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Image Name: Betsey Northrup Description: Betsey Northrup pulling into the slip at Cenex Harvest States
Image Name: Close-up of Betsey Northrup Description: A closer view of the Betsey Northrup pulling into the slip
Image Name: Tibbets & Schwalbe Description: Mike Tibbets, MPCA, and Terry Schwalbe, District administrator
Image Name: Barge traffic Description: Barge traffic on the river near the Savage slips
Image Name: Lunch on Betsey Northrup Description: The groaning board (luncheon feast) below deck on the Betsey Northrup
Image Name: Mdwakenton Sioux elder prays Description: Glen Wasicuna, elder of the Mdwakenton Sioux community, leads the guests in a prayer before lunch
Image Name: Future chief of Mdewakanton Sioux Description: Leonard E. Wabasha of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, who some day will be Chief Wabasha VIII
Image Name: Elder with District Administrator in prayer Description: Elder Wasicuna, with District Administrator Terry Schwalbe, in prayer
Image Name: Wabasha with map of Dakotas in valley Description: Leonard Wabasha holding a map detailing the Dakota presence in the Minnesota River valley
Image Name: Manager tells District history Description: Dakota County manager Larry Samstead speaks about the history of the District, with the Seneca wastewater treatment facility in the background
Image Name: Met Council speaker talks about water-quality model Description: Cathy Larson, of the Metropolitan Council, speaks about the water-quality model her agency is leading development of. In passing the sites, she notes the Seneca wastewater treatment plant, which has won numerous awards for outstanding performance; the Black Dog power generating plant, which pumps a significant amount of water out of the river; and the turbid waters of the Minnesota where they meet the Mississippi.
Image Name: River valley's groundwater resources Description: Jeanette Leete, of the DNR, speaks of the abundant groundwater resources all along the Minnesota River, seen and unseen from our vantage, including trout streams, springs, calcareous fens, and the wetlands that fringe the river.
Image Name: Captain at controls Description: The captain of the Betsey Northrup, at the controls in the Ugh Tug, guides the barge down the river.
Image Name: Cool chat Description: Steve Tapp, Army Corps of Engineers; Joan Ellis, of the District; and Rich Brasch of Bonestroo engineers enjoy a cool chat below board.
Image Name: Cool in the shade Description: Patrick Hollister, of the city of Mendota Heights (lower right, glancing back), enjoys a respite from the sun along with fellow passengers.
Image Name: The lower Minnesota Description:
Image Name: Public dredging talk Description: Steve Tapp of the Army Corps of Engineers explains why the District and the COE need places to deposit dredging materials from the main channel.
Image Name: Private dredging talk Description: Greg Genz, of the Upper Mississippi Waterways Assn., talks about the need for private commercial firm dredging sites.
Image Name: Pioneers, oh pioneers! Description: Bob Brown, from a pioneering farming family in Eden Prairie, and District Manager Ed Schlampp relive the glory days.
Image Name: Boys of summer Description: Two of the boys of summer, on shore, wish the tour good luck. Ah, to be boy forever, as Shakespeare said — and playing on the Minnesota.
Image Name: Airport spillway Description: Part of recent upgrades by the MAC, this spillway allows for the gradual release of water from retaining ponds into the Minnesota River.
Image Name: Photogenic moment Description: Kim Musser, of the Water Resources Board in Mankato, can't resist the photogenic moment.
Image Name: Manager and Cub Description: Kent Francis, District manager, and his Cub Scout / Webelo son Ryne, who is on board to earn his Wildlife Conservation badge.
Image Name: Commerce rolling down the river Description: Clint Gergen, of Cenex Harvest States, regales the crowd with information on the commercial traffic that plies the lower Minnesota.
Image Name: Politicians bask in the sun Description: Politicians left to right: State Representative Mike Beard (R-Shakopee); Jim Rhodes (legislative aide to Gov. Pawlenty); State Senator Mike McGinn (R-Eagan); and Councilman Joe Helkamp (Shakopee).
Image Name: St. Paul approaching Description: Who said swab the deck? Relax, it's the Capitol City coming up.
Image Name: Downtown St. Paul Description: A power plant, the High Bridge, and downtown St. Paul loom on the Mississippi.
Image Name: Next year, then! Description: Terry shakes hands on another tour well done — and hopes of another one to come next year.
Image Name: Cub Scouts awarded Description: Manager Ed Schlampp presents Cub Scout Webelos II, Dragon Patrol, Pack 391 with a certificate of completion, good towards its World Conservation goals.
Image Name: Au revoir! Description: Terry Schwalbe, administrator, bids all guests good-bye and good luck, while Joan Ellis, his able assistant and tour planner, looks on.
Image Name: Debarking Description: Guests debark at the Padelford Landing on Harriet Island, St. Paul, from where they are bused back to the Cenex Harvest States terminal in Savage.
Steve Tapp, Army Corps of Engineers, points out the 494 bridge site where the District wants to deposit dredge materials, a site within four miles of dredging operations and, thus, within the COE's budget.
A wide and winding stretch of the lower Minn
This recently completed MAC spillway slows water as it enters the Minnesota River. See article in the 2003 issue of the News at http://www.watersheddistrict.org/pdf/MNriver_2002_single-pages.pdf.