 Historically, the Mississippi River was the great water highway of the Midwest . It's waters carried Native American canoes, river barges, fishing boats, steamboats, keelboats, and the great log rafts of white pine that built America .
Today, river traffic is much the same: kayaks and canoes, towboats pushing huge river barges, fishing boats, paddle wheel steamboats filled with tourists, and pleasure craft of all description keep the river bustling. There is much to be enjoyed on the waters of the Mississippi .
More Sources of Boating Information For a map of the Upper Mississippi River from Cairo , Illinois to St. Paul , Minnesota , contact:
Mississippi River Visitor Center
PO Box 2004
Rock Island, IL 61204-2004
309/794-5338, 800/645-0248
website
For information about boat registration, regulation and licensing, and boating safety, visit www.dnr.state.wi.us then click on “Outdoor Recreation.”
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