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Upper Mississippi River (St. Louis to St. Paul)

Complements existing Lower Mississippi coverage by chronicling the less-traveled northern stretch through bluff country and historic river towns.

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Bluffs, Locks and Bald Eagles: Cruising the Upper Mississippi from St. Louis to St. Paul

A St. Louis-to-St. Paul river cruise trades plantation grandeur for limestone bluffs, lock transits and bald eagles through the Driftless Area's Hannibal, Dubuque, La Crosse and Red Wing.

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Upper Mississippi River (St. Louis to St. Paul)