Historic Winona: A Minnesota (Mississippi River Adventure)

Historic Winona: A Minnesota Mississippi River Adventure
Hop on board for a thrilling ride through time and nature as we explore the charming town of Winona, Minnesota, nestled along the mighty Mississippi River! 🚴‍♂️💨
Our Journey Begins...
I kick off our adventure by crossing the bridge to Wisconsin, A quick stop at Fountain City gives us a taste of small-town charm before we cruise into the local marina. Boats gently bob in the water, hinting at the aquatic adventures that await!
Locks, Dams, and River Lore
I visit the impressive Mississippi Lock and Dam 5A on the Wisconsin side. Marvel at this feat of engineering that helps tame the mighty Mississippi. Can you imagine the countless vessels that have passed through here?
Step Back in Time
Back in Winona, I dive into history at the local museum. Prepare to be amazed by:
Fascinating artifacts that tell tales of river life
The story of the towering bluffs that watch over the town
Dramatic accounts of major floods that have shaped Winona's history
Camping On The River
I ride my bikes zipping along trails into town. Watch in awe as enormous barges navigate the river, a testament to the Mississippi's vital role in commerce.
Bridges, Parks, and River Views
My journey wraps up with stunning views of Winona's bridges spanning the mighty Mississippi and peaceful moments in the town's verdant parks. It's the perfect end to our river road trip through history.
So grab your virtual helmet, and let's pedal through time along the banks of the Mississippi! From river lore to small-town charm, this video has it all. Don't miss this chance to experience the heart of America from a unique perspective. Like, subscribe, and get ready for your next armchair adventure!
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[@darrynkushman1]

Thank You @RVERTV you have the best channel and Vibe for traveling .

[@carltonbalfe]

Wish we knew you were here in Winona we would have loved to have you over 🥰

[@gloriakulas4480]

My family roots : Winona . Brewery barges Corp of engineer, Dams ... Cousin still works at court house . Polish museum started by fam . Lived in old brewery Apts. FC wis. U drove past by golden frg. All my old stomping grnds. THNX 4 THE MEMORIES . bike by in N.W.R. 7 miles bridges old r.r. grade check it out . Probably see kulas roads too lol . Love traveling along w ya all . Thnx again brought tears to my eyes

[@wendycharles4777]

Wow that's awesome Museum its cool

[@RandiG63]

🤠👍 Hey Russ ❤ Minnesota and Wisconsin!

[@jesscarey7666]

Cool to see RVerTV in Minnesota! Hope you enjoyed your time here!

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danielknepper6884]

Too cool for school

[@ElizabethGillion]

I love your channel between you and Brenton on his shanty boat, I am enjoying places I will never get to see in person. Thank you very much.

[@lindahoudek9855]

Welcome to the great State of Minnesota! E-bike is a awesome addition to your videos. Thanks Russ. I'll see what I can do to get those trees trim for you so you can get better views of the river.😀

[@twoacrehomestead8857]

Hello from Minnesota! Love your show!

[@debbiekelsey1225]

You said that you don't see trees in the middle of the street out west but yes you do see them in eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls 25th street

[@albundy8139]

Glad you could check out wonderful Winona! My Mom was born there, and my family lived there for many years, and have multiple generations buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, a really beautiful place, and we go there at least once a year, the drive along the Mississippi is fantastic, and I love the bluffs, thanks for the great video!

[@Lisforpeace71]

Thats some flat land. The fire smoke is everywhere!

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Very beautiful area. Guess its still too early for Squirrel Nutkins &friends out and about collecting food for winter

[@pillarwatch]

You should hit up some of those old bars, great burgers and atmosphere.

[@b-lopez394]

Thanks for riding shot gun with you Russ, showing beautiful scenic views.

[@Robert-Gulfstream]

Cool vlog Russ 😎

[@jeannetteclark2059]

I’m so excited about this trip & the Route 66 trip. Love love love this. I’m so excited about the scenic Mississippi 🤗❤️

[@percymcnabb4746]

thanks for sharing, very interesting

[@Lisforpeace71]

Nice campsite❤

[@EdgeOfNowhere2024]

Hey Russ , I enjoyed your Sturgis videos . Looking forward to the route 66 videos

[@alejack12001]

Your e-bike has added a new dimension to your travels for your viewers. Your trip to downtown Winona park couldn’t be as well accessed as by the e-bike. The flowers, water marks on the retaining walls were very visible by the bike, but missed by cars and other forms of travel except walking. I guess the larger tugboat must utilize its strength to push the grain barges very far down river. It would be interesting to see if you cross paths with the tugboat as you travel down river. Very interesting video, Russ.

[@jill6694]

The Mississippi river starts by Niswa Minnesota. You should definitely go there, it's absolutely not what you think it will be. I've been there many times. Love your video's

[@jkandkiminthecamper]

My college town! Nice to have you in my home state!! It’s Wih-no-nah, not Wynonna. 😉

[@FranklinDelanoDonut]

Should have gotten up to Garvin Heights Park. Get a great view of the River, Winona and the surrounding area. Love the videos. Great to see places I may never see, as one other commenter said. Thanks for taking us along.

[@vickish6031]

I have been watching you for a while now (Maybe a year) and just want you to know what a fantastic job you do!! It gives me ideas, and also allows me to see places that I will probably never make it to. Again, great job and thank you so much!

[@timhagens340]

When you get down around Davenport, Iowa or Rock Island, Illinois try to check out Arsenal Island! Military museum there.

[@terryrea9244]

Minnesota was great 😅so was Sturgis was awesome definitely something to see at once in a lifetime 👌🙏🏻

[@annogrady3513]

My late dad Tom bless him in the bed of heaven . His favourite song to sing was Noreen Bawn, it's an old Irish song, line in it if I remember correctly says ... Where the Mississippi and the Missouri river flow .

[@BillKeechPiperRacingPhotog]

Not too far from my neck of the woods , I’m northeast of Mankato Mn

[@Gerod.Strother]

Love your channel

[@crystalpaben2471]

Hi Russ, Thank you Thank you so so much for a hour and a half video and you taking your time to tape. You did a great job. would be a nice place to live. wow Hour and a half so much better then 20 to 40 min. your the best

[@juliebradford2999]

Thanks for sharing Russ.

[@harrymyhero]

This seemed like we spent a vacation with you. Very enjoyable.

[@ElaineNeumann-b5c]

We live on top of hill over looking Mississippi just north of Iowa border.

[@alanlough638]

Kudos to your KZbin Channel, Russ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Your e-bike is really sweet. When you drove through the river town Fountain City, I thought about when I drive on WV Route 2, through river towns Follansbee, Wellsburg, Wheeling, Sistersville. We have a lot of great history in the state of WV. I reside here in Weirton, WV, where I'm a lifelong resident. Weirton, WV is just north of Follansbee in the Northern Panhandle of WV. Route 2, runs north and south through the WV Northern Panhandle. North of Weirton, WV, is more river towns, New Cumberland, Chester, Newell, and New Manchester. As always, I wish you safe travels and I wish you the best as well. Talk soon Alan.

[@stevenzalewski8324]

THANK YOU

[@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck]

Thank you Russ! Enjoyed stop in Winona! The River is beautiful here! Liked the museum and seeing the tugs and barges! Look forward to Davenport Iowa!❤️😀🇺🇸🌏🚙

[@ronhansen4786]

There're 35,000 known museums in the USA how many has the "old RVER" been too? I think all of them!

[@barbarajackola8701]

Love rvertv

[@MySORRELL]

THANKS!

[@glamperjan]

I love those locks and museums!

[@RobertSelby-qx1jp]

the soap box derby is still held every year at Derby Downs in Akron Ohio

[@kevinschultz413]

Once again Russ Nails it ! My cousin and I , used to camp and fish there in our teens !! LOL that was in the mid 70's . Haven't been there in a long time TY sir.nearly as exited as your WA state hwy 20 ,vids of the cascades, to Anacortes!!

[@sonjalisenby489]

I love all of your travel videos, life's a trip! ❤️

[@ElaineNeumann-b5c]

Gods country!

[@briannaapplegate6309]

Love Minnesota ❤ Great your video’s … Thank you Russ …

[@AllanHunter-c2l]

I like your channel. I have traveled #35 many times and been in Winona. #61 on the Mn. side. Years ago I lived about 30 miles from Winona. You make me wan to do this again.

[@Go4Corvette]

Thanks again for the tour, Russ.

[@albundy8139]

I'd also like to add that the next time you visit Russ you should take Highway 61 from the Twin Cities down, it's a really scenic drive!

[@michaellowrie-ne1rh]

Very nice drive along the Mississippi River

[@marierey3888]

Been there done that and we’re paid by the mile I hope it has changed Thanks again for your beautiful museum visit

[@adamgrable3944]

Great video! I was born in Winona, moved to Cochrane 7 miles north of Fountain City.

[@Jurornumber5]

Curious to know if "mobile home parks" allow RV'ers to park for a night, week, month? Or are mobile home parks only for long term?

[@carltonbalfe]

Some do depending on open lots available.

[@Lisforpeace71]

Catch and Release. This great rivef is polluted

[@dougholtz]

Great video Russ. When you were in Prairie du Chein, WI/Marquette, IA a couple of years ago (?) you missed a place to view the great Mississippi - Mt Hosmer Park in Lansing, IA north of Marquette. Maybe you could see it this year. Don't be intimidated by the trip through a residential neighborhood to get up there; maybe that e-bike is a better solution. It's up at the top of one of those hills that are so prevalent in the area.

[@sgebert8491]

Fountain City, my hometown. Born in Winona, closest hospital 😊.

[@DavidDragonhammer]

You forgot about Gavin Heights,the road takes to the high point of the bluff,and little walking then you can look out on a panaramic view of Winona and possibly on a clear day see La Crosse

[@zerozero5027]

Hi thank you I just found the channel I like all the videos really cool 👍

[@sledawgpilot]

We probably passed on I-90 😉. We live in Rapid City and went to Oshkosh Air Venture and back. Rapid City/Sturgis also had some very cool weather later. Anyway this was interesting and relaxing as usual. Winona looks like a nice stopover, may do that someday. Btw wife & I think it’s a great idea to save some content for this fall and winter and also even out the editing workload. Having done a few videos at one time, it amazes me what a time suck that is. Take care and God bless

[@rvertv]

Thank You Very Much

[@MN_Cozy]

great video, but The Maritime Museum is a must see in Winona!! the have an original painting if Washington crossing the Delaware!! !!

[@normaallred7568]

Very interesting video

[@StephenSwanson-n8n]

Corn or soy beans. How many nights I spent sleeping overnight in a grain line. Never to Winona though. Grain goes south. I guarantee they don't get paid by the hour. Overnighting in a place like New Prague, there's a bar on every street. Full of Bohemians. They not only get weighed. They get sampled before they're allowed to dump.

[@Tbpker22]

The Mississsippi begins at Lake Itasca in Northern MNinnesota, There one can walk across it on small rocks. Super place r to visit! o

[@laurapinske2268]

Would love to see you take a trip up to the Minnesota north shore some day! Duluth to Grand Portage, now that's a drive

[@donnafriedt-gyulay3815]

THere is something similar to that structure [5-A] up near Niagara Falls...on the American-side, including fish-ladders. Nifty, to my way of thinking and viewing.

[@AllanHunter-c2l]

I would like to do that traveling again,

[@roxyfur]

Mississippi starts literally as a trickle way up north in Itasca. My husband went to college in Winona, we saw nothing familiar here!

[@williammatzek4660]

1960 Sumner county Kansas first grade , one room school. We have terminal grain elevators 1/2 mile long here in Kansas.

[@ruthhartong2283]

Soapbox Derby last weekend.

[@glamperjan]

Russ please ride against the traffic! People aren't paying attention and don't see bike riders. Stay safe. At least you will be able to see who is coming towards you and you can avoid an accident. Stay safe. Those bike laws were written in the 50s And people Are not paying attention when they drive. I've had 3 good friends die While riding their bikes and people running into them. All hit from behind. Stay safe Love the video!

[@krisbrown4253]

Going down the Illinois side of river south of Thompson Ill great place to watch Barges. Very Close to river. I used to live in Clinton IA, Now live in IA City.

[@Coalbucketlist]

You said it seems busier on the Wisconsin side. That's because everyone on the Minnesota side has gone fishing!!!

[@suethornton2055]

❤❤

[@renemarkgraf3343]

Hello from Minnesota ! The Mighty Mississippi River starts in Itaska start park.

[@sherry1475]

Soap Box Derby still in Akron every year. The 2024 Derby was in July. 😊

[@skuebird1]

I hear you talking about snow when you come to Minn. Some years we get alot but last year hardly any. It's safer driving on snow than driving on 95 from Parker to Havasu

[@granvilledcosta]

You could say the wagons were delivery wagons 😂😂

[@karinlearned7150]

So enjoy your channel. The only issue...perhaps you could change the descriptive word 'cool' once in a while🤣...be safe out there.

[@davidwolfe7777]

Russ you keep forgetting your fishing pole, are developing anytimers?😂😂😂

[@oldmanwithacam3040]

Great videos! Like and follow your channel. Being an Ohioan, I have to tell you that they still run the SOAP BOX DERBY every year in Akron, Ohio 789 Derby Downs Dr, Akron, OH Just sayin' Have a great day Russ!

[@randygyulay5114]

Akron Ohio here and yes, the Soap Box Derby still exists and the finals were held a few weeks ago.

[@stevekunz6573]

Russ the soapbox derby is still going on in Akron Ohio. Could be a pretty to cool for school type trip.

[@skuebird1]

We had a lot of rain this spring and summer. It doesnt flood every year. A lot of farm fields were flooded in Minn,No Dak and Iowa

[@yelapa999]

When I began sailing on the Mighty Columbia, I got scolded for calling a "towboat" a "tugboat." In our area, the boats that push barges are towers and not tuggers. Ha!

[@mattanderson6336]

When you start your tour of Route 66 will you start at Buckingham Fountain in Chicago or opt out of the congestion of the city? Looking forward to your trip! You were filming in Fountain City about 40 miles from where I live in western Wisconsin. We played the Cochran-Fountain City Pirates in high school.

[@milton9639]

Have you ever thought about visiting Texas? I think the videos would get a lot of views

[@michaellowrie-ne1rh]

You were in my backyard Russ

[@sgebert8491]

Too bad you didn't go to Trempealeau, WI, you can stand right where the boats go threw the lock. Almost shake hands with the people on the large boats as they go through.

[@foodreviewsandfunthing]

Headwaters start at Itasca State Park which is up by Bemidji Minnesota they do you have a live cam there

[@edgarplummer6750]

Does the Sun ever shine any more?

[@Bruce-ks7md]

Two bridges and no more head on colisions .

[@michaellowrie-ne1rh]

I live in Rochester MN

[@Charlotte_299]

I hope there’s no rats in those barges.

[@markashworth8353]

👍

[@craigfarmer5245]

You’re not worried when you go on your bike ride that somebody will steal your starlink?

[@Daemigrant]

Hello from Oslo, Norway, love your videos

[@Bitch1adventures]

[@henrywardell4635]

GOD BLESS , UNITED STATES AMERICA , RUSS , RVerTV FANS. CAN RUSS VISIT CANADA IN 2025. HAPPY TRAILS - U.S.A. - RUSS - RVerTV FANS. BE COOL - WATCH RVerTV - BEST TV ON KZbin. Thank you Russ.😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@Thefloorsspeakyiddish]

GOBBLESS BROThER TO SCHOOL FOR COOL