Getting Hooked on the Mississippi River

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In the inaugural episode of the Mississippi Valley Traveler podcast, host Dean Klinkenberg describes his journey to the Mississippi River. After leaving behind a small city in the corn belt, he started college in a Mississippi River town where the river first captured his heart and imagination, but it would be a while before his life centered around learning and writing about the Mississippi. In the Mississippi Minute, I talk about my fascination with the orchids of Minnesota.