Whose view? From where? — June 2012

After a brief "vacation", Whose View has returned from its hiatus for another month with two correct guesses for our last photo. A couple people got last month's photo correct.

Dot Drake writes: "I am going to guess on this one as it looks familiar from my walks. I think it is the Ford Bridge by the former Ford Plant. Lock and Dam No. 1 is nearby. The river forms a deep pool here. It was probably built to connect Minneapolis and Saint Paul."

Daniel Madvig writes: "That's got to be the Ford Parkway bridge view from down river on the west bank."

Precisely.

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.

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