The Mississippi River moves differently than most. Whereas the Current River rushed through the Ozarks, the Mississippi near Le Claire, Iowa felt broad and patient, with quiet backwaters breaking up its wide channels and filling them with lily pads and drifting reflections. From the shoreline, the town still feels like the kind of place that grew up alongside the river itself—small shops, old brick buildings, and the Buffalo Bill Museum that tells the story of how the river has shaped…
