On Saturday, September 15, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will present a panel discussion titled “Flood Control on the Big River” at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The panel, including Paul Hartfield from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services and Hank Burdine from the Mississippi Levee Board, will discuss the history and future of flood control on the Mississippi River. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display in Clarksdale through October 13.
Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit explores water’s connection to all aspects of our society, including the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality.
Future Water/Ways Events @ LMRF*
September 15, 12pm: “Flood Control on the Big River” panel discussion
September 22: Smithsonian Museum Day
September 22 (HELENA): Great Arkansas Clean Up
September 22, 4pm: “Relay of Voices” dance and storytelling performance
September 23, 3pm (HELENA): Autumn kayak tour
September 27, 5pm (HELENA): Youth art exhibit and sale
September 29, 12pm: Youth art exhibit and sale
October 6, 12pm: “Swimming and Civil Rights” panel discussion
October 6-7: Sunflower River Paddle Day
October 7, 12pm: “Mississippi River Blues”
October 7, 3pm (HELENA) Horner Neck kayak tour
October 13, 9am: River Clean-Up
October 13 (HELENA): Steamboat presentation and kids’ craft time
*Most Water/Ways events take place in Clarksdale. Some, as noted, take place in Helena, Arkansas.
