Much of what is profoundly American—
what people love about America—
has come from the Delta.
Regular visitors to this web site may have noticed a reorganization.
Previous features have been retained from earlier versions and combined
with aspects of the Draft Heritage Study and
Environmental Assessment. Send us your comments
and suggestions.
The Mississippi River
remains what it always was—a kind of huge rope, no matter with
what knots and frayings, tying the United States together. It is
the Nile of the Western Hemisphere.
