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      • Monitoring River Rise with a Stick
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      • Safe Travel Through a Notched or Overtopped Back Channel Dike
      • What Color is the Mississippi?
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    • St. Louis to Caruthersville
      • Preamble
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    • Caruthersville to Memphis
      • Introduction
      • Caruthersville to Osceola
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    • Memphis to Helena
      • Introduction
      • Memphis to Tunica
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      • Appendix
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      • Introduction
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      • Appendix
    • Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
      • Introduction
      • Vicksburg to Natchez
      • Natchez to St. Francisville
      • St. Francisville to Baton Rouge
      • Appendix
    • Atchafalaya River
      • Atchafalaya Upper
      • Aatchafalaya Lower
      • Appendix
    • Baton Rouge to Venice
      • Introduction
      • Baton Rouge to New Orleans
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    • Birdsfoot Delta
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  • Paddler’s Guide
    • Introduction
    • Foreword
    • Safety
      • Canoe Self Rescue
      • Kayak Self Rescue
      • Paddle Signals
      • SUP Self Rescue
      • Whistle Signals
    • How to Paddle the Big River
      • Beginner’s Options
      • Forecasting and Monitoring River Levels
      • Main Channel vs. Back Channel
      • Monitoring River Rise with a Stick
      • Options for Moderate (Intermediate) Paddlers
      • Paddling Through a Lock and Dam
      • Safe Travel Through a Notched or Overtopped Back Channel Dike
      • What Color is the Mississippi?
    • River Index
  • River Log
    • Introduction/Foreword
    • St. Louis to Caruthersville
      • Preamble
      • Introduction
      • St Louis
      • St Louis to Cairo
      • Cairo to Caruthersville
      • Appendix
    • Caruthersville to Memphis
      • Introduction
      • Caruthersville to Osceola
      • Osceola to Shelby Forest
      • Shelby Forest to Memphis
    • Memphis to Helena
      • Introduction
      • Memphis to Tunica
      • Tunica to Helena
      • Helena to Friars
      • Appendix
    • Helena to Greenville
      • St. Francis to Helena
      • Helena to Island 63
      • Island 63 to Hurricane
      • Hurricane to Rosedale
      • Rosedale to Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City to Greenville
    • Greenville to Vicksburg
      • Introduction
      • Greenville to Lake Providence
      • Lake Providence to Vicksburg
      • Appendix
    • Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
      • Introduction
      • Vicksburg to Natchez
      • Natchez to St. Francisville
      • St. Francisville to Baton Rouge
      • Appendix
    • Atchafalaya River
      • Atchafalaya Upper
      • Aatchafalaya Lower
      • Appendix
    • Baton Rouge to Venice
      • Introduction
      • Baton Rouge to New Orleans
      • New Orleans to Venice
      • Appendix
    • Birdsfoot Delta
      • Introduction
      • Venice to Gulf
      • Appendix
  • Resources
    • Essential Paddler’s Links
    • Helpful Links for Paddlers
    • Leave No Trace
    • Lower Mississippi River Dispatch
    • Maps
    • News
    • Water Trails in Louisiana
    • Water Trails in Mississippi
    • Press Kit
  • River Media
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    • River Video
    • 2017 Celebratory Expedition
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News305admin2021-04-18T15:41:59+00:00

RiverGator News

Missouri Division of Toruism newsletter:
http://news.visitmo.com/paddling-the-lower-mississippi-river/

New Orleans Times Picayune Friday, May 16, 2014

Mississippi River paddler to extend online guide to include Baton Rouge

CANOE & KAYAK MAGAZINE: WHY PADDLE THE MISSISSIPPI
BY WOLF E. STAUDINGER

1: The Bluffs
2: International Appeal
3: The Mystery
4: Navigation
5: The Atchafalaya
6: To the Gulf

ANNETTE ANDERSON 1MISSISSIPPI BLOG

Part 1: How the River Raises You to be Your Best
Part 2: Fresh, Simple, Spicy, Saucy – Food on the Mighty Miss
Part 3: Good and Dirty

ERNEST HERNDON – MCCOMB ENTERPRISE JOURNAL

Colorful Maps Portray Lower Mississippi River
Charting the lower Mississippi
Paddlers explore islands, deal with towboat wakes
Canoe passes Buffalo, Lake Mary, Angola Prison

RIVERGATOR 2014 EXPLORATORY EXPEDITIONS
APRIL 12 – 23

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
May 26 – June 6
St.Louis to Caruthersville

COUNTRY ROADS MAGAZINE, MARCH 2015:

http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com/getaways/outdoor-adventures/river-gator-log-mississippi

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