Winona, located on an island where the upper Mississippi River flows from west to east, has been linked to the river from its earliest days. Before the community's settlement, Native Americans and white explorers sailed past Wapasha's Prairie in b
Author Biography
Winona County Historical Society archivist Walter Bennick has lived near the Mississippi River for most of his adult life. As a former earth sciences teacher, he has explored this great river and its valley and has appreciated what he has learned.
