Father of Waters
The Mississippi River is at our front door and the place that fills us with a sense of pride, but we sometimes forget how big and important the river is.
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Its largest tributary, the Missouri River, known as the River of the Big Canoe, flows in from the west. Here's a ballad about the history and significance of the Missouri.
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