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I. Backwaters of the Mississippi River

Enjoy and appreciate the Upper Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Refuge as few visitors ever do!

Here is the most scenic and environmentally diverse part of the Upper
Mississippi River

Wild and beautiful backwaters

-Wetlands

-Bald eagle and blue heron habitat

-Explore "rivers within rivers" wetland system
-interpretative explanations of geologic history, settlement history, and human impacts including present day navigation and environmental issues.
                                                                 

Shoreline and River Bluffs Exploring

-Native "goat prairie" bluffs
-Historic sites, battle sites, early river commerce, steamboating


II.  Bike, Hike, Cross-Country Ski

Benefits
-Non-consumptive outdoor activities
-Solitude
- Beauty
-Wild environments
-Photographer's and birder's paradise
-Adventuresome and romantic -
-Educational
-Explore "rivers within rivers" wetland system
-interpretative explanations of geologic history, settlement history, and human
impacts including present day navigation and environmental issues.

Shoreline and River Bluffs Exploring
-Native "goat prairie" bluffs
-Historic sites, battle sites, early river commerce, steamboating

Canoeing and kayaking backwaters and side streams
 

Biking on unique trails

Sandbar camping, swimming, relaxing,

Cross-Country skiing on backwaters and adjacent hills and valleys

III.   On the River

Tours conducted by Mississippi River Historian & Naturalist

Four-Seasons activities

Class trips for students elementary, secondary and college levels

Consulting and speaker services available on Historic and contemporary
River subjects





Your Host: William Burke
(40 years of experience studying, exploring and guiding on the
Upper Mississippi River)

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