Mississippi

On Friday, we didn’t have to be in the booth until 10:00. My coworkers and I got up before dawn and walked the mile or so to the Mississippi River, arriving just as the sun did.

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We walked across the Mississippi River on the Stone Arch Bridge. We only went about 30 feet on the other side.

The skyline of Minneapolis as seen from across the river, down the length of the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi.

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Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River as seen from the Stone Arch Bridge. Downtown Minneapolis is on the left, Hennepin Island on the right.

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The towboat Michael G. pushes barges under the Stone Arch Bridge and into the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River.

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I wandered about Mill Ruins Park, an interesting spot featuring the remains of old flour mills on the Mississippi River.

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