Twin City Photos

Silverwood Park is a brand spanking new park located at Silver Lake in St. Anthony. All the wood used in the construction of the visitor center came from trees cleared to construct the grounds. This photo was taken on 9/11, hence the flags at half mast.

Our photo meetup on Saturday as usual was a ton of fun. Met a couple of new people, Alison, and Dan J. It was pretty toasty out there, around 90, but at least the humidity was down. We ended up at the Guthrie Theater, where a couple of nice cold Blue Moon beers really hit the spot. This photo looks out of a mirror lined window from the top floor at the Guthrie Theater, capturing St. Anthony Falls and the Stone Arch Bridge.

Along the banks of the Mississippi, the old Pillsbury Mill and the power lines from the NSP river power plant both reach for the sky.

It’s finally warm enough, relatively speaking, where you can take a walk in the evening without getting a serious chill. This photo shows the Mill City area framed by the 3rd Avenue Bridge across the Mississippi. At first I thought ‘oh shoot’ about the lights on the bridge, but after staring at them for a few seconds I decided the like the effect.

The Mississippi is in full spring melt form, roaring over the St. Anthony Falls. You see many items donated by nature floating in the river, those being primarily trees and tree sections. Small craft wisely stay out of the water, not only in this immediate area (obviously), but also further up and down stream, as it’s not the trees you can see you have to worry about, but the ones under the surface.

Unfortunately the viewing platform (on the left in the picture) is still closed for the season. Rightfully so, as we are now in the schizophrenic part of our season, with near 50 degrees and sunshine tomorrow, followed by a half of foot of snow after that.

The Red River flood threat in northern Minnesota has subsided. If interested in that story click here for link to local news.

The Mississippi is finally thawed up here. Just 3 months ago I took this very icy photo. Unfortunately for some the spring thaw brings problems, especially the folks up in Northwestern Minnesota were the Red River, which by the way flows north (one of the few to do so in the US), is predicted to reach record flood levels. Many will have their homes flooded.