Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Ralph Martin at Lock & Dam Number 20 on the Mississippi near Canton in Lewis County, Missouri.
Martin, Executive Director of Lewis County Economic Development shares insights about the lock and dam and the economic advantages of river transport versus truck and trailers on the highways.


Stay tuned for upcoming podcasts featuring destinations in Northeast Missouri:
- Mobley—The Magic City
Mark Twain’s hometown of Hannibal
Funding for Journeys of Discovery provided by Nashville's Big Back Yard economic initiative focused on rural communities in the southwest quarter of Tennessee and the Shoals Region of Northern Alabama.
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