tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post4988577248995392068..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: JUMPING OFF - Mississippi River TownsWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-55089365300893379542020-06-14T00:36:03.139-05:002020-06-14T00:36:03.139-05:00So true, Kaye, so true. Some are still around and ...So true, Kaye, so true. Some are still around and others have gone the way of the ghost town. Still, so much rich history. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-10962762391358984802020-06-11T22:43:20.215-05:002020-06-11T22:43:20.215-05:00Rivers and the ability to travel by river played s...Rivers and the ability to travel by river played such an important role in the westward expansion and settling of the west. This makes me think of the river rapids scene in How the West was Won, and then my mind hopped over to riverboat gambling.<br /><br />River towns are like the hearth in a house in the 'olden days' and the kitchen now: Everyone gathers there. Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.com