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Image Name: Underweigh Description: The barge pulls away from the CHS slip, with corn loading into barges in the background
Image Name: Boarding Description: Guests of the District board the Betsey Northrup about 10 am, Aug 24, 2006
Image Name: Guests Description: Guests begin to chat, below deck, at the start of the cruise. Dr. Shanon Fisher, director of the Minnesota River Board, is in the foreground
Image Name: Allen Dye Description: Dye, who's with the Metropolitan Airports Commission, in a meditative moment
Image Name: Tug Description: At a nearby dock, a tugboat waits in the mist and rain
Image Name: Tete-a-tete Description: Carver Cty Board of Commissioners Chairman Gayle Degler (seated) talks politics with Sen Claire A Robling (-R, District 35)
Image Name: Geese Description: A flotilla of Canadian geese at the Black Dog Lake outlet near the NSP Black Dog power plant
Image Name: Fisherman Description: A lone fisherman and his fishing camp on the south bank of the Minnesota River
Image Name: Unloading Description: A crane unloads gravel from a barge at the Cargill slip
Image Name: John Anfinson Description: Anfinson, of the National Park Service, talks about the history of water quality in the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers
Image Name: Blue heron Description: A heron waits patiently, an ornithological bump on a log, in the rainy river
Image Name: Editor Description: Greg Zeck, District webmaster and editor, takes notes during a presentation
Image Name: From the stern Description: Carrie Jennings, of the Minn Geological Survey, visits with a guest as the river is left in their wake
Image Name: Egret Description: What can you say about a snowy form like this, on a muddy shore like that?
Image Name: Fish story Description: A fisherman holds a string of two big bottom feeders
Image Name: Bridge span Description: A foggy shot of a Mendota Bridge expanse as we motor under
Image Name: Luncheon Description: The start of the catered lunch
Image Name: Luncheon Description: Close-up of the lunch line: anyone not hungry now?
Image Name: Black and white study Description: Joan Ellis, right, and guest listen to a presentation
Image Name: St. Paul levy Description: The levy in downtown St. Paul, beneath riverfront buildings
Image Name: Brown study Description: Guests listen to another presentation
Image Name: Harriet Island Description: A view of tour boats on Harriet Island, on the Mississippi, just downriver from the High Bridge
Image Name: Harriet Island Description: And a final view
Image Name: Harriet Island Description: Another view of river boats
Underweigh
Guests
Boarding
Allen Dye
Tug
Tete-a-tete
Unloading
Fisherman
Geese
Editor
John Anfinson
Blue heron
Fish story
From the stern
Egret
Luncheon
Luncheon
Bridge span
Black and white study
St. Paul levy
Brown study
Harriet Island
Harriet Island
Harriet Island