Sunday, July 30, 2023

Upper Saint Anthony FallsT

Today we had a guided tour of the upper Saint Anthony Falls lock and dam. The park ranger said that the natural falls was located in Saint Paul. The sandstone allowed the falls to travel upstream to this spot in Minneapolis. When Lake Agassi emptied via the River Warren as the glacial age ended, these falls were 180 feet tall. In comparison, Niagara Falls is 188 feet tall.




We also shopped at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market which was very crowded.

An excellent band was playing while the girls ate their cotton candy.

 

The girls, ever observant of nature, spotted some fish in the river. We saw about 20 invasive silver carp bringing their mouths to the surface as if gulping air.

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