WINONA, Minn. – Shipping from the Port of Winona picked up in October but still was slowed by record-low shallows in the Lower Mississippi, said Nick Larson, city development coordinator. Total traffic was 147 in October, compared to only 50 in September. A year-to-year comparison:
> October 2022: 214 barges.
> October 2021: 195.
> October 2020: 147.
Earlier: Only 50 barges shipped out of Winona