Picture of the Day: Crossing the Mississippi
A late fall walk across the Mississippi at the Headwaters (photo taken Oct 2013). See more Photos here. Walking across the Mississippi River at Itasca State Park (MN)
Saint Paul
Population (2010) 285,068 Introduction St. Paul has a reputation for being the more staid half of the Twin Cities, and, yea, there’s some truth to it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Downtown St. Paul may lack the nightlife and glitz of downtown Minneapolis, but St. Paul has
Twin Cities Overview
Introduction St. Paul and Minneapolis—the Twin Cities—form the center of a dynamic metropolitan area of some 3.5 million outdoor-loving, cold-tolerant people. In spite of what the nickname implies, the two cities are more like fraternal twins, nurtured by the same mother--the Mississippi River--but growing independently. St. Paul is the quiet, responsible older sister,
Picture of the Day: Golden Tamaracks at the Headwaters
Tamarack trees showing off their fall colors at Itasca State Park, Minnesota (photo taken Oct 2013). See more Pictures of the Day here. Mississippi River Headwaters in fall
Picture of the Day: Mississippi River Cuts Through Grassy Shallows
Catchy title, huh? The Mississippi River bends its way toward Cohasset, Minnesota, at one point passing through this area of shallow water where grass is just beginning to grow. (Photo taken June 2011.) Mississippi River at Cohasset, Minnesota
Picture of the Day: Bass Brook Wildlife Area
Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area has nearly 300 acres of second growth pine forest along one mile of Mississippi River shoreline near Cohasset, Minnesota; this picture was taken just southwest of a rail bridge. (Photo taken June 2011) See more pictures here. Mississippi River at Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area; Cohasset, MN