From here, follow directions to Ivy Wood and the Lymington River.

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The Rice Mill Lofts, a riverfront apartment complex that Cummings plans to turn into a hub for creative-types looking for long-term vacation stays in New Orleans, was built in 2011 using reclaimed wood from the Mississippi River and is decorated with graffiti leftover from when the building sat vacant after Katrina.

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More than just a pretty location, however, Vergelegen makes exceptional wines, particularly the Bordeaux-blend reds, which hold their own with Napa's Harlan Estate and Margaret River's Moss Wood.

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The proposals, for the south bank of the river, include storage facilities for imported wood pellet bio fuel.

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It pertains to the 1890s, when Clinton (population 14, 698) benefited from the Mississippi River, which brought timber to sawmills that made wood products that were shipped on the nearby railroads.

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