http://www.mankato-freepress.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:54:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_188222159.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_188222159.html Check here to see a photo gallery from Free Press staff members John Cross and Tim Krohn's canoe trip down the Minnesota River from near Ortonville to St. Paul. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:37:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198223745.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198223745.html After 11 days, 330 miles and countless thousands of paddle strokes, John Cross and I were more than ready to climb out of our Old Town canoe for the last time. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:15:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_186141054.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_186141054.html This map shows the progress of Free Press staffers Tim Krohn and John Cross as they make their way down the Minnesota River. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:56:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_189125825.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_189125825.html Leave a comment here for Free Press Photographer John Cross and Staff Writer Tim Krohn. They will try to answer questions along the way. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198223200.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198223200.html There is a growing awareness of the value of a remarkable resource, the Minnesota River. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:08:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198175802.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198175802.html See video of Free Press staffers Tim Krohn and John Cross as they complete their journey down the Minnesota River. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198162217.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198162217.html Watch video of Free Press staffers Tim Krohn and John Cross as they canoe near barges on the Minnesota River near Savage. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198161853.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198161853.html See video of Free Press staffers John Cross and Tim Krohn as they canoe the Minnesota River near Belle Plaine. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:35:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198014333.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198014333.html As our trip down the Minnesota nears its end, it is with some hometown pride that we can report that the love of the river is as strong in the Mankato area as anywhere. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198010713.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198010713.html The 35 miles between Belle Plaine and Bloomington takes the canoeists from a remote, wooded area to the din of freeways and barges. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198005632.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_198005632.html River activists say the biggest problem for the Minnesota is farm drainage. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196220843.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196220843.html The almost constant silence of the Minnesota River begins to give way to more urban sounds as we leave Le Sueur and head toward Belle Plaine Monday. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:41:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196004107.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196004107.html Le Sueur's River Dogs have also canoed the length of the Minnesota — but they did it in segments over four years. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196003702.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196003702.html Hundreds of settlers came to this area via steamboat in the 1800s. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:34:00 +0000 http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196003543.html http://www.mankato-freepress.com/rivervoyage/local_story_196003543.html