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	Wisconsin Highways: Great River Road
		The Great River Road was developed by the Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) and is maintained today in Wisconsin by the Department of Transportation and county and local road agencies.
		One of the nation's oldest and longest national scenic by-ways, the Great River Road is a 3,000 mile network of roads extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
		Wisconsin Great River Road - concentrating on Wisconsin's portion of the Great River Road.
	www.wisconsinhighways.org /other/grr.html (725 words)

	THE GREAT RIVER ROAD
		Designed to show off the 10 states bordering the Mississippi from its headwaters to its mouth, the GRR is nothing if not scenic, and anyone who equates the Midwest with the flat Kansas prairie will be pleasantly surprised.
		There’s enough industry along the Mississippi for you to navigate the river by the flashing marker lights on smokestacks, and a half-dozen major cities compete with their bigger cousins on the coasts for widest suburban sprawl and ugliest roadside clutter.
		For those who do travel it, the GRR spares you the fleets of hurtling 40-ton trucks and that Interstate parade of franchised familiarity, and rewards you with twice the local color, flavor, and wildlife (two- and four-legged) found along any alternate route.
	www.roadtripusa.com /routes/greatriver/greatriver.html (358 words)

	Great River Road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Roads along or near both banks of the Mississippi River along its entire length have been designated as "The Great River Road" and are marked with a special road sign which depicts a ship's wheel.
		The name "Great River Road" is also applied to the roads along the banks of the St Croix River in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and to some of the roads around Lake of The Woods in Minnesota and Ontario.
		The road runs alongside the river, with bluffs either side, and this must be considered the best part of the Great River Road as far as views are concerned.
	freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/scenroad/grr.htm (490 words)

	The River Road
		Also in the 20th century, dredging the river bottom for ocean-going vessels ushered in an era of industrial development that changed the character of many parts of the River Road.
		The River Road was a beehive of activity in the 40s, with such landmarks as Houmas House, Ormond, Bocage and Evergreen being restored.
		Today's River Road is a study in contrasts, with broad cane fields, antebellum mansions, petrochemical plants and suburban strip developments, all jumbled together in a chaotic mixture.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/louisiana/riverroad.htm (991 words)

	Introduction to Louisiana's Great River Road
		Today the Great River Road is almost a misnomer: it is not a continuous ribbon beside the river on both banks but rather a series of truncated country roads interrupted by long stretches of private or industrial developments closed to the public.
		This is why the River Road is now a lesser traveled country road, with some areas where back of town and front of town blur and successful descendants of planters and slaves both occupy affluent homes and subdivisions that boast river front views.
		Much of the River Road route is still very rural, complex social relations are observed between fls and whites, and some places the old River French, as the local French dialect is called, can still be heard.
	margaretmedia.com /river_road/intro.htm (1244 words)

	Howstuffworks "Scenic Drive: A Profile of Iowa's Great River Road"
		The river and road are also milestones to the expansion and development of the United States and the Midwest.
		The ever-changing channel of the river, the deposition of sediments, and the broad floodplain of the Mississippi River in the southern part of the state speak of a different natural dynamic.
		The river is almost continuously visible from the Great River Road (or is within a few miles of the byway).
	travel.howstuffworks.com /scenic-drive-in-iowa-great-river-road-ga.htm (935 words)

	Wisconsin's Great River Road - About Us
		Along its way, the road is nestled between the river on one side and towering bluffs on the other, becoming one of the most scenic drives in mid-America.
		Most of the time the road parallels the river, but when the road does meander a short way from the river, it treats its guests to vistas of rolling farmland and beautiful forested valleys and coulees.
		The corridor is rich in history, and the Great River Road traveler can learn about the early Indian occupants, the French fur traders and explorers, the lead mining boom, the steamboat era, and the lumber barons.
	www.wigreatriverroad.org /aboutus/index.htm (297 words)

	Great River Road Bicycle Map - Wisconsin Department of Transportation
		The Great River Road Bicycle Map depicts conditions for bicycling on the Great River Road Bikeway (GRBB) and nearby roadways.
		The GRRB in Wisconsin is located primarily on the Great River Road (WIS 35) between Prescott and Prairie du Chien.
		In Grant County (the southernmost county on the Wisconsin route) the GRRB is routed on a series of state and county highways and not always on the Great River Road itself.
	www.dot.wisconsin.gov /travel/bike-foot/grrmap.htm (249 words)

	The Great River Road - TN, AR, KY, MO, IL - The Great American RoadTrip Forum
		The Great River Road is actually a collection of roads on both banks of the Mississippi.
		The main point to the Great River Road is to get off the interstates so as to actually see a natural feature up close, and to experience a unique area and lifestyle.
		The Great River Road is a 3,000 mile network of federal, state, and local roads on both sides of the Mississippi River, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
	www.roadtripamerica.com /forum/showthread.php?p=23291 (1269 words)

