[Rockhounds] The mighty Mississippi is so low, people are walking to a unique rock formation rarely accessible by foot

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

My wife and I are soon taking a cruise up the Mississippi, from New Orleans
to Memphis. They are docking about an hour short of Memphis because of low
water, and putting us on a bus for the final miles. We actually booked the
cruise, with some relatives, pre-covid. The hit on the supply chain is huge.

On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 10:09 PM Paul <etchplain at att.net> wrote:

> The mighty Mississippi is so low, people are walking to a
> unique rock formation rarely accessible by foot
> By Allison Chinchar, Brandon Miller and Dave Alsup, CNN, October 16, 2022
>
> https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/15/weather/mississippi-river-low-water-tower-rock-climate
>
> https://web.archive.org/web/20221022162104/https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/15/weather/mississippi-river-low-water-tower-rock-climate
>
> Tower Rock - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Rock
>
> The Mississippi is low in Louisiana also.
>
> ‘It’s acts of God’: Mississippi River shrivels, leaving many to pray for
> rain
> Extremely low river has threatened supply chain and drinking water supplies
> By Mike Smith, NOLA (New Orleans), October 23, 2022
>
> https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_2a61d37e-5187-11ed-b759-8ff46d71c90d.html
>
> While water levels are low, State Archeologist says thousands have
> visited the remains of the Brookhill Ferry on the Mississippi River
> Brooke Thorington, Louisiana Radio Network, October 23, 2022
> https://louisianaradionetwork.com/2022/10/23/27199/
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul H.
>
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