Whose view? From where? — May 2010

This month, we had two correct guesses.

Eric Otterness correctly identified the location of Mays view:

This is a view of Pickerel Lake through a small railroad bridge. The line between Ramsey County and Dakota County is about at this small bridge. The view is from Ramsey County in St. Paul looking southwest to Dakota County in Lilydale.

As did FMR Board Member Hokan Miller:

The trestle at the foot of Pickerel Lake; you can get a jon boat through at some water stages, but it's easier to wait until you can go right up Lilydale Road.

The site is along the lovely Brickyard Trail, up the West Side Bluffs, and has been the site of considerable restoration and care in recent years.

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.