Rich Middleton, Photographer and Itinerary Guru Pat Middleton, Mississippi River author and Travel Writer Rich and I have been riverbuffs for some 25 years. It has been a fascinating journey that has provided endless stories from both past and present, and some of our more remarkable photographs. We have shared many of those stories and photographs on our website at www.greatriver.com and in our guidebook series, "Discover! America's Great River Road, Vols 1-4." Many children across the US and in many countries have learned about the Mississippi River through our workbook for kids, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ACTIVITY GUIDE FOR KIDS. Finally, it has been our great joy to travel during the past 17 years on many dozens of times as a guest lecturer on all the Delta Queen cruise boats on most of America's navigable rivers. I've always freely offered up my stories. Now I hope you enjoy Rich's photos which highlight not only our time on the river, but our travels around the world. Our resolution for the New Year is to organize our many images so as to be available as possible to as many viewers as are interested. Please offer us your comments and suggestions and patience as we refine the site all through the years. Enjoy! http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/446007367_4Uu9f-Ti-1.jpg http://greatriver.smugmug.com/ 2009-08-29T01:29:54Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967763_xVzdg">Hand-Painted Historic Maps of the Mississippi River by Lisa Middleton</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967763_xVzdg" title="Hand-Painted Historic Maps of the Mississippi River by Lisa Middleton"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/633445587_6dAab-Th.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt="Hand-Painted Historic Maps of the Mississippi River by Lisa Middleton" title="Hand-Painted Historic Maps of the Mississippi River by Lisa Middleton" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-29T01:29:54Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967763_xVzdg <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6969915_ECAy4">Featured 5x7" Note Cards w/Envelope. Individually wrapped.</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6969915_ECAy4" title="Featured 5x7" Note Cards w/Envelope. Individually wrapped."><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/633444455_i3okd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Featured 5x7" Note Cards w/Envelope. Individually wrapped." title="Featured 5x7" Note Cards w/Envelope. Individually wrapped." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-29T01:28:30Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6969915_ECAy4 <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967777_DV5nd">Seasons on the River</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967777_DV5nd" title="Seasons on the River"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/445996048_hWKWN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Seasons on the River" title="Seasons on the River" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-28T01:36:08Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967777_DV5nd <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7441935_K8FV6">NEW!!! PRESS ROOM for Great River Publishing, Stoddard, WI 54658. To CONTACT us, phone 888-255-7726.</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7441935_K8FV6" title="NEW!!! PRESS ROOM for Great River Publishing, Stoddard, WI 54658. To CONTACT us, phone 888-255-7726."><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/534705234_CDSHj-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="NEW!!! PRESS ROOM for Great River Publishing, Stoddard, WI 54658. To CONTACT us, phone 888-255-7726." title="NEW!!! PRESS ROOM for Great River Publishing, Stoddard, WI 54658. To CONTACT us, phone 888-255-7726." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-27T05:09:46Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7441935_K8FV6 <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7417325_PJAVF">Calgary Stampede and Fair, Alberta, photos by Richard Middleton. www.geatriver.com</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7417325_PJAVF" title="Calgary Stampede and Fair, Alberta, photos by Richard Middleton. www.geatriver.com"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/477976930_HKDoq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Calgary Stampede and Fair, Alberta, photos by Richard Middleton. www.geatriver.com" title="Calgary Stampede and Fair, Alberta, photos by Richard Middleton. www.geatriver.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-04T01:18:28Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7417325_PJAVF <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Surfs-Up/6964820_bjxAU">Surf's Up</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Surfs-Up/6964820_bjxAU" title="Surf's Up"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Surfs-Up/DSC02918/445764785_ePXW6-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Surf's Up" title="Surf's Up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-03T22:51:01Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Surfs-Up/6964820_bjxAU <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007790_Qx2Yx">Birding on the Mississippi</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007790_Qx2Yx" title="Birding on the Mississippi"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448637088_JrmSh-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Birding on the Mississippi" title="Birding on the Mississippi" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-03T10:14:12Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007790_Qx2Yx <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007662_YqSQk">Art at Work</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007662_YqSQk" title="Art at Work"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448628678_fpjMt-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Art at Work" title="Art at Work" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-01T10:12:03Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007662_YqSQk <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007702_oxvrA">Rich and Pat Middleton, Travelers at Work</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007702_oxvrA" title="Rich and Pat Middleton, Travelers at Work"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448631907_S5vDZ-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Rich and Pat Middleton, Travelers at Work" title="Rich and Pat Middleton, Travelers at Work" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-28T01:48:47Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7007702_oxvrA <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7272639_FaKKc">Jasper Park Lodge, Lake Louise, and Columbia Ice Fields. Alberta, Canad. Photos by Richard Middleton. www.geativer.com</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7272639_FaKKc" title="Jasper Park Lodge, Lake Louise, and Columbia Ice Fields. Alberta, Canad. Photos by Richard Middleton. www.geativer.com"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/467560553_ofxvV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Jasper Park Lodge, Lake Louise, and Columbia Ice Fields. Alberta, Canad. Photos by Richard Middleton. www.geativer.com" title="Jasper Park Lodge, Lake Louise, and Columbia Ice Fields. Alberta, Canad. Photos by Richard Middleton. www.geativer.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-28T01:46:52Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7272639_FaKKc <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7241848_bunpP">Calgary Heritage Center</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7241848_bunpP" title="Calgary Heritage Center"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/465316066_zDe6w-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt="Calgary Heritage Center" title="Calgary Heritage Center" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T07:22:10Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7241848_bunpP <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7001980_uonLu">Mississippi River Heritage</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7001980_uonLu" title="Mississippi River Heritage"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448166851_5pCDk-Th-1.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Mississippi River Heritage" title="Mississippi River Heritage" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T09:30:57Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7001980_uonLu <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967897_EezGG">Alaska Discovery Voyage: Prince William Sound...Photography by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967897_EezGG" title="Alaska Discovery Voyage: Prince William Sound...Photography by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/446007174_nLtNN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Alaska Discovery Voyage: Prince William Sound...Photography by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com" title="Alaska Discovery Voyage: Prince William Sound...Photography by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-31T11:16:46Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6967897_EezGG <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6955014_8Ei5a">Panama</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6955014_8Ei5a" title="Panama"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/445075238_Fsrpv-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Panama" title="Panama" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-30T10:58:55Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/6955014_8Ei5a <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Travel/Mexico-Note-Cards/7156689_fP5MU">Mexico Note Cards</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Travel/Mexico-Note-Cards/7156689_fP5MU" title="Mexico Note Cards"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Travel/Mexico-Note-Cards/fruitplate/462275799_j4rSf-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="Mexico Note Cards" title="Mexico Note Cards" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-27T23:58:00Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Travel/Mexico-Note-Cards/7156689_fP5MU <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7208379_MuDUC">Costa Rican Bush/Beach Resort</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7208379_MuDUC" title="Costa Rican Bush/Beach Resort"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/463036568_cYxkP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="Costa Rican Bush/Beach Resort" title="Costa Rican Bush/Beach Resort" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-27T07:49:35Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7208379_MuDUC <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7201223_JZGsp">Mexico in Photo</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7201223_JZGsp" title="Mexico in Photo"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/462494953_oRSRj-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mexico in Photo" title="Mexico in Photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T10:22:03Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7201223_JZGsp <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7001998_2TnVe">Travel Insight Note Cards</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7001998_2TnVe" title="Travel Insight Note Cards"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448167033_karJm-Th-3.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Travel Insight Note Cards" title="Travel Insight Note Cards" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-26T05:09:14Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7001998_2TnVe <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7005379_xnmJE">Riviera Maya, Mexico. Photographs by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7005379_xnmJE" title="Riviera Maya, Mexico. Photographs by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448468961_hCNF8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Riviera Maya, Mexico. Photographs by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com" title="Riviera Maya, Mexico. Photographs by Richard L Middleton, www.greatriver.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T09:18:18Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7005379_xnmJE <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7008011_GrdgT">Fine Art Note Cards</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7008011_GrdgT" title="Fine Art Note Cards"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/448167103_sYBLe-Th-2.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Fine Art Note Cards" title="Fine Art Note Cards" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-17T05:18:53Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7008011_GrdgT <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7021694_59Kpy">Steamboat Sketches for Framing</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7021694_59Kpy" title="Steamboat Sketches for Framing"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/449550906_oF79i-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Steamboat Sketches for Framing" title="Steamboat Sketches for Framing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-05T05:45:56Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7021694_59Kpy <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7019685_j2GAz">China</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7019685_j2GAz" title="China"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/photos/449422127_yrrBw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="China" title="China" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-05T01:34:40Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/gallery/7019685_j2GAz <p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com">greatriver</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Quiet-Moments/6967781_PJznk">Quiet Moments</a>'</p><p><a href="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Quiet-Moments/6967781_PJznk" title="Quiet Moments"><img src="http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Quiet-Moments/DSC05075/445996284_yquqe-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Quiet Moments" title="Quiet Moments" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-05T00:47:34Z greatriver http://greatriver.smugmug.com http://greatriver.smugmug.com/Nature/Quiet-Moments/6967781_PJznk