“Despite all the Indian ruins and the abiding native communities, plaques around Lake Itasca proclaim that Henry Rowe Schoolcraft discovered the source… — Jack Weatherford Copy Share Image
The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise... — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Egyptian pyramids or obelisks – seemed to be the basis of the great memorials that have kept their significance and dignity across… — Eero Saarinen Copy Share Image
I grew up by the Mississippi River, and I would swim in that as a kid. — Madison Keys Copy Share Image
Grief is just so scary.... If we finally begin to cry all those suppressed tears, they will surely wash us away like… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
“Among other embarrassments, at the time of which I now write, was the fact that the government wanted to get out all… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
When I made 'Who Needs Pictures,' my first album, I had been west of the Mississippi River one time in my life,… — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
One of the first things I did as a new Member of Congress was help form a bipartisan Mississippi River Caucus so… — Ron Kind Copy Share Image
Finally, the ecological health of the Mississippi River and its economic importance to the many people that make their living or seek… — Ron Kind Copy Share Image
“This river is famed in atrocious song and verse; the most prevalent motif is one which attempts to make of the river… — John Kennedy Toole Copy Share Image
“I write these words in May of 2011, the week after a huge outbreak of tornadoes killed hundreds across the American South;… — Bill McKibben Copy Share Image
