Ramsey County History – Fall 1990: “Reshaping the River: The Man-made Mississippi”

Reshaping the River: The Man-made Mississippi

Author: Virginia Brainard Kunz

The author compares the man-made Mississippi of today with the natural river. “If one of the colorful French voyageurs who once paddled the Mississippi could return as a time traveler, it is highly doubtful that he would recognize the river that was his highway.”

PDF of Mississippi River article