The tour was one of several complimentary excursions I took during my early December sailing. The ship, which is Viking’s ...

The Mississippi River in Vicksburg is the lowest it’s been since 1988. The drought has dropped the river there by 10 feet since Sept. 1.Crew members from ships traveling the Mississippi River are ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) -- The Mississippi River crested at more than 14 feet above flood stage in Vicksburg on Thursday, a slightly lower than expected level that eased worries about water potentially ...

An intimate Mississippi River voyage proves that for culture-loving travelers, less onboard flash can mean a far richer experience.

THE RIVER. THIS BARGE IS MOVING ALONG THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER, MAINLY BECAUSE THEY’RE SAYING PASS THE LOUIS, IT’S 1 TO 5 FEET DEEP AND THAT IS EXTREME, REALLY LOW. ON A NORMAL DAY, WE’LL SEE THE RIVER ...

Two law enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries eased up beside us in our 30-foot-long canoe, more curious than anything. Our small group was paddling along the ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. - The Mississippi River crested here at more than 14 feet above flood stage Thursday, a slightly lower-than-expected level that eased worries about water spilling over a levee and ...

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise. The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

Perched high on a bluff with sweeping views of the Mississippi River sits Vicksburg. That very bluff is what made the city so challenging for the Union to capture during the 47-day Civil War battle of ...

The Mississippi River is approaching record low water levels in Vicksburg and Natchez amid a drought in the upper and middle Mississippi River region, according to the National Weather Service. The ...

Five years after duck hunters Gunner Palmer and Zeb Hughes vanished on the Mississippi River, their families still search the ...