Check out this link from the Big River magazine. Big River focuses on the Upper Mississippi River. This one talks a bit about history and the best overlooks. http://www.big-river.com/dukeoverlooks.html A little winter reading for you.
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Last weekend saw some activity at the conference center in Moline. Check out these stories: http://ads.qctimes.com/articles/2008/08/22/news/local/doc48ae1c1c3d2ae261388891.txt http://ads.qctimes.com/articles/2008/08/23/news/local/doc48b0b2ac85d28543280663.txt
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Here is a photo of our twin bridges from Moline IL to Bettendorf IA. There is a plan to replace these bridges in about ten years. http://www.bistateonline.org/ser/tra/mrc_str.shtml
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The Corps released a study outlining work they feel needs to be done, but is not yet funded: http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2008/04/24/news/local/doc48112b4ae7a39405790710.txt
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