{"id":2611,"date":"2020-05-22T09:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2020-05-24T16:47:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T21:47:43","slug":"re-discover-americas-great-river-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/re-discover-americas-great-river-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Discover! America&#8217;s Great River Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sunny days, green bluffs and sparkling Mississippi River remind us that fun and socially responsible activities are all around us&#8230;and not limited just to our beautiful parks!! The Great River Road offers easily accessible scenic overlooks, fishing spots, historic side routes to tiny towns with big stories to share, and a fabulous opportunities for watching large wildlife. Eagles, Sandhill Cranes, Egrets, herons, pelicans, and Trumpeter swans are not hard to spot on a day&#8217;s drive. Take a picnic lunch and a copy of the nearest Volume of <strong>DISCOVER! AMERICA&#8217;s GREAT RIVER ROAD<\/strong> and make each day memorable!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out all our Mississippi River products online at <a href=\"https:\/\/great-river-arts.myshopify.com\/search?type=product&amp;q=Mississippi+River\"><strong>www.greatriverarts.com<\/strong><\/a> Are you a Kindle reader? Yes! Books are also available online at Amazon&#8217;s Kindle books and in regional gift shops along the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Great-Riv-Pub-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2612\" width=\"681\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Great-Riv-Pub-1024x731.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Great-Riv-Pub-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Great-Riv-Pub-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Great-Riv-Pub-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.greatriver.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Great-Riv-Pub-420x300.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">at Middleton and Great River Publishing have provided fascinating detail on life along the Mississippi River since 1987! <strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Mississippi River Activity Guide for Kids<\/strong> will provide summer structure for the elementary aged kids. In <strong>Volumes 1 (Upper), 2 (Middle), 3 Lower, 4 (Delta) of Discover! America&#8217;s Great River Road<\/strong>, Pat becomes your &#8220;friend on the road&#8221; providing in-depth background on everything you see along the Mississippi River.  <strong>Father&#8217;s Day<\/strong> is a great time to gift your Dad a fascinating regional book or an historic map he will REALLY LOVE.  Check out all our Mississippi River products online at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/great-river-arts.myshopify.com\/search?type=product&amp;q=Mississippi+River\">www.greatriverarts.com<\/a><\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunny days, green bluffs and sparkling Mississippi River remind us that fun and socially responsible activities are all around us&#8230;and not limited just to our beautiful parks!! 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