	Public Roads: 80 Years Old, But the Best Is Yet to Come - November/December 1998 Public Roads
		When the Mississippi River Parkway Planning Commission was formed in 1938 to develop plans for what was to become the Great River Road, Franklin Roosevelt was president, and the automatic transmission was the cutting edge of automotive technology.
		As a result, the Great River Road is not owned by the National Park Service, as is the case with true national parkways, such as the Blue Ridge and Natchez Trace parkways.
		The route of the federal Great River Road consists of sections that conform to the FHWA guidelines and that were eligible for the Great River Road funds in the 1970s and early 1980s.
	www.tfhrc.gov /pubrds/novdec98/great.htm (1761 words)

	MVP - Mississippi Valley
		Great River Road contact Minnesota Tourism, 1-800-657-3700, or Wisconsin Great River Road at La Crosse CVB 1-800-658-9424 ext.8, for free brochures.
		The Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) is a multi-state organization which works collectively to preserve, promote, and enhance the scenic, historic, and recreational resources of the Mississippi River, to foster economic growth in the corridor, and to develop the national, scenic and historic parkway known as the Great River Road.
		The Great River Road WI Wisconsin Highway 35
	www.mississippi-river.org /riverroad.html (534 words)

	Great River Road
		The Great River Road borders the Mississippi through the states of Mississippi, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, letting visitors experience all the natural beauty and cultural heritage each region has to offer.
		Great River Road - Kentucky meets this Byway at the Kentucky-Illinois border, near Cairo, KY Crowley's Ridge Parkway overlaps this Byway from Marianna to Helena
		Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road is considered to be part of this byway.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/2279 (387 words)

	Howstuffworks "Scenic Drive: A Profile of Illinois' Great River Road" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is from the Great River Road that most visitors and residents understand and define their relationship with the Mississippi.
		Among the most fascinating of the archaeological structures on the Great River Road is Monk's Mound, a 100-foot-tall, four-tiered platform that took 300 years to build.
		During the 1800s, the now-historic communities along the Great River Road were settled for reasons that ranged from gold rushes to religious freedom.
	travel.howstuffworks.com /scenic-drive-in-illinois-great-river-road-ga.htm (1725 words)

	cMusicWeb.com: Great River Road
		Great River Road takes four new songs, five remixes, and the Keith Green classic "You Are the One," and mixes them together for an audience who might otherwise never embrace Upton's sound.
		Here on Great River Road it enters the studio for the first time, similar in sound to songs like "Whistle in Your Will" and "Wait Upon the Wind." The violins and flutes return, along with Upton's piano, to maintain a connection to his earlier work.
		Great River Road is more radio friendly than his previous works (perhaps to help engage a wider audience), but it still holds the same raw, passionate worship heard on his six other albums.
	www.cmusicweb.com /worship/jasonupton/greatriverroad.shtml (566 words)

	Wisconsin Great River Road Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, which includes the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge and the Driftless National Wildlife Refuge, is the longest wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states.
		The rivers importance to fish and wildlife has increased with the reduction of habitat elsewhere throughout the Midwest.
		This is Mississippi River bottom land; a transition from floodplain forest to upland hardwoods.
	www.onehundredandone.com /state_parks.htm (1174 words)

	Great River Roads - South (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		As the Mississippi River continues its journey south from St. Louis, the terrain changes dramatically from the high bluffs prevalent in the north to the rich, flat land of the Delta, the largest alluvial plain in the United States.
		Another interesting Missouri river town is Cape Girardeau, where the town’s early commercial ties to the river continue with the regular visits of the Delta Queen Steamboat Co.’s three boats — the American Queen, the Mississippi Queen and the Delta Queen — and the River Explorer of RiverBarge Excursions.
		The Cape River Heritage Museum traces the town’s role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Trail of Tears and the Civil War, as well as the role of the river in the town’s growth.
	www.grouptravelleader.com /10_2005/greatriverroad_south.html (1910 words)

	Great River Road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great River Road is a collection of state, provincial, federal, and local roads which follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States and one Canadian province.
		Louisiana Highway 1, Louisiana Highway 15 and Louisiana Highway 131, New Roads to Vidalia
		River Road (partly Louisiana Highway 611-1), Hickory Avenue and Louisiana Highway 48, New Orleans to Norco
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_River_Road (542 words)

	Great River Road - Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The awe that many people feel toward this river may come from the power of a flood or the beauty of a golden sunset that reflects off still winter waters and turns graceful steel bridges into shimmering lines of color.
		Great River Road - Iowa is just across the Mississippi River from this byway to the west
		Great River Road - Kentucky meets this byway at the Kentucky-Illinois border, near Cairo, KY Great River Road - Wisconsin meets this byway at the Wisconsin-Illinois border, near Fairplay, WI Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road is across the river from this byway in Missouri
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/2248 (385 words)

