Learning the Language of the Mississippi River with John Ruskey
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In this episode, Dean Klinkenberg interviews river guide John Ruskey about the characteristics and significance of the Lower Mississippi River.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I interview long-time river guide and Sage of the Lower Mississippi, John Ruskey. John has been guiding and living on the Mississippi for nearly 30 years, so I start by letting him describe the Lower Mississippi River that he knows. We talk about some of the river’s characteristics that make it a special place, including its vastness, its extreme variations from high water to low water, and the diversity of life it supports. Still, John emphasizes that to get...
People in this episode
Host: Dean Klinkenberg
Guest: John Ruskey
Topics covered
- river guiding
- Mississippi River
- nature
- biodiversity
- water levels
Keywords
- Mississippi River
- river guide
- John Ruskey
- biodiversity
- water levels
- nature
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Lower Mississippi, Mississippi River
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