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The Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton has closed to all commercial and recreational traffic after engineers learned of a concerning crack in one of the lock chamber's lift gates.
Rediscover Alton: National Great Rivers Museum is hands-on experience
Dominic Genetti, dominic.genetti@hearst.com
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Do you know how the Chain of Rocks got its name?
A trip to the National Great Rivers Museum and the Melvin Price Lock and Dam teach you these and much more in a single visit.
Allison Rhanor is the new director of the museum, and she’s quick to point out there’s more to a river than its flowing streams, riverboats and barges.
“What we try to do here is showcase the nation’s great rivers in a multifaceted, wholistic way,” she said. “So whether you’re a history buff, or a geology nerd, or you really love animals, whatever particular interests are, we have something here.”