003 Marquette and Joliet

In this episode, we feature a National Rivers Hall of Fame inductees Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet. These two brave men led the first extensive European exploration along much of the Mississippi River in 1673. At that time, very little was known of the Mississippi River by anyone other than the Native Americans that had lived and traded along the river for thousands of years. Their incredible adventure opened the way for further European exploration and eventual settlement.