Category: river

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Big River, Big Crane

Yesterday's construction site, but with a panoramic view of the Mississippi.

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Arches Over the Mighty Mississippi

From this perspective you can see the arches of three bridges, the 10th ave, the Saint Anthony Falls (35W) and the stone arch bridge. Also in there is the lower locks (the structure without arches and the building) and a nice curvy bike trail. The two flags flying over the locks is the us flag and a black MIA flag. Extra credit of you can figure out where I was standing when I took it.

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Spring Flood 2

What looks like a board on the water in the bottom left is actually a picnic table top. Hidden Falls park is part of the flood plain in the Mississippi river valley through town, so it, um, floods.

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Spring Flooding of the Mississippi

Spring is here and with it comes the melt. The Mighty Mississippi has swelled it's banks. This is the parking lot of the Hidden Falls park on the East Bank South of the Ford Bridge.

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Grain Belt Beer Sign Details

Remember the sign from yesterday? That was a 28mm shot, this one is 500mm — a little more detailed. Speaking of details, I took this shot while walking around the river area with my fellow blogger Dusty Lens. He's posted another photo of this Minneapolis Icon and filled in a few details about it's future. Turns out, you can buy this baby, 'cause she's up for sale! The heirs of the William Eastman family are looking for a buyer willing restore the neon lights. Not sure why Grain Belt isn't jumping at the opportunity with a "save the sign" campaign; raffling off riverboat rides and getting tons of free publicity. I know a few photobloggers who would help for the cost of beer. Maybe one of the local tech schools could do it and build an promotional campaign around it — how cool would a video mix of the lit sign, inspirational stories and students working glass be? A couple old-timers watching on with a teary eyes... Anyhow, here's some actual journalism about it: Historic Grain Belt Beer sign up for sale | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ.

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Bright Colors in a Brown World

The iconic Grain Belt Beer sign sits just across the Mississippi from downtown Minneapolis next to the Hennepin Ave Bridge. The sign used to be lit up at night, I wish they still kept it lit, that would be so much fun to shoot at night.

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Colors Fade, Waters Run Deep

Sunlight dances across Nine Mile Creek and through the thistles as the Minnesota landscape prepares for winter's cover.

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Crashing River Waves, Minnesota

My buddy Dan and I ventured to Nine Mile Creek over the weekend. This stick caught a maple leaf and my eye. I scampered to the river's bank and managed to stop the water mid-crash.