Mississippi Valley Traveler

St. Louis author Dean Klinkenberg, the Mississippi Valley Traveler, has been exploring the backwaters and back roads of the Mississippi River Valley since 2007, from the Headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. He’s worn out a car driving up and down the Great River Road and back up again (130,000 miles and counting), hiked to the tops of bluffs, paddled on the Mississippi River in kayaks and canoes, and floated in luxury for a few days as a guest lecturer on river cruises.

Klinkenberg has written extensively about his experiences along the Mississippi River. He is the author of the Mississippi Valley Traveler guides and the Frank Dodge mysteries. He is also the author of Mississippi River Mayhem: Disasters, Tragedy, and Murder on Ol' Man River.

Klinkenberg also maintains an extensive on-line guide for the Mississippi Valley at MississippiValleyTraveler.com.