lewis and Clark hit the upper Missouri River leg of their expedition, they used a keelboat. Bringing back those days of keelboat travel, the Upper Missouri River Keelboat Company offers 1 day tours or 3-4 day tours, following in the footsteps, er sail steps? of those famous... (read more) Author: Mollie Manuell

10. A Louisiana Woman's on the Other Side...... May 08, 2008 Somebody asked me, "Can there be too much emotion?" Heavens no! It fuels every great thing ever done. Make no mistake what it can accomplish. "Hey!" shouts Conway Twitty, beginning that great C&W classic, "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man." Lo-retta Lynn joins right in, every bit his equal, "Louisiana woman, Mississippi man, we get together every time we can, The Mississippi River can’t keep us apart." Then Conway, "There’s too much love in this Mississippi heart," then Loretta, "Too much love in this Louisiana heart." Brain stem? Limbic brain? Yes! And isn’t it grand? Someone’s about to do so... (read more) Author: Dharmender Singh

11. Cruise Ship Vacations - One Husbands Opinion April 11, 2008 My wife and I go on a lot of cruises. It all started about 10 years ago when we got married. We honeymooned on the American Queen River Boat, a week long cruise up the Mississippi river. I must admit that was a fun trip. The boat could just pull up to the bank and drop a long gangway onto the levee and walk on or off…back then there was no security to go through… Our second cruise a year later was aboard the Crown Odyssey, a smaller older ship, on a cruise through the Greek islands. What a trip! I discovered that I love old Greek and Roman ruins, and Mediterranean food is fantastic! K... (read more) Author: William Lund

12. Finding Hotels In New Orleans That Suits Your Budget March 07, 2008 The most unique city in America, New Orleans is a port city of United State of America and the largest city in Louisiana State. The city is located at the west banks of the Mississippi River. The city is named after Philippe II, Duc d’Orleans, Regent of France and it is one of the oldest cities of the United State. The city is famous for its multicultural heritage as well as its cuisine and the city is also considered as the birthplace of Jazz. The city is also world popular tourist destination and has attractions like heritage architecture, music, celebrations and festivals. The city ha... (read more) Author: Megha Poddar

13. The History of Poker Games January 13, 2008 Poker has a mysterious past and cannot be definitely traced to a certain point in the history of card playing. It resembles a Persian game, which went by the name of NAS and may have been brought to the states via sailing ships the anchored in New Orleans. French Canadians who came down to New Orleans and helped to settle the city may have also brought poker to New Orleans. From the city of New Orleans, the game traveled up river on the Mississippi as the gambling game of choice on paddle wheelers. The steamboat game that was played at the time was 5-card stud. This game grew in popularity and... (read more) Author: Andy Fullard

14. Northeastern State University Information December 23, 2007 Northeastern State University is the leading regional university of Oklahoma and this university is the fourth top university in the state. Northeastern State University is placed in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Tahlequah is the capital city of The Cherokee Nation that is also in Oklahoma. Oklahoma living magazine readers recently named Northeastern State University as ‘Best Regional University’ in the state. This university is the top learning institute in Oklahoma and in the west of Mississippi River. The university boasts about having the one and only college that offers Optometry and has the highe... (read more) Author: Robert Baird

15. Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears tickets - viewing stadiums is a unique city December 09, 2007 The city of Chicago represents the largest city located in the state of Illinois, but also the third largest city in the US. This city is renowned for its beautiful architecture and has a history marked by important events, not all of them so happy. If you are searching for Chicago on a map, you should search between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes because that is where you will find it. Due to its location, it has rapidly grown into a major transportation hub, but it also represents the cultural, financial and business capital of the Midwest. The first skyscraper ever to b... (read more) Author: Rick Martin

16. Scorpion Pest Control Explained December 03, 2007 Scorpions are nocturnal creatures that are common to the arid regions of the world. They may be found from the hottest and most arid deserts into the mountains. There are about 1,300 species of scorpions distributed over the world. About 90 species occur in the U.S. Most U.S. species are found west of the Mississippi River.Scorpions belong to a group of creatures that are closely related to spiders, crabs, etc. They hunt for their prey and subdue it with a venomous stinger in the tip of the tail. Scorpions seem to be able to regulate the amount of venom they inject. The scorpion’s venom attack... (read more) Author: Andrew Savala

17. Explore Newaygo Year Round-Fall Salmon Run September 06, 2007 September 09 2007, Newaygo Michigan- This sleepy rural, mostly farming community lies in Western Michigan, just 30 minutes north of Grand Rapids. Newaygo County has over 230 natural lakes and 350 miles of rivers and streams, 2 huge dams, Croton and Hardy. Hardy Dam is the largest earthen dam east of the Mississippi River. The Muskegon River continues to be the main attraction for summer cottage residents and fishermen, who find it nearly the best source for spring and winter steelhead and its fall salmon run anywhere! The fall salmon run on the Muskegon River and nearby White River o... (read more) Author: Brent Vanderstelt