	Traveling the Great River Road: follow the scenic circle through charming towns on the Mississippi shores of Minnesota ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Road maps are for me like those "simple directions" that come with an assemble-your-own-computer kit: No way will I reach the goal without near-catastrophic wrong turns.
		But the ease and beauty of negotiating the Great River Road, which hugs the Mississippi River on the Wisconsin shores of the Hiawatha Valley and then loops back on the Minnesota side, makes me a dedicated voyeur of its vistas every season of the year.
		The best thing about Nelson, 10 miles down the road and anchoring a corner of Tiffany Bottoms, 30 square miles of virgin forest and wetlands and a sportman's nirvana, is the Nelson Cheese Factory, a landmark for generations.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCQ/is_1_18/ai_88575341 (873 words)

	The Great River Road (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Waterfowl and shorebirds are numerous, and eagles feed at the river in January and February, weather permitting.
		Miles south of the Quad Cities, the river road rejoins the Mississippi in Mercer County, home of New Boston and the Sloan Brothers Produce Stand, where $3 buys 14 ears of corn and $5 a very large, ripe watermelon.
		River fishing is popular at Delabar, and boats with any size motors are allowed on the river.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/2000/oi000708.html (2249 words)

	Great River Road in eastern Arkansas is a national scenic byway
		Great River Road in eastern Arkansas is a national scenic byway
		The unusual geological feature was formed when the ancestral Mississippi and Ohio rivers eroded away the land on each side and deposits of wind-blown soils added height to the remnant ridge.
		For much of its length, the Great River Road (Arkansas) journeys through those agricultural lands, passing remnants of the original wetlands and traveling through towns whose histories and economies were influenced by the river.
	www.arkansas.com /things-to-do/scenic-drives/great-river-road.asp (490 words)

	The Great River Road North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The famous river of legend and lore is one of the world’s great natural wonders.
		River cruises are available aboard the paddle wheeler Spirit of Dubuque and the sleek contemporary cruiser Miss Dubuque.
		The river played a major role in the expansion of gambling, as the Quad Cities was the first area to approve riverboat gambling in 1991.
	grouptravelleader.com /9_2005/greatriverroad.html (2538 words)

	Our side of the Mississippi river \| Chicago Tribune
		The Great River Road, officially Illinois Highway 3 down here, eases north, through Klondike (Klondike?) and Cache and alongside Horseshoe Lake, "The Goose Capital of the World." The road is two lanes, it is in good shape, and it winds nicely through fields and patches of forest.
		In Chester, the Great River Road rides right next to the Great River, and people are fishing, including a pair of lads from the Missouri side accompanied by a dog of uncertain breeding named Snoopy.
		You can finally glimpse the river again via a short spur to the Lewis and Clark State Memorial, north of Granite City; but the Great River Road itself rediscovers the river in Alton, a town that deserves a little time.
	www.chicagotribune.com /travel/chi-990620drives-river,0,224155.story (3846 words)

	Drivers.com: Wisconsin--The Great River Road
		The Great River Road was created in 1938 from a network of federal, state, and local roads.
		The 100-mile drive from Prescott, where it crosses the St. Croix River, to La Crosse, is the portion that stretches across southwestern Wisconsin.
		Farther south, the road enters an area known as the "Driftless Region," a pocket of limestone bluffs and rocky uplands, beginning around a town called Maiden Rock.
	www.drivers.com /article/831 (610 words)

	Espresso lovers guide to the Great River Road
		But we're also old River rats, and the blend of a River drive, sunny morning and good coffee is irresistable.
		Each seems to be as firmly rooted and part of the River landscape as the silver maples lining the river bottoms.
		Whether travelling by boat or Great River Road (Highway 35 in Wisconsin, or 61 in Minnesota), the java joints certainly provide a unique way to look at the River and her communities.
	www.alaska.net /~fritzf/GreatRiverJava/GreatRiverJava.htm (522 words)

	The Minnesota Great River Road Bluffs Region
		The tiny town of Kellogg is nestled between the Minnesota bluffs to the west and the Mississippi and Zumbro Rivers on the east and south.
		In the fall and spring, nearby backwaters are dotted with flocks of migrating ducks, geese, and tundra swans and the skies resound with their cries.
		Its location on the bluffs, along the Mississippi River creates a rustic setting which beckons and relaxes, providing an escape from the hectic demands of everyday life.
	www.lakecity.org /greatriver/communities.html (365 words)

	Visitor's Guide to Alton, Illinois
		Located on the Mississippi River just above the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and just below the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, Alton is truly a "river city" rich in history.
		A giant painting of the adopted symbol of the area, the Piasa Bird, can be found on a bluff just north of town along the Great River Road.
		The main business district of Alton fronts the Mississippi River and many of the nearby streets are still paved with brick, a natural setting for the many mid-19th century buildings and Victorian homes still standing as a reminder of Alton’s historical contributions.
	www.greatriverroad.com /Cities/Alton/altonCover.htm (526 words)

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