River Towns Historic Preservation Skilled Crafts and Manufacturing Traditions
The River Towns of southeast Minnesota are located 60 miles from the Twin Cities. Winona is an arts and cultural center with three major galleries that hold works by Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet that depict lakes, oceans and rivers. The Garvin Heights overlook features panoramic views of the town and Mississippi River Valley.
Experience River Cruising and Explore America’s Historic Waterways on the Upper Mississippi River Mark Twain used the Upper Mississippi River and its scenic bluffs as the settings in his works. Visit his boyhood home in Hannibal, where the characters of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher come to life. Explore the gardens and historic… Continue reading Upper Mississippi River Itineraries
Louisville St. Louis Alton Davenport Galena Red Wing St. Paul Louisville was founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778 becoming Kentucky’s largest city by 1830. Strategically located at the Falls of the Ohio, Louisville was a major commercial center with river transportation supplemented by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, chartered in 1850 and operating 1,800 miles by… Continue reading River Towns on the Ohio and Upper Mississippi
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