Sunday, October 22, 2017

History around the corner. . .

That's the Mendota Bridge at left
We're one mile downstream from this historic location. Get out your map. We're at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. That's Colonel Josiah Snelling's home at left with the view, the barracks are the long white buildings behind the Fort Snelling wall. The famed Round Tower is at right. We are located on the opposite side, just off Shepard Road and above the Watergate Marina. It's obvious where the muddy Minnesota meets the pristine Mississippi at Pike Island. From that point on the waters mix and join with others on the 2,000 mile trip to the Gulf of Mexico.
Now that you know where we are, come and see us sometime.