The towboat Neil N Diehl was busy pushing barges north up the Mississippi River after passing through Lock & Dam 13 near Fulton on Sunday, July 6, 2025.

The refuge includes Mississippi River beaches and islands from Rock Island to Wabasha, Minnesota.

Ed Britton, wildlife refuge manager of the Savanna District, will present a program on the 100th anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Fulton Martin House Museum.

Fulton city officials have announced that the Illinois 136 bridge, also known as the North Bridge, over the Mississippi River will close May 12 for maintenance.

The equipment will be placed below the water surface to monitor waves and water clarity from early April through mid-September, according to a news release.

A Thomson restaurant sits off the beaten path of a popular river highway, but its menu leads many adventurists and foodies down a scenic road close to the Mighty Mississippi.

Online hearing will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Trap tags are used to identify trap owners trying to catch furbearers, which are wild animals typically hunted for their fur, and include beavers, badgers, foxes, minks and others.

Located a few hours’ drive (or less) from northern Illinois, Dubuque can offer a great getaway and a town that’s easy to explore. 

Steven Marking plays Will Dilg in an inspiring one-man stage production. After suffering from the drowning death of his only son in the early 1920s, Dilg rose from the depths of depression to lead a national crusade by forming the Izaak Walton League.

Twenty-four teams took part in Port Byron's Great River Tug Fest across the Mississippi River on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. The Illinois teams took the title this year. The top two pulling teams were Guither Tree Service and Hillsdale Storage. Illinois teams pulled from Port Byron while Iowa teams were in LeClaire, Iowa.

Members of the Early American Crafters assisted with costuming, catering, and served as extras to the crew as they filmed on a scorching hot day in July.

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is celebrating 100 years of conservation and recreation in 2024.

Scientists will use the data collected in Pool 13 to better understand how waves affect water clarity and the river’s ecosystem, including native freshwater mussels and aquatic plants like wild celery.

This project is part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration’s Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Program funded by the Army Corps of Engineers and lies within the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

Repairs will include the access road, parking lot, boat ramp, kiosk, wood rail fence, fishing platforms and removal of downed trees.

Effective immediately, wide load crossings will take place on the U.S. 30 Bridge over the Mississippi River at Fulton at the scheduled times of 9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The program, originally scheduled for Jan. 17 and hosted by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, was postponed to February when Mother Nature swept the region with a winter storm.

From 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., naturalists and volunteers will be on site at Lock and Dam 13, 4999 Lock Road in Fulton, with spotting scopes to aid in viewing the bald eagles.

Twenty-seven hunters and their attendants harvested 15 deer that included six bucks and nine does.

Flood waters continue to recede, National Weather Service hydrologist reports

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities reported that the water at Fulton was six inches above flood stage — which is set at 16 feet.