Live, Work and Play In Iowa

The major pathway along the winding Mississippi River was built in 1938 by the governors of 10 states who thought the river that connects the old network of rural roads and highways become in the Great River Road, also called the Mississippi River Trail’ The result is a mixture of diverse cultures and landscapes of great interest in the river of each state, as the lush vegetation, cities and rural areas and rustic scenes of wide open spaces, charming communities of the Delta’

Since its birth along Itasca, Minnesota to the Delta of the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi River Trail is a world-class cycling road-dependent states and 10 cities from St’ Louis, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Memphis and many cities along the route’

The Mississippi River Trail project addresses the need for other means of transport and, therefore, conservation of natural resources’ It has also emerged as a newcomer, the possibilities for tourism’ Adventure seekers have also found some very attractive, especially for fans of cycling’

The place is full of interesting sites to see in the ways of the river for the bike lovers’ In Minnesota, the cyclists will be at the beginning of Itasca Park, 20 miles of paved bike path through the pines and birch trees of northern Minnesota Woods’ After the park, the road crosses the river and roads and the city of Bemidji’ Paul Bunyan Trail will lead to the agriculture and Lake payroll’ There are also fishing spots and golf courses along the road’

South of St’ Cloud is the river of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St’ Paul, urban characters’ The important point, San Antonio Falls crossing distance and cities to connect to the parks and natural areas and rural areas before and after the state of Wisconsin’

In Wisconsin, which will reach the small town of Prescott’ Other countries are on the roads, agriculture in the hills and valleys’ Sometimes you can find wooded areas’

In Iowa, the first place to see New Albin, a small community are deeply connected to river’ Over hills and woodlands can be found’ The trail passes through the Effigy Mounds National Monument, and the beautiful village, located in the hills and rivers’ Iowa is one of the most spectacular panoramas in the northern part of the track’ City of Dubuque, an industrial center, is becoming a tourist destination for its beautiful historic streets and location’ The government managed forests, parks and recreation areas along the Mississippi River’

The Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island in Illinois below’ Follow the paths of a network called Riverway, linking natural areas in cities and streets that connects the two states through a water taxi system’ At one point, the Riverway can be considered as a kind of public art’ At Horseshoe Lake, migratory Canada geese can be seen at times in the year’

At the border of Missouri, you can find more farms and small towns, which are quaintly beautiful in its own right’ The route also passes by the house of Mark Twain’ Thus, certain areas and preserve the historic charm of the influence of the former French colonizers’

The cyclists will go through Kentucky’ He is known for being the venue of the Chickasaw Indians’ Beautiful, rich and rolling farms in forest areas’ Overlooking the river is the Columbus Belmont State Park offers spectacular views of the Mississippi River and the Missouri shore’ You can set up camp here and see the magnificent sunset over the Mississippi River’

In Tennessee, spectacular attractions, from quiet’ Reelfoot Lake State Park is a wildlife refuge incredible’ You can also go through the mansion of Elvis Presley, Graceland and the legendary Peabody Hotel’