U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A barge floats near a bank on the Mississippi River. A suspension b ridge can be seen in the background.

Spring brings commerce, concerns for states along Mississippi River

BY: - April 3, 2023

DUBUQUE, Iowa — As Old Man River slowly awakens from its winter slumber, eagles work the edges of the opening channels and marina docks groan as the slow current wrestles the ice. Anglers — and an occasional whitetail deer — tread cautiously on the big river. Just like any other early spring on the Upper […]