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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Illinois





Eric & I visit the National









It is next to the Melvin Price Locks & Dam.

The Army Corps of Engineers plans and constructs navigation channels, locks, and dams; dredges  America's harbors and inland waterways to maintain channel depths to ensure that waterway traffic flows smoothly.  The winding, mucky-bottomed Mississippi River keeps the Corps busy.






My favorite geology/wildlife
display is Fountain Bluff.











This River is a busy highway.

Our country's Supply Chain
depends on maintaining it.











The Mississippi River inspires
poets, novelists & nonfiction
writers.






It is the subject of drawings,
paintings, & photos.




The River has a rich musical
heritage.

It is a source of America's
music.





The live feed of the Lock.





Eric pilots a barge along a
river, toward a Lock.







Eric and I learned a lot here.  I'm glad he added this stop to our drive.

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