Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge   

This 261-mile refuge is the longest river refuge in the continental U.S. The refuge begins near Wabasha, Minnesota, and ends near Rock Island, Illinois.  Today, nearly 240,000 acres of wooded islands, marshes, and backwaters comprise the refuge, which provides migratory habitat for a large percentage of the migratory birds in the Mississippi Flyway. Things to do include: Environmental Education, Fishing, Hunting, Interpretation, Photography, and Wildlife Observation.