Whose view? From where? — February 2009

This is a view of the river at its widest in the MNRRA corridor – as it winds around Grey Cloud Island and into Hastings.

In fact, the city with the most river shoreline is not Saint Paul, as one might assume, but Cottage Grove. Dozens of barrier islands dot the river in the area; they comprise some of the National Park Services few landholdings in the entire 72-mile MNRRA corridor.

About Whose view? From where?

Each month in this section, we feature a photo somewhere along the river corridor in the Twin Cities that is in some way significant or important or just plain scenic. Individuals may then e-mail us and identify the view and explain why they believe it is significant to the community or important to them personally. Well publish some of your responses in the next issue of Mississippi Messages, where we will also reveal the correct answer.

To submit your guess and response, e-mail Bob Spaulding, River Advocate, through our contact form. The respondent to provide the first correct identification of the view and hopefully some interesting thoughts about its significance will receive a valuable prize for their effort. All entries must be received by the first day of the following month for consideration.