Great American Railroad Journeys
Minnesota to Wisconsin
Season 2 of 20
Michael Portillo continues his rail journey along the Upper Mississippi to Red Wing, Minnesota, and the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie. Picking up the Empire Builder rail service he travels to Winona, where he finds out how, in the 19th century, the US Army Corps of Engineers made the Mississippi navigable and how the river is maintained today
Great American Railroad Journeys airs on U&Yesterday HD at 8:00 PM, Saturday 7 December. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
General
Michael Portillo
Presenter
Alison Kreps
Series Producer
John Comerford
Executive Producer