stories to tell
 

Stories to Tell

 
Iowa’s Great River Road is filled with stories – historic architecture, famous people, even the land itself has a tale to tell.  From the ancient burial mounds of native cultures to the intrepid settlers who built river cities both big and small along the banks of the Great River, the diverse narratives of history and various cultures flow like tributaries, combining in the confluence of Mississippi lore, winding it’s way through the landscape of the Midwest.

 
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The Child of Calamity said that was so; he said there was nutritiousness in the mud, and a man that drunk Mississippi water could grow corn in his stomach if he wanted to.
Mark Twain
   

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