Wisconsin Stories: River & Roads

Come aboard for a look at life on and along the Mississippi River.

The steamboat era that flourished in the 1800s is remembered. Clam shells and pearls once were a boom business. Locks and dams made navigation easier, but they forever changed the face of the river. "River rats" recall the days of making a living on the Mississippi. Parts of the Gesell Photo Collection are used throughout the show, and they show work and play on the river in the late 1800s.