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Mississippi River: Day 8
Blessing of the Fleet
By Alexandra Cousteau | June 11, 2010Here on the Lafourche bayou about an hour southwest of New Orleans, the Cajun people have passed along shrimp trawling as a way of life for generations. We have timed our visit for the Blessing of the Fleet, an annual tradition at the start of the shrimping season intended to ensure a bountiful harvest and safety on the water.
Mississippi River: Day 7
Cancer Alley
By Alexandra Cousteau | June 11, 2010
“I’ve been doing this way longer than Erin Brokovich,” says 65 year-old grandmother, professional chemist, and spitfire activist Wilma Subra. With her short blond ponytail and bangs, Capri pants and sandals, she looks twenty years younger than she is—and has the energy of a teenager. That’s lucky for the people of New Orleans because Wilma has made it her mission to provide low-cost testing of water and air quality to ensure she and her neighbors have a healthy place to raise their families.
Mississippi River: Day 5
Two Rivers
By Alexandra Cousteau | June 11, 2010
St Louis marks a dividing line in the Mississippi River. To the north, in Minnesota, it is a national treasure attracting more people for recreation than Yellowstone National Park. To the south, it is hardly a river anymore. It more closely resembles a drainage pipe.
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