Mill ruins
Mill Ruins Park
Mill City Museum
Guthrie Theater endless bridge
The Guthrie behind the park
The photogenic theater
Now part of General Mills
View from the endless bridge
Construction of the new I-35W bridge on the east bank of the river
See the white tour boat in the center?
The tour boat is dropping down the lock chamber.
And the tour boat is out the bottom of the lock.
Guthrie front entrance
Endless bridge over the street
Stone arch bridge
Pillsbury - bought by General Mills in 2000
This was originally a railroad bridge
Minneapolis Riverfront map
Map of the river and bridges
The Falls of St. Anthony - the only major waterfall on the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River system drains portions of 32 states and two Canadian Provinces
West bank
Folks out enjoying the weather and the scenery
There's a boombox inside the pink crate and everyone can hear it
Tours on the goofy segway scooters
Another flock of segways
Downstream of the falls
Segway tourist
Minneapolis Skyline
Endless bridge observatory
St. Anthony Falls
Post falls whitewater
Power lines crossing the river
Bridge building on the west bank of the river
Maker for Father Hennepin
Wedding pictures
I think this is a grain grinder. I wish there was a sign to explain.
Trash, Yummy!
Why are all these trees leaning in the same direction?
Down on at the water's edge
Colorful blocks
Notice anything odd?
More mill ruins
Leaning to the right
Only for the brave or stupid (that's me). Someone told me that they put these barriers up for the winter and forget to take them down in the spring.
Hennepin Island
Current hydro plant tailrace
Dangling rods to check the water level (my guess)
Someone pointed out this deer down on Hennepin Island. It took me a while to spot it - it blended into the rocks so well I could barely see it.
Can you still see the deer?
The deer is there if you know where to look
St. Anthony Falls from the stone arch bridge
Trying to capture the mist off the falls
The tour boat is riding up the lock
There is a little water leaking out of the lock doors
Top of the tour boat showing above the lock doors
Hydro turbine
First Hydro-Electric Plant in the Western Hemisphere? This plant was finished just weeks AFTER the hydro plant on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin was completed.
Mill diagram
Mill/falls diagram
Sections of the new I-35W (St. Anthony Falls) bridge being formed
I-35W construction site
My nephew will love seeing these tractors!