18. Strategic Thinking or the Lack of It August 17, 2007 The city of New Orleans is encompassed by water-Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River, and the Gulf of Mexico. The city rests an average of six feet below sea level and the city's security has long been protected by one of the world's most amazing levee systems. On August 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m., the unexpected ferocity of Hurricane Katrina came ashore near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. The storm's strongest winds peaked at around 125 miles an hour. Katrina's front-right quadrant, which contained its most damaging winds and peak storm surge, assaulted the coast line causing a ma... (read more) Author: Jason Luke

19. Saint Paul & The "Ford Site" July 05, 2007 Anytime a major employer leaves an area there is always a big impact. However, sometimes it brings a blessing in disguise. For many years Ford Motors operated an assembly plant in the Highland Park neighborhood on the east bank of the Mississippi River. In 2008 the company will be abandoning it's operations in the area leaving behind 125 acres of prime development land. This has offered the city an amazing redevelopment opportunity in an area that already has a stable economy and a beautiful residential community. The care with which this development is being handled is indicative of the... (read more) Author: Matt Barker

20. New Orleans French Quarter Hotels June 08, 2007 It is like visiting a foreign country right in the United States when you visit the famous French Quarters in the New Orleans. The French Quarters also known as Vieux Carré or the old square in French is one of the best-preserved historical neighborhoods in America, with a strong and lasting Spanish and French influence. For some it is an out of the world experience to visit the French Quarters in the New Orleans. The French Quarter stretches along the Mississippi River from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue that is 14 blocks long and back from the Mississippi to Rampart Street. The Upper ... (read more) Author: Anand Dongre

21. Indian Removal initiated under Jackson April 19, 2007 When Andrew Jackson became a president in 1829, 125,000 Native Americans still lived east of the Mississippi River. 60,000 of Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians held millions of acres in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The most crucial political issues at that time were if all of these Indians would be allowed to stop the expansion of white man and if the U.S. government would tolerate the previous treaties with Indians. Under Jackson’s presidency two solutions of this issue were possible: assimilation and removal. Assimilation meant that Native Americans would have to become... (read more) Author: Jeff Stats

22. Is Your MLM Home Based Business As Mighty As The Mississippi? March 29, 2007 Your MLM home based business and the Mississippi River have more in common than you may think. You ever wonder how the mouth of the Mississippi River, the largest river in the United States, becomes so big? The Mississippi is a watershed for 1.2 million square miles. It includes tributary rivers from 32 states and two Canadian Provinces. As big as the Mississippi River is it isn’t the longest. That record goes to the Missouri River. The Missouri, though, feeds into the Mississippi. One of the reasons the Mississippi is so big. In the world there are longer rivers than th... (read more) Author: Warren Franklin

23. Relationship between Huckleberry Finn and His Father March 15, 2007 As it happens in the many outstanding works of literature, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn comprises of several themes developed around a central plot. In the case of Mark Twain’s novel, it is a story of a young boy, Huck, and an escaped slave, Jim with the description of their moral, ethical, and human development during thrilling adventures down the Mississippi River that brings them into many conflicts with greater society. The big society however is not Huck’s major concern, it’s his father who himself is an outsider and a rebel. Pap is the one who makes Huck’s life much more complicated ... (read more) Author: Jeff Stats

24. Flathead Lake - The Vacation Of A Lifetime March 09, 2007 If you've never heard of Flathead Lake and you're considering a vacation, it may be worth looking into. Flathead Lake is the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi river and many people have never heard of it. It's nestled in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, which makes the scenery more than adequate for any traveler. Flathead Lake can definitely provide the vacation of a lifetime. Flathead Lake is 15 miles wide, 32 miles long, and as deep as 350 feet in places. Yep, it's a big lake. And for those of you that are used to the congestion that many lakes in our country provide, Flat... (read more) Author: Trevor Kugler

25. Think Big. Buy Small February 20, 2007 The dream of owning land in United States has been shared by millions of people around the globe for centuries. In the 1800's many thousands of people from the east coast of the US left their homes, jobs, relatives, and friends and headed west to try and claim their share of land west of the Mississippi River. Those were difficult and dangerous times when the pursuit of land could be life threatening, but times have truly changed. A small company named American Acres, Inc has found a very unique way to provide the American dream of land ownership at super low cost. Well, at least an affi... (read more) Author: Scott Moger

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