The Great River Road is a collection of state and local roads that follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States. They are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. It formerly extended north into Canada, serving the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. The road is designated as both a National Scenic Byway and an All-American Road in several states along the route.
The distinctive route marker displayed along the entire 10-state routing of the Great River Road
Looking north along the Great River Road in Wisconsin, with Minnesota in the distance on the west side of the Mississippi River
Great River Road sign in Arkansas
US Post Office stamp issued in 1966.
Hastings is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is near the confluence of the Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,154 at the 2020 census. It is named for the first elected governor of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley.
City Hall, originally the Dakota County Courthouse
Downtown Hastings
The Hastings Rail Bridge
The falls of the Vermillion River