a mighty river

Finding rivers on postcards turned out to be more challenging than I anticipated!

the Mississippi River (in Iowa)

and somewhere else, pushing the barges, which I think would be quite something to watch.

 

It starts in northern Minnesota and flows for around 2,340 miles (3,766 kms) on its way to the Gulf of Mexico.  Its total drainage basin is 1,151,00 sq mi (2,980,000 km²⁾

 

and now a detour for a musical interlude, The New Christy Minstrels

amana

The Amana Colonies are a group of seven villages, a communal society started in the 18th and 19th centuries. And now I know where the Amana appliances came from
 

Mississippi River

vintage, received 2014
The Mississippi River and Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin, from Pikes Peak State Park,
McGregor, Iowa

The Bluff was named for the 

Early American Explorer 

Lt. Zebulon Pike who visited it 

during one of his explorations.