Mississippi Riverfront Cities Revitalize River Connection

The Mississippi watershed, the area where all waters lead to the river, encompasses an enormous portion of the United States. It is the third largest in the world, outsized only by the Amazon River and the Congo River. As the great Mississippi winds its way from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, cities up and down the course are rediscovering this natural wonder and once again making it a part of their community.

Grist’s Sarah van Schagen and Katharine Wroth have a great write up of how cities up and down the Mississippi are Banking on Change from St. Paul to Baton Rouge. They’ve got the scoop on parks, greenways, venues and a great summary of the Mississippi’s influence in numbers like days it would take a raindrop to travel the length of the river - 90.

Banking On Change at Grist. And for Mississippi Delta insight, check out Gone with the Water: Louisiana’s Wetlands