Hydrokinetic Energy Experiment at Hastings

In the first of its kind installation in the U.S., the City of Hastings, working with Hydro Green Energy has been licensed to place two hydroturbines in the Mississippi River. The turbines are to be installed downstream from the existing hydropower plant at Lock and Dam #2.

Course of Action Identified for Bureau of Mines Site

Lyle Laverty, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior, wrote on November 25, 2008, that the DOI has identified the course of action they recommend for the Bureau of Mines site.

Portion of the Rock Island Bridge Collapses

The eastern section of the old Rock Island Bridge between St. Paul Park and Inver Grove Heights collapsed on November 21.

National Parks Along the Mississippi River Unite!

America’s most famous river has inspired almost a dozen parks and partners to gather and discuss the possibilities to collaborate. On October 14-16, park superintendents in the Midwest and Southeast regions gathered in the shadow of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial to explore how the Mississippi River connects their places and stories.

Tour to be held at the Rock Island Swing Bridge

Built in 1894, the Rock Island Swing Bridge was the longest swing span bridge in the world at the time it was constructed and is possibly the only remaining swing bridge in the US that was uniquely constructed to carry trains on an upper level deck and passenger traffic on the lower level deck.

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