Low Water Adventure and Endangered Wetlands
Why is the Mississippi an "endangered river?
Two public trips this weekend, see below for more info. Morning y’all! ~ I’m excited to share, hot off the press:
Mark River “May the River be with You” podcast — subject: Endangered Wetlands along the Mississippi River in stories, music, problems & solutions. Click Here, or cut & paste — https://www.buzzsprout.com/405100/11417072. Ever wonder why the Mississippi is considered an “endangered river?” Listen in!
Our Memphis branch — Mississippi River Expeditions — “Mississippi” Matthew Burdine — featured in this week’s Memphis Flyer. (Cut & paste into your browser https://www.memphisflyer.com/matthew-burdine-river-man). Cover story by Michael Donahue, photos by Huger Foote, Mark River, and others. (If you live in Memphis, be sure to grab a copy. This issue is sure to become a collector’s item!)
Also — want to get on the river? Two fun opportunities this weekend:
Saturday, Oct 8th, 1-6pm, Community Canoe from Quapaw Canoe Company in downtown Clarksdale. Route: Quapaw Landing to the low water wonderland on Island 62. Email or call to reserve your seat!
Sunday, Oct 9th, 1-6pm, Mississippi River State Park Afternoon Adventure, from the big boat ramp in the Helena Harbor. Route: round trip to Buck Island AKA Prairie Point Towhead. In partnership with Arkansas’s Mississippi River State Park. Email or call to reserve your seat!
Contacts:
John Ruskey john@island63.com, 662-902-7841, or Mark River Peoples, mark@1mississippi.org, 662-902-6479
Our prayer:
Wherever the sun rises ~ or the moon sets ~ and wherever your walk in the long journey of life finds you ~ “May the River be with You!”
~“Whooo-whoooooooop!” from the Mighty QPAWZ of the Lower Mississippi~