Welcome to Out Here, a recurring feature that looks ahead to the coming week of outdoor activities in Minnesota. You don’t need to own a kayak, or even have paddled before, to spend Saturday on the ...

Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall near the Mississippi Delta on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain to the coast.

The Great River Road—following along the mighty Mississippi River is the granddaddy of all road trips. Buckle up and get ready for the experience of a lifetime. Our editors and experts handpick every ...

The more than 2,300-mile Mississippi River invites travelers to discover its multifaceted heritage, with a vast range of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barge maneuvers its way down the drought-narrowed Mississippi River at Tiptonville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2022. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson ...

The Clements see people who've traveled from countries far away, friends who meet at the same time annually, and a growing number of Amish customers.

As river towns face economic headwinds, they emphasize the ease, beauty and nostalgia of small-town life.

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.

DE SOTO - At the junction of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, there's a place called Reno Bottoms, where the Mississippi River spreads out from its main channel into thousands of acres of tranquil ...

The fire was seen around 5 p.m. about a mile from the Huey P. Long Bridge.

Tower Rock – a massive island in the middle of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis – is typically surrounded by water and only accessible by boat. But as severe drought spreads across the Midwest ...

Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this ...