Mississippi River

Four silver carp fitted with trackers on Mississippi River

Oct 28, 2020

As part of extensive efforts to prevent the spread of invasive carp, four silver carp were recently captured, fitted with tracking devices and released in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis. A commercial fishing operation contracted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...

Kayaking 80-year-old passes  by on Mississippi voyage

Aug 19, 2020

Stan “The Kayaking Man” Stark and his entourage stopped at the Ohuta Park beach in Lake City Tuesday on their downriver trek after spending the night in Frontenac. At 80 years old, Stark is endeavoring to be the oldest kayaker to complete the “Source to Sea” trip along the river. He’s also raising...

Comments sought on Corps’ draft river master plan

Aug 19, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment Aug. 14 and is seeking public comments. The master plan encompasses the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The...

Fishing brothers win at home

Jul 1, 2020

Brothers Christopher and Joseph Kujawa, of Lake City won the first AIM/Quest For The Best walleye tournament, taking $15,000 for first in a two-day event sponsored by Quality Flow Systems on the Mississippi River. “We wanted this event to be special, and it was, where some of the best in walleye...

Painted turtles on a log

Apr 30, 2020

Seven painted turtles sun themselves on a log south of the Lake City Sportsman’s Club. -Photo by Ben Threinen

New river cruise boat expected to visit Red Wing beginning in 2022

Apr 15, 2020

Viking has announced new Mississippi River cruises. The company's first custom vessel, Viking Mississippi, will debut in August 2022 and will sail voyages on the lower and upper Mississippi, between New Orleans and St. Paul, including stops in Red Wing. “Viking's arrival will bring modern river...

Comments sought on Corps’ Lake Pepin habitat project

Apr 15, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is proposing to construct a habitat rehabilitation project at the head of Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River, located in Pierce County, Wis., using material dredged from the Mississippi River. The Corps released its draft Environmental...

Flooding closes one road, threatens another in Wabasha County

Apr 1, 2020

The Wabasha County Highway Department announced March 31 that 622nd St. (West Newton Road) near and west of boat landing is closed due to flooding along the Mississippi. Wabasha County Highway 84 south of Kellogg and east of the south junction of Hwy 61 is forecasted to be closed by Mississippi...

Miss Doris chugs by

Mar 25, 2020

A photo by Gregory Keyport of a tugboat named Miss Doris passing by Lake Ctiy on its way upstream on March 18 in yet another sign of spring. Here’s a limerick about it:   There once was a boat named Miss Doris  That tugged barges to St. Paul from St. Louis  It passed by Lake City on the Mississippi...

Invasive Carp Captured on Mississippi River

Mar 24, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting an immediate response to the capture of 51 invasive carp on the Mississippi River. The invasive carp were caught by two commercial fishing operators near La Crosse and Trempealeau, Wis., during routine spring netting recently.In...