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Mississippi National River and Recreation AreaRe-enactors in a large birchbark Voyageur canoe paddle the Mississippi River.
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Mussel Inside
The inside of a mussel shell.
The inside of a mussel shell.
The wide Mississippi River  

Did You Know?
At Lake Onalaska, near LaCrosse Wisconsin, the Mississippi River is about 4 miles wide. Mississippi River water held behind Lock and Dam #7 and water held by damming the Black River form this broad reach of the Mississippi River.

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