You could follow the mighty Mississippi River through 10 states ... Steinbeck called it the Mother Road. Others named it the Main Street of America, where fortune seekers, dreamers and pioneers ...

SAVANNA, Ill. — Voting is now open for USA Today's "Best Scenic Drive" in the country contest. Locally, the Great River Road in Savanna, Illinois, is leading the poll out of the twenty finalists.

The National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey monitor the water levels of five area rivers and creeks: the Ohio River, the Great Miami ... and Eight Mile Road are flooded, as ...