On this page you’ll find helpful information about Mississippi River Country that you can share with Canadian travelers.
Mississippi River Country toolkit
- What is Mississippi River Country? (FAQ)
- View the April 2021 Welcome to Mississippi River Country presentation
- See media contact information for the Mississippi River Country states
Media trip inquiries
If you’re interested in traveling to the Mississippi River Country states as a photographer/blogger/writer, please fill out this form.
Photo requests
If you would like to use any of the photos on this site or if you have specific photo needs, please email [email protected]. Please put “Photo Request” in the subject line and provide as much detail as possible.
What’s new in Mississippi River Country
Q4 2021
- Northern Minnesota—including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and the state’s Iron Range—has been named a top place to travel in 2022 by National Geographic and AFAR Magazine
- The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships will take place in the United States for only the second time ever when this mountain bike/road bike/obstacle race comes to Fayetteville January 28-30, 2022
- If you can’t make it to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast in person, you visit the area online with Coastal Mississippi’s XplorIt virtual tour
Q3 2021
- The Louisiana Office of Tourism is working to install the first markers at important locations on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail
- Tennessee will hold the next iteration of its Tennessee Songwriters Week in February 2022
- Enjoy Illinois has published a series of new road trip ideas as part of its “Time for me to Drive” campaign
Q2 2021
- The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (formerly known as the Arkansas Arts Center) in Little Rock is getting a new state-of-the-art home that will house installations from the museum’s collection of 14,000 works. The new campus, scheduled to open in 2022, also has a performing arts theater, studio classrooms and more.
- The Minnesota Scoop ice cream experience highlights nearly 100 ice cream shops around the state. Yum!
- Book lovers, rejoice: The annual Mississippi Book Festival will return to the state Capitol building and grounds in Jackson on Aug. 21, 2021.
Q1 2021
- Nashville’s new Fifth + Broadway complex is home to eclectic shopping, the city’s first Public Market and the National Museum of African American Music.
- Aerie’s Resort and Grafton SkyTour along the Mississippi River in western Illinois are now open for the year.
- Three Louisiana byways receive prestigious All-American Road and National Scenic Byway distinctions.
Top attractions
Follow the links below to learn more about the top attractions in the states of Mississippi River Country.
Arkansas
Illinois
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Tennessee