Mississipi River Run

mississippi river: celebrate the story

CELEBRATE THE SEASON AND CELEBRATE THIS INCREDIBLE ROAD TRIP filled with bewildering views, historic significance and astonishing people along the greatest river in all of North America. The Mississippi River begins in the ‘land of 10,000 lakes’ – Minnesota, and flows south to the Gulf of Mexico. Touching lives and creating communities in ten states as she makes her path south. Maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers through dredging and maintenance, the Mississippi River has numerous tributaries whose length make this waterway system the third largest river in the world.

For thousands of years, this great river has been the central point of significance for a multitude of indigenous people and their cultures. The lives this river has touched and changed is immeasurable with her spiritual significance, as a primary source of travel and an inexhaustible source of food. Immortalized in song, story and works of art for centuries – authors such as Mark Twain and the musicians from traditional blues and jazz have made the Mississippi a world-renowned icon.

Start: Bemidji, MN
End: New Orleans, LA
Miles: 1,559

Activity Scale=2 Rating System

TOUR features
• Follow the Mississippi River from Headwater to Delta
• Mark Twain's Historic Home
• Fall Foliage River Cruise
• St. Louis Arch Tour
• Graceland and Sun Studio Tour
• Cruises, Live Entertainment and Cultures on the River
• River Road Plantations
• Seaplane Flight Over the Delta
• Natchez Dinner & Jazz Cruise

DAY 1-2 BEMIDJI, MN
• Orientation & Get Acquainted
   Party
• Welcome Dinner
• Guided Area Bus Tour
• Itsaca State Park Visitor
   Center
• Cross the Headwaters of the
   Mighty Mississippi
• Bemidji Woolen Factory Tour
• Paul Bunyan Statues

DAY 3 BRAINERD, MN
MILES 113

DAY 4-7 ST, PAUL, MN
MILES 137
• Twin Cities Guided Bus Tour
• Crooks Tour’ of St Paul
• Old MN Post Office/Court
   House
• Minnehaha Falls
• Wabasha Street Sandstone
   Caves
• St. Paul Cathedral
• Mississippi Port Cruise with
   Lunch

DAY 8 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI
MILES 185
• Fort Crawford Museum

DAY 9-12 DAVENPORT, IA,
MILES 131
ENROUTE
National Mississippi River
   Museum
• John Deere Pavilion &
   Historic Site
• Amana Colonies Tour
• Herbert Hoover Presidential
   Library
• Amana Colonies Lunch
• Guided Area Bus Tour
• Iowa 80 Over Road Truckers’
   Museum
• Fall Foliage River Cruise
• Fall Foliage River Lunch
• Rock Island Arsenal:
   Locks & Dam
   Mississippi River Visitor
   Center
• Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse

DAY 13-14 HANNIBAL, MO
MILES 100
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home
   Museum
• Nauvoo, Illinois
   Mormon Settlement

DAY 15-19 ST. LOUIS, MO
MILES 100
• Busch Stadium Tour &
   Cardinals Hall of Fame
• Gateway to the West Arch
   Tour & Ride
• Grant’s Farm Tour
• Meramec Caverns - Jesse
   James Caves
• Brewery Tour
• Guided Area Bus Tour
   1904 World’s Fair Site
   Cathedral Basilica of Saint
   Louis

DAY 20-24 MEMPHIS, TN
MILES 305
• Graceland 'Home of The
   King' VIP Package: Full
   Access to all-new Elvis
   Presley's Memphis
   Entertainment Complex.
   Mansion & Grounds Tour,
   Elvis's Auto Museum, Elvis
   The Entertainer Museum,
   Elvis’ Custom Airplanes and
   Exclusive VIP Exhibit
• Guided Memphis Bus Tour
• Beale Street Experience &
   Lunch
• Sun Studio Tour – Elvis 1st
   Recording
• National Civil Rights
   Museum - Lorraine Motel
• Peabody Ducks
• St. Jude Children’s Research
   Hospital Tour
• Mud Island River Park

DAY 25-26 VICKSBURG, MS
MILES 241
OPTIONAL
   Emerald Mounds
• Vicksburg National Military
   Park
• Antebellum Mansion Tour
• Lower Mississippi River
   Museum
• Riverfront Murals

DAY 27-28 NATCHEZ TRACE, LA
MILES 74
• ENROUTE STOP
   Old Country Store Lunch
• Guided Carriage Tour
• Stanton Hall Tour
• Bluff Park Mississippi River
   Vista

DAY 29-34 NEW ORLEANS, LA
MILES 173
• Guided River Road
   Plantation Tour
• New Orleans School of
   Cooking
• Seaplane Flight over
   Mississippi River Delta
• Explore the French Quarter
• Swamp Boat Tour
• Steamboat Natchez Farewell
   Dinner
• Goodbye Continental
   Breakfast

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Dates & Prices

2017
2 People/Rig	$5,995
1 Person/Rig	$4,795
Extra Person	$1,995

Call for Your FMCA Discount.

FMCA 2017 Dates
September 15 to October 18
STANDBY ONLY

Not available through online booking. Call 1-855-385-3622 for reservations.

Price Includes
• Standard Benefits
• CAMPING 33 Nights