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The mighty Mississippi River...

#37980005: WOA LONGEST RIVER SYSTEM NON-AUTOGRAPHED MAXIMUM CARD (I CREATED ONLY A HANDFUL) [5 USD]

I hope that the authorities will spare no effort to help the flood victims...

Best wishes to all affected, and all helpers!

"Fourteen Mississippi counties affected by flooding have been declared major disaster areas eligible for federal assistance."

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/11/flooding/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi_watershed_map_1.jpg

"Most Americans do not realize that the "Great American River" (Lower & Middle Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson-Beaverhead-Red Rock-Hellroaring Creek) is the third longest river in the world, exceeded only by the Nile and the Amazon."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River

Now it's a catastrophic situation, but in the past, when the river was within normal parameters, navigating was a pleasure. Although nothing is as easy as it seems.

Steamboats on the Mississippi...

